What’s Trending: Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
#SportsIllustrated
o The magazine announced the cover stars of their highly-anticipated 2022 issue yesterday.
o The four featured women are Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Maye Musk and Yumi Nu.
o At 74, Musk is the oldest person to be featured in the magazine’s history, while Nu is the first curve model of Asian descent to be featured on the cover.
o Both Kardashian and Ciara expressed their gratitude after growing up and dreaming of being on the cover.
o There was some backlash when it was announced that Kardashian would grace on of the covers, with comments like, "I've never been so disappointed seeing Kim Kardashian on the cover. There are so many women out there you could have [given] this opportunity. I thought you guys were different but this just shows money and plastic surgery is what is important."
#Bridgerton
o The focus of the third season of the Netflix show has been revealed and it is actually going out of order with the novels!
o Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton will be the focus of the next season.
o In book three of the series, the focus is on Benedict Bridgerton and book four focuses on Colin and Penelope.
o Lady Whistledown confirmed the news on social media saying, “This author can confirm that the upcoming season shall follow none other than the budding relationship between Mr. Colin Bridgerton and one Miss Penelope Featherington. With Penelope’s days as a wallflower wearing thin, will she finally take bloom? Time will tell, and as always, so will this author.”
#Dominos
o They’ve teamed up with Netflix for the launch of a new “mind ordering app” ahead of the premier of the fourth season of Stranger Things.
o It’s a first-of-its-kind immersive experience which places “test subjects” inside Hawkins National Lab in Hawkins, Indiana – transporting them to the center of Stranger Things in 1986.
o To place an order, you have to have a Pizza Profile that has a saved Easy Order.
o It uses facial recognition and eye-tracking technology to allow you to order pizza by making certain facial expressions and head movements.
o The new season premieres on May 27 (volume one) and July 1 (volume two).