September 18, 2026
Everything Joyful Take published on this date: 3 main stories and 6 related reads.
Money and Tech · Main story
Chris Pratt's Terminal List Returns Despite the Critics
Critics shrugged. More than 100 million people watched anyway. Here is how a dismissed Navy SEAL thriller earned a second season on Prime Video.
4 min read
Entertainment · Main story
3 Wedding Guest Dress Rules Kristen Bell's Sequin Gown Bent
She showed up to Finneas's wedding in an off-white sequined slip dress and a chocolate brown blazer. The rules said don't. Here is why it landed anyway.
5 min read
Science · Main story
A Field Guide to What El Niño Does to Snow
A strengthening Pacific current is about to redraw the winter snow map. Here is where the snow goes, and why one ocean current means a bare January in Seattle and a buried one in Flagstaff.
4 min read
Today · Related read
Inside the Jack Carr Novels Behind The Terminal List
The show is built on books written by a man who spent twenty years as a Navy SEAL. Here is who Jack Carr is, and how his novels map to the screen.
3 min read
Entertainment · Related read
Meet Indivisible Productions, the Company Chris Pratt Built
The actor behind The Terminal List also runs the company that makes it. Indivisible Productions is a small operation with an unusually large idea behind its name.
3 min read
Today · Related read
Before 1840, No One Told Wedding Guests Not to Wear White
The rule that sends a guest back to the rack has a single, surprising origin: one queen who wanted better lighting on her lace.
3 min read
Food and Home · Related read
Kristen Bell's Daughters Don't Love How She Dresses, but She Wears It Anyway
Lincoln and Delta are old enough to have opinions, and their mother's closet is the main target. She takes the notes and keeps the dress.
3 min read
Science · Related read
The Surprising Reason Washington's Biggest Snowstorms Land in El Niño Years
D.C.'s snowiest winters keep arriving during the warm phase of the Pacific. The numbers are lopsided, and the reason is a storm track that aims moisture straight at the city.
3 min read
Science · Related read
El Niño vs. La Niña: Which One Brings More Snow
Neither phase makes the whole country snowier. The answer flips depending on your latitude, and a skier in the Sierra is hoping for the opposite of a skier in the northern Rockies.
3 min read