Top 10 Best Things That Have Happened in 2026

There's been a lot of terrible stuff this year, but there have also been a handful of good things. Also, let's keep the political stuff to a minimum, please. I don't want it to take up like 2/3 of this list.

The Top Ten

  1. Sora AI shuts down

    A major source of AI video slop was shut down this year. The reason is a nonexistent user base and the high costs of running the servers for it. This is a massive W for artists and creators all across the board. Now, if only we could get AI Age Verification banned from social media.

  2. Anthropic AI gets sued by Universal Music Group, Concord, and ABKCO for copyright infringement

  3. Stability AI gets sued by Darkwave Music for copyright infringement

  4. Failure releases Location Lost

  5. Markiplier releases his Iron Lung movie

    This is a massive win for indie filmmakers across the board. He spent three years working on his movie adaptation of Iron Lung, financed the entire thing himself, produced it, directed it, and acted in it. And the movie was actually solid. It had a good atmosphere and build up. The pacing drags a bit towards the latter half, but still.

  6. The Invicinble Vs. Video game gets released

  7. Joji releases Piss in The Wind

  8. Gorillaz releases the Mountain

  9. Mozilla, Proton, and others sign a joint statement urging UK policymakers to abandon plans for broader online age verification requirements

    A massive W for the fight against AI Age Verification. I wish that more companies were smart enough to fight against this instead of bowing down to the UK and its demands. If we get more stuff like this happening, we'll be one step closer to having AI Age Verification banned across the board.

  10. Kristi Noem gets fired from Secretary of Homeland Security position

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    Spain wins the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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    Taylor Swift releases I Knew It, I Knew You

    Taylor Swift released a song for Toy Story 5, proving her presence as an icon.

    13. The Contenders

  13. BFDI: TPOT: Defeat ONE Trilogy gets released

  14. Inanimate Insanity 15th anniversary celebration

  15. Migos reunites

  16. The Pussycat Dolls reunite

    That was great, although they cancelled their North American reunion tour due to poor ticket sales.

  17. Olivia Rodrigo releases her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

    Olivia Rodrigo released her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. It's a great album with songs like Drop Dead and The Cure.

  18. Pam Bondi gets fired from U.S. Attorney General position

  19. BNSF specially painted three locomotives to honor America's 250th birthday

  20. Matt Braly’s Afterworld movie gets saved by The Monk Studios

  21. Chikn Nuggit gets saved from BuzzFeed’s AI decision

    On March 5th, Chikn Nuggit creator Kyra Kupetsky announced that she was leaving the project due to BuzzFeed planning to use AI for the show. The next day, Kyra had a press conference with BuzzFeed to talk them out of it. On March 11th, Kyra successfully got BuzzFeed to not use AI for her show, and she decided to stay to continue her project.

  22. Peter Magyar wins the Hungarian Parliamentary Election

  23. New York Knicks win the 2026 NBA Finals

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