The Upcoming Lunar Eclipses, National Banana Split Day, and More

Tuesday, August 25th, 2026

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This Thursday night, all of North America and parts of South America will be able to watch the partial lunar eclipse.

While not a total lunar eclipse, 96% of the moon will be covered by Earth's shadow, turning the moon's surface a rusty red.

The event is expected to begin around 9:23 p.m. EST, with the shadow expected to become visible around 10:33 p.m. EST.

When faced with criticism, there are three ways you can respond: Listen and take the criticism to heart, ignore it and let it roll off your back, or flip out and be furious at the person who even suggested you did something wrong.

Take a wild guess at what this company chose to do.

Lovesac, a furniture company known for its large bean bags and couches, recently came under fire when a popular TikToker and comedian, Deric Cahill, posted a video complaining about the sheer amount of boxes that showed up at his house after ordering Lovesac's $4,000+ couch.

Many people hopped onto the video expressing their frustrations as well over the company's expectation that they build the couch they've already spent thousands of dollars on.

Now Lovesac had the opportunity to apologize for the experience Cahill had or even offer the chance for more people to express criticism. Instead, they elected to launch a bullying campaign against the comedian.

Click here to see exactly what they said about Cahill.

Guess what day it is? That's right, it's National Banana Split Day!

We don't know about you all, but we here at The Tradesman HQ love a good banana split, so you better believe we are going to be celebrating this sacred holiday.

Before you go out to celebrate, check to see if any of your favorite local ice cream shops are running a promotion.

Not feeling like buying a banana split? Why don't you make your own? Though there is no right or wrong way to make one, find a recipe for a traditional banana split here.

And you know what? Let’s celebrate a little further. Click here for a chance at winning one of five $10 Dairy Queen gift cards so you can go get a banana split, on us.

If there's one thing that Netflix can be proud of, it's that they have somehow managed to unite the internet for the first time in years.

Recently, Netflix added a new animated adult movie called Lesbian Space Princess.

No, this isn't a prank.

If you want to feel like you've stepped into a fever dream, click here and read the plot synopsis of this film.

Funnily enough, groups of people who have previously hated each other have all joined forces to collectively tear this film apart. See the internet's response here.