What’s Trending: Monday, April 26th, 2021
#Oscars
o Last night was the 93rd Academy Awards.
o Unlike most pandemic awards shows, this was in-person and it had a live audience.
o Some of the night’s winners included: Chloé Zhao for Best Director for Nomadland and Soul for Best Animated Feature Film.
o Best Actress went to Frances McDormand in Nomadland and Best Actor went to Anthony Hopkins in The Father
o And Best Picture went to Nomadland
#RobGronkowski
o He set a Guinness World Record over the weekend.
o The Tampa Bay Buccaneer caught a 600-foot pass from a helicopter.
o The four-time Super Bowl winner was a guest coach for a scrimmage at his alma matter, University of Arizona.
o When he walked onto the field a football was dropped from a helicopter that circled the stadium, setting the record for “the highest altitude catch that’s ever been done in the world.”
o He missed his first two attempts, however he caught the third one
#SummerTravel
o Study: 67% of Americans are planning to travel this summer.
o Most are planning to travel domestically and 13% say they are planning to travel internationally.
o The most popular summer destination for Americans isn’t in the U.S..
o According to TripAdvisor, Cancun, Mexico is the top summer vacation destination.
o Orlando was second, followed by Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in third; Key West, Florida, in fourth, and Miami Beach, Florida in fifth.
o Las Vegas was sixth for the most popular summer travel destinations.
#Smartfood
o Their new product has people rushing to Sam’s Club!
o It’s Smartfood Krispy Kreme popcorn, making their healthy snack taste like a glazed doughnut.
o The popcorn is a crispy air-popped bite full of Krispy Kreme Original Doughnut flavor.
o It hit shelves this month and will be available exclusively at Sam’s Club through May.
o After May, it will head to other store chains but it’s a limited-time flavor so you’ll want to stack up.