#TheWeeknd
o Does the singer have plans to retire soon? It sounds like it!
o The Weeknd is the alter ego of Abel Tesfaye and he’s been performing under that name for the past ten years.
o In a new interview, he discussed his plans to release new music and he said, “It’s getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter. I’ll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I’m definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn.”
o You’ll be able to see him soon on the upcoming series called “The Idol” on HBO, where he is both the star and co-creator.
#StrangerThings
o It looks like you may have to wait a bit longer for the fifth and final season of the Netflix series.
o Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of Stranger Things, say the sci-fi series will not go into production until the Writers Guild of America strike ends.
o They took to Twitter saying, "Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we're excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then -- over and out.”
o The board of directors for the Writers Guild of America voted unanimously to call for a walkout effective last Monday with picketing beginning Tuesday afternoon.
o The union said the decision to strike came after it failed to reach an agreement after six weeks of negotiations with studios and streaming services.
#BurgerKing
o The chain is celebrating the upcoming release of the animated movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”.
o Starting next week they’re adding two new menu items with their own Spidey take!
o There’s a Spider-Verse Whopper that features a red bun topped with black sesame seeds with melted Swiss cheese and all the Whopper toppings.
o You can also enjoy the new Spider-Verse Sundae which is vanilla soft serve ice cream with black and red chocolate popping candies.
o The Spider-Verse Whopper and Spider-Verse Sundae will be available at participating locations nationwide from May 15 through June 21, 2023.