God only knows

Feels like I've been here before (June 1 to 7)

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	ChatGPT		2,587,387		So, this is here again. It's the sixth time this chatbot tops this list, tying with theEbola virus and standing behind onlya goddamned pandemic anda well-known politician asthe articles with the most #1 appearances. And it's not a case like YouTube getting more pageviews out of nowhere, ChatGPT is popular and on the news and thus the traffic is valid. But the specific reason for the views boost is unclear. Is itthe new Record mode for meetings? Is itthe bot cheating to not be turned off?The arrival of competitorClaude 4?
2	Jonathan Joss		1,468,640		In one of the most bizarre yet sad events of the year, thisNative American actor was shot and killed on June 1. In January, Joss, best known for voicing theKing of the Hill characterJohn Redcorn, lost hisSan Antonio home in a fire for reasons unknown. This week, he and his husband returned to collect the mail and survey the damage, when Joss and a neighbor resumed a year-long feud, resulting in the neighbor shooting and killing Joss. His husband called the feud a homophobichate crime, despite the SAPD refusing to acknowledge it as such.
3	List of Indian Premier League seasons and results		976,066		India's top cricket league was formed in 2008, and the2025 edition came down to two teams seeking their first title, ultimately ending with theRoyal Challengers Bengaluru beating thePunjab Kings. The tournament's biggest winnerChennai Super Kings (5 championships in 18 editions) ended this year's edition in last place!
4	Deaths in 2025		950,636		I don't wanna die But I ain't keen on living either...
5	Sinners (2025 film)		945,999		While still in the box office top 10 two months after release, having passed $350 million worldwide, the supernatural horror period piece has become available for digital rental and download, and quickly shot up to the charts of services likePrime Video,Fandango at Home andiTunes Store. AnHBO Max inclusion is also expected at some point.
6	Coco Gauff		877,859		An American tennis player who wasthe highest-paid sportswoman of 2024, and one year after being doubles champion at theFrench Open, got the singles title against #8 – only her second Grand Slam trophy.
7	Ballerina (2025 film)		783,968		Technically the full name isFrom the World ofJohn Wick: Ballerina, showing this is set in a world where seemingly every corner has someone involved with an assassin society.Ana de Armas already showed she could beat up men as aBond girl inNo Time to Die, and now gets a whole movie of her slaughtering males (and even a few females) as an orphan raised to be both a ballerina and a contract killer. Having a winning formula of this popular leading lady, stylized violence, and avoiding the meandering plot that madeJohn Wick: Chapter 4 overlong,Ballerina got positive reviews and opened to $50 million worldwide – not enough to overcomethe family-friendly blockbuster currently dominating theaters, but covering half the movie's budget.
8	Aryna Sabalenka		762,304		Back toStade Roland Garros, the current tennis #1 who plays for no flag due toher country's involvement in a terrible thing that doesn't end, and for the second time this year reached a Grand Slam final, only to be defeated by an American (#6). Sabalenka certainly hopes this won't happen a third time at Wimbledon.
9	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning		747,317		Ethan Hunt, a secret agent whose pechant for jumping, hanging, diving, and driving dangerously borders on a death wish, finishes off his fight against a rogue artificial intelligence that started in 2023'sMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning andin a way revisits all the eight installments of the franchise. WhileTom Cruise beatLilo & Stitch withMinority Report, this time he's lagging behindthe remake, but still with great earnings of over $450 million!
10	Dept. Q		745,056		On May 29, this Scottish crime thriller series, based onthe books byJussi Adler-Olsen (pictured), was released on Netflix. The series starsMatthew Goode as a detective investigating acold case.

Don't worry baby, everything will turn out alright (June 8 to 15)

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	Brian Wilson		1,811,539		The main composer forThe Beach Boys fit the cliché of a "troubledgenius", as along with writing immortal tracks such as "California Girls", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" he struggled with mental illness in a way that ultimately led to the cancellation of the albumSmile (later released intruncated,re-recorded andunedited versions) and an unlikely partnership with his psychologistEugene Landy, something even documented in the movieLove & Mercy and theBarenaked Ladies song "Brian Wilson". Wilson retired from touring in 2022 and has now died a few days prior to his 83rd birthday, with former bandmateAl Jardine noting he had been struggling with the long effects of the COVID-19 caught during his last concerts. Wilson is survived by his first wifeMarilyn Wilson-Rutherford and their daughtersCarnie andWendy Wilson (themselves successful musicians on the trioWilson Phillips) and grandchildren, along with five adopted children from his second marriage.
2	ChatGPT		1,578,075		ChatGPT continues to have a presence on this list, predominantly as a consequence of being one of the most visited websites world wide.
3	Air India Flight 171		1,481,480		On June 12, this scheduled flight of aBoeing 787 Dreamliner fromAhmedabad, India to London, United Kingdom crashed into the hostel block ofB. J. Medical College, less than a minute after takeoff. At the time of writing, the total number of fatalities stood at 279: 241 from the plane (out of 242 passengers and crew), and 38 on the ground. One passenger who did not survive wasVijay Rupani (#8), who served as theChief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021. Among at least 61 people injured were one sole survivor on the plane, and 60 on the ground.
4	Jannik Sinner		1,456,937		The2025 French Open came down to the top 2 of theATP rankings, Jannik Sinner attempting his first championship atStade Roland Garros and Carlos Alcaraz defending his title. In a final for the ages lasting 5 hours and 29 minutes (only 24 minutes shorter thanthe record-holding Grand Slam final), Alcaraz came down from losing 2-0 and saved three consecutive championship points to again triumph in Paris.
5	Carlos Alcaraz		1,320,186
6	Melissa Hortman		1,180,939		On June 14, Hortman, a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives for theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), was shot and killed along with her husband in their home.John Hoffman, a DFL senator in theMinnesota Senate, and his wife were also shot in a separate but related incident, but survived. According to theFBI, the suspect in theshootings impersonated a police officer. According to investigators, the suspect had a manifesto and a list of 70 targets, including prominent Democrats such asTim Walz,governor of Minnesota and vice-president candidate in the2024 United States presidential election;Ilhan Omar, a member of theUnited States House of Representatives;Tina Smith,senator for Minnesota; andKeith Ellison,Attorney General of Minnesota. Other targets on the list includedabortion-rights advocates andabortion providers.
7	Straw (film)		1,109,076		Tyler Perry continues making thrillers starring black women on streaming, this time a Netflix production whereTaraji P. Henson is a single mom having her ownFalling Down-like day of fury.
8	Vijay Rupani		1,084,212		TheChief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021, he died in #3.
9	Housefull 5		1,009,444		The latest film to come from Indian cinema. This murder mystery film has two different endings depending on the version you happen to be watching. The killer remains the same, but the mastermind is different.
10	Deaths in 2025		971,800		For #1: The glass was raised, the fired rose The fullness of the wine, the dim last toasting While at port, adieu or die A choke of grief, heart hardened, I Beyond belief, a broken man, too tough to cry...

Well, I feel so break up, I wanna go home (June 15 to 21)

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	Juneteenth		2,331,029		The U.S. nearly has afederal holiday every calendar month. This one, combining "June" and "nineteenth", commemorates the June 19, 1865order affirming the abolition ofslavery inTexas (announced by major generalGordon Granger, pictured). While Texas and other states had honored the day at the state level, it was made a national holiday in 2021.
2	Anne Burrell		2,228,139		This popular TV chef was found unresponsive in her apartment on June 17. While first responders believed her death to be from cardiac arrest, officials are investigating a possible drug overdose, as numerous pills were also found nearby.
3	Iran–Israel war		1,849,344		This conflict began on June 13 when Israel launched surprise strikes against Iranian (#7) military and nuclear facilities, killing several top military officials and nuclear scientists. Iran and itsHouthis ally have retaliated by launching missiles against Israel. The war saw a significant escalation on June 22, when the United Statesattacked several Iranian nuclear facilities.
4	28 Years Later		1,538,992		After years indevelopment hell, the third post-apocalyptic horror film inthe series that began in 2002 finally got its premiere on June 20, receiving positive reviews and having a strong opening that beatPixar's latest movie and stood only a few million behinda family-friendly remake.Sony Pictures was given distribution rights under the proviso of future sequels, and wasted no time in makinga fourth film, filmed immediately after this one and set for release in January.
5	Ali Khamenei		1,473,228		The man who has beensupreme leader of Iran since 1989 has issued afatwa against the acquisition, development and use of nuclear weapons, has called for thedestruction of Israel, and supported theAxis of Resistance, a coalition of militant and political organizations involved in theIran–Israel proxy conflict.
6	J. J. Spaun		1,414,729		This American golfer vaulted into theTop 10 world ranking by winning theU.S. Open on June 15.
7	Iran		1,276,177		The ever-controversial Islamic Republic that was once known as Persia. Its antagonistic relationship towards Israel already led torockets and bombings last year, and this time it got worse (#3).
8	2025 FIFA Club World Cup		1,048,385		Amidst all the controversy regarding immigrants and travel bans, the United States received 29 clubs from all over the world of the sport they call "soccer". Temperatures are high, some games are barely attended, but there are fun moments, mostly regarding the European teams that were supposedly unbeatable failing to break ties if not downright losing (to Brazilian teams, makingthe sad state ofthe national squad all the more embarrassing).
9	Deaths in 2025		969,011		When darkness falls, may it be That we should see the light When reaper calls, may it be That we walk straight and right...
10	Melissa Hortman		799,168		The suspect whoshot Hortman and her husband dead, and woundedJohn Hoffman and his wife, was captured on June 15.

New York City boy, you'll never have a bored day (June 22 to 28)

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	Zohran Mamdani		4,699,945		In theDemocratic mayoral primary on June 24, this Uganda-born American defeated ten candidates to become the Democratic nominee formayor of New York City.
2	Northrop B-2 Spirit		1,961,215		On June 22, the U.S.carried out strikes in Iran. Six B-2As dropped 12GBU-57 "bunker buster" bombs ontoFordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, and a seventh dropped two more GBU-57s onto theNatanz Nuclear Facility (and along with the air strikes, the facilities were hit byTomahawk missiles fired from submarines).
3	Lauren Sánchez		1,777,276		This journalist marriedJeff Bezos on June 27 (both are to the right ofBoris Johnson in the adjacent image), with the day before and after holding various parties. Given her husband is the third richest person in the world, the weddingdownright has an article here, being held in various historical sites ofVenice and with a notable list of guests that includedBill Gates,Leonardo DiCaprio,Katy Perry andIvanka Trump.
4	28 Years Later		1,468,178		After 2007's28 Weeks Later didn't have the original directorDanny Boyle and writerAlex Garland, both have returned to part 3 of thezombie apocalypse series, featuring a group going to the United Kingdom where the rage virus started and discovering whatever horror emerged from decades of mutations. Reviews were positive, the movie has already passed $100 million worldwide and covered its $60 million budget, and given it was shot back-to-back with part 4,28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will continue the story in January.
5	Iran–Israel war		1,359,972		Thankfully for everyone who feared this could kick offWorld War III, both countries agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of mutual bombings on June 24.
6	Shefali Jariwala		1,210,665		An Indian actress and model known for her work in multiple music videos and reality shows, and died fairly young at 42 following a sudden fall in blood pressure.
7	Squid Game season 3		1,210,359		Netflix returned to the South Korean show about people down in their luck going through deadly versions of children's games for money. Season 3 is basically the second part of season 2, following what happened after the unsuccessful rebellion led by returning winnerSeong Gi-hun, while also showing one of the guards overseeing the games trying to take one of the players back to his sick daughter, and the brother ofthe games' organizer trying to locate the island where the games happen. Given it's the show's final season, a few viewers were disappointed, particularly as the final scene is basically a tease for an upcoming spin-off series set in the United States.
8	Mira Nair		1,083,530		#1's mother is an Indian filmmaker, who even had an Oscar nomination forSalaam Bombay! and aGolden Lion forMonsoon Wedding.
9	GBU-57A/B MOP		1,063,079		#2 dropped 14 of those "Bunker Buster" bombs in theUnited States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites that happened in support of #5.
10	Sitaare Zameen Par		1,037,726		The 2018 Spanish movieChampions, about a suspended basketball coach forced to manage a team of people with disabilities as community service, already hada Hollywood remake, and now it's time for Bollywood to explore the same story.

Like a rainbow, fading in the twinkling of an eye, gone too soon (June 29 to July 5)

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes/about
1	Diogo Jota		4,163,751		Portuguese footballer Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (hence the nickname Diogo J., pronouncedJota in Portuguese) had already helpedWolverhampton Wanderers return to thePremier League andhis national team win theUEFA Nations League when in 2020 he joinedLiverpool FC, with whom he won theFA Cup andEFL Cup. Jota was having a great 2025, winning the Premier League with the Reds and a second Nations League title with Portugal, and also married his high school sweetheart with whom he had three children. Due to a lung surgery, he was advised not to fly back to England, so Jota and his brotherAndré Silva left the hospital inPorto in aLamborghini Huracán to drive all the way toPort of Santander in Spain and take a ferry. Sadly, on the way there they blew a tyre on a Spanish highway, the car veered off the road and caught fire, killing both men. The football world mourned losing a talented player at just 28 and at the height of his career, leading to hundreds attending Jota's funeral in the small city ofGondomar, where he started his career, and many tributes, including byOasis in the opening concert oftheir reunion tour andNuno Bettencourt in theBlack Sabbathfarewell concert.
2	Michael Madsen		1,817,568		Two actors died this week. Michael Madsen passed at 67 of cardiac arrest, made his name with tough guy roles in movies such asReservoir Dogs,Species andDonnie Brasco, and had his sisterVirginia Madsen follow him to Hollywood. Julian McMahon died at 56 of cancer, went to the United States after some works in his native Australia, and along with many TV roles in shows likeCharmed andNip/Tuck, playedDoctor Doom inFantastic Four andits sequel (ironically in the same month ofa new Fantastic Four that won't feature Doom, who has been promoted toAvengers villain).
3	Julian McMahon		1,815,121
4	Jurassic World Rebirth		1,615,355		TheJurassic Park sequels are mostly derided but made lots of money, so those dinosaurs can't remain extinct. In a new take directed byGareth Edwards and written by the sameDavid Koepp who made the screenplays for the Spielberg-directed first two movies, a new abandoned island where InGen bred dinosaurs was discovered, andScarlett Johansson andMahershala Ali are mercenaries helping scientists visit it to get blood samples from the dinos for pharmaceutical research.Rebirth earned mixed to positive reviews given that as uninspired as the script was, it was less convoluted thanJurassic World Dominion and provided plenty of scenes of people chased and/or attacked by dinosaurs. The film also earned $318 million worldwide in a single weekend, raising the possibility of following the precedingJurassic World trilogy in making over a billion dollars!
5	Squid Game season 3		1,390,761		The third and final season of this South Korean television series is the biggest-ever television launch forNetflix, getting more than 60.1 million views in the first three days. Critical reviews have been generally positive. While its creator and directorHwang Dong-hyuk has said there is no official decision on a remake, there are rumors thatDavid Fincher is developing an English-language version. The last scene in the final episode, in which a well-known Hollywood actor cameos, does little to dismiss the possibility as well.
6	Zohran Mamdani		1,378,129		Mamdani is theDemocratic Party's nominee for the2025 New York City mayoral election, having defeated ten other candidates, including former governor of New YorkAndrew Cuomo in an upset. Mamdani's platform includes free public buses, public childcare, public grocery stores, rent freezes, additional affordable housing, police reform, and a $30minimum wage by 2030. He also called for tax increases on corporations and those earning more than $1 million annually, and criticized Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Mamdani has already attracted the attention ofMAGA politicians and influencers, who have attacked him using Islamophobic, racist and xenophobic language, with some even calling for his deportation.
7	F1 (film)		1,153,045		Brad Pitt plays a veteran racecar driver hired by a flailingFormula One team to salvage their season, in an expensiveApple Studios production featuring directorJoseph Kosinski dealing with fast vehicles for the third time (Tron: Legacy had digital motorcycles andTop Gun: Maverick, fighter jets). Reviewers liked the combination of thrilling races (with even a few crashes along the way) and compelling character arcs and the movie sped to the top of the weekend box office, with $57 million in North America (where F1 has never been so popular compared toNASCAR orIndyCar) and $85 million elsewhere, and by its second weekF1 had both surpassedNapoleon as the highest-grossing Apple Original Film and the $300 million mark.
8	Lauren Sánchez		1,092,005		This media personalitymarriedAmazon.com founderJeff Bezos in a lavish three-day event in Venice from June 26 to 28, with an impressive guest list to boot. Local officials praised the event for bringing an estimated $1.1 billion boost to the region, but environmentalists complained on the impact of 90 private jets arriving.
9	One Big Beautiful Bill Act		1,054,989		This long-awaited megabill inevitably passed theHouse and was signed by PresidentDonald Trump on July 4. Despite widespread criticism, Trump claimed it was the "single most popular bill ever signed". The act extends thetax cuts that Trump set in his first term and does much, much more to benefit the wealthy while stripping millions of Americans of benefits from services likeMedicare andSocial Security.
10	Deaths in 2025		997,939		Lookin' for some happiness But there is only loneliness to find Jump to the left, turn to the right Lookin' upstairs, lookin' behind

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