What’s Trending: Thursday, April 29th, 2021
#BryceHarper
o The Philadelphia Phillies star had to leave the game against the St. Louis Cardinals after he took a pitch to his face.
o He was drilled in the left cheek by Genesis Cabrera’s 97 mph fastball in the sixth inning.
o The All-Star and Las Vegan picked himself up and walked off the field, blood dripping from a cut on the side of his nose.
o His teammate Didi Gregorius was drilled with another fastball on the next pitch.
o Phillies manager Joe Girardi came out of the dugout to argue and was ejected.
o He later posted to Instagram that he was ok.
#Coldplay
o The band has cryptically teased details of a new project called “Alien Radio.”
o A brief clip shared on social media yesterday sees the band presenting a series of mysterious purple symbols over a static radio signal – with fans invited to visit alienradio.fm to learn more.
o If you go to the website, the clues are hard to discern.
o The site was filled with the same jumbled pink Klingon-like symbols and links to the Alien Radio social media accounts.
o Fans immediately began to decode all the clues and symbols, sharing hypotheses via social media. One user said, “In case you missed it, or don’t know where to start… It seems Coldplay are coming back on May 7 with #HigherPower Cryptic posters appeared in LDN & NYC w/ messages leading to @alienradio. From the site, fans decoded the announcement, alleged lyrics & more Its time.”
#Netflix
o They rolled out a new feature to their users yesterday.
o It’s called “Play Something” and it’s a button that automatically suggests new shows and movies you’ve never watched before.
o The button will appear in several places on Netflix’s app, including under your profile when you log in, the left-side navigation bar and in the tenth row of Netflix’s homepage.
o The button isn’t just a random button but it uses your existing profile and taste in shows and movies to find things similar to what you already watch.
#TacoBell
o Mark your calendars…free tacos are coming your way!
o When the moon looks like a taco on May 4th, they will be celebrating the “Taco Moon” by offering fans a free crunchy taco.
o All you have to do is stop by a participating Taco Bell location from 8pm to 11:59pm on that day for a free taco, no purchase necessary, while supplies last.
o Fans can also take advantage of the offer all day through the brand’s mobile app or online.