What’s Trending: Thursday, December 9th, 2021
#Adele
o Tickets for Weekends with Adele at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace went on sale yesterday and we finally got an idea of what ticket prices are.
o According to Touring Data, tickets ranged from $85 to $685.
o The Ticketmaster website did note that “Ticket prices may fluctuate, based on demand, at any time.”
o Some tickets were found on the site going for more than $4000 per seat.
o The venue has 4,100 seats and it appears that tickets for the first presale window are now gone.
o Adele just hit a milestone, too. Her album 30 is the first album released in over a year to sell a million copies in the U.S.
#Jeopardy
o It’ll be a dual host schedule through Season 38 of the popular gameshow.
o The show announced that Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will host through the end of the season.
o The two have been splitting host duties since September and will continue to do so when the season concludes on July 29, 2022.
o The search for Alex Trebek’s permanent successor has been on since he passed away of pancreatic cancer in November 2020.
o Now it’s easier than ever to take a breather from constant scrolling.
o The social media platform has launched a new “Take A Break” feature.
o Here’s how it works…once a user opts in to Take a Break, they have the ability to select an interval at which they will be reminded to take a break from the platform.
o After 10, 20, or 30 minutes of using the app, users will receive a “Take a Break” notification with prompts encouraging them to take a deep breath, journal, listen to music, and more.
o To enable the feature, head to your profile tab, and click on the menu on the top right corner of your screen. (Its icon is three horizontal lines.) From there, head to “Activity,” and then click on “Time.” You will be presented with the option to “Set Reminder to Take Breaks.”
o Click it and take your pick at the interval at which you’d like to be reminded to step away from your screen.
#KFC
o A few years back, KFC took Christmas Yule logs to another level when they introduced a fire log that smells like their fried chicken as it burns.
o It’s called the “!! Herbs & Spices Firelog.”
o Well, they must have been popular among fans because they’re bring them back again.
o They’re available exclusively at Walmart.com for $15.88.
o The box includes the usual warnings for a flammable item, but it also says, quote, "NOT ACTUALLY FRIED CHICKEN" in big, red letters. Just in case you somehow thought that might be included.