Isolde Quirante

When the grill starts to sizzle and the sparklers are lit, it can only mean one thing—the Fourth of July has arrived! And it’s that awesome time of year where the entire country goes red, white and blue to commemorate American independence. A holiday this big calls for even bigger celebrations. Think morning parades, marching bands, festive crafts, backyard cookouts, block parties, salty beach trips and—of course—the honorary fireworks show.

EEK! October is here, which means it’s finally time to get your ghoul on with some fun-filled pumpkin carving, spooky crafting and, most importantly, Halloween costume planning (yay!). If you’re having a Halloween baby, there’s one more thing you might want to check off your list to make the season extra special—finding the perfect Halloween name for the newest and cutest addition to your boo-crew. Not sure where to start?

You’ve seen it all over your socials—the slime-green square with “brat” slapped across it in bold, black, lowercase font. It’s the cover art for Brat, Charli XCX’s sixth studio album—and the internet can’t seem to escape its takeover. Since the release of Brat, “brat” has become the internet phrase. It’s been used to describe almost everything, from fashion to beauty to celebrities to seasons, like the “Brat summer” everyone’s been talking about since the album’s launch in June.