What’s Trending: Wednesday, August 4th.
2021
#Lizzo
o The singer has announced that she will be releasing new music this year!
o Her new single, “Rumors” will be arriving next week on August 13th!
o This will be her first new release since the arrival of her platinum-selling 2019 album, Cuz I Love You.
o She recently posted a TikTok joking that she was pregnant with Captain America’s baby.
o She later posted a screenshot from Chris Evans’ DM that he sent saying, “Hi! Just heard about our little bundle of joy my mother will be so happy. Just promise me no gender reveal parties lol.”
#Disneyland
o “The Happiest Place on Earth” has a new annual pass program.
o It’s called the “Magic Key” pass and it includes four options.
o The options range in price from $399 per year for Southern California residents to $1,399 for the option with no blackout days and the greatest flexibility for making reservations.
o Although the prices are lower than the previous season passes, park-goers are now limited by how many blackout dates comes with each option.
o Passholders may not be able to make reservations even on days allowed by their pass due to park crowding.
o Sales of the Magic Key passes begin on August 25th.
#Keto
o A new study warns that the diet may be doing long-term damage to your health.
o Researchers are warning that keto diets are a “disease-promoting disaster.”
o They say the diet increases the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s.
o High-protein keto diets can also speed up the pace of kidney failure in patients with kidney disease.
o Interestingly, they did note that a keto diet may reduce the frequency of seizures in patients dealing with drug-resistant epilepsy.
#McDonalds
o The chain previously unveiled celebrity meals featuring J Balvin, Travis Scott and BTS.
o Now they’re introducing another specialty meal from rapper Saweetie.
o She says, “McDonald’s and I run deep—so I had to bring my icy gang in on my all time favorites.”
o Here’s what you get when you order the Saweetie Meal:
§ Big Mac
§ Four-piece Chicken McNuggets
§ Medium fries
§ Medium Sprite
§ Tangy BBQ Sauce renamed the “Saweetie ‘N Sour”
o McDonald’s is encouraging customers to “remix” the meal by topping the nuggets or Big Mac with fries in Saweetie’s tradition and the launch date is August 9th at participating locations.