What’s Trending: Monday, September 27th, 2021
#Bridgerton
o Netflix released a first look teaser of Season 2 of the hit show.
o This season is shifting the spotlight from Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne Bridgerton and Regé-Jean Page’s Simon Basset to her older brother, Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony Bridgerton.
o In the clip, his character meets new character Kate Sharma, played by Simone Ashley.
o In the clip she calls him out on his sexist nature, leaving him stunning but obviously intrigued.
o No word on the release date yet.
#JeffProbst
o The new season of Survivor just started last week and after 41 seasons of the show, host Jeff Probst says he is going to change something that has been a part of the show for the last 20 years.
o On day 1 of the show, the host posed a question to the new castaways and that was if he needs to retire the phrase, “Come on in guys.”
o He said, “For 20 years I have used one phrase to call people in for challenges. ‘Come on in guys—love saying it, it’s part of the show, but I too want to be part of the moment. So my question to you to decide for us , in the context of Survivor, is a word like ‘guys’ OK or is it time to retire that word?”
o One female contestant, Evvie, said, "I personally think 'guys' is OK. It's part of, 'Come in guys,' is such a signature expression, and I as a woman, as a queer woman, do not feel excluded by 'guys'.”
o Another contestant, Ricard, said he thought about it and he says that a lot has changed over 21 years and he thinks it is time to drop it.
o Jeff went with his opinion and said it will now become, “Come on in.”
#OnlineDating
o Study: Online daters decide whether to ‘swipe right’ within 1 second.
o When it comes to apps, people swipe without really thinking.
o How do people decide to make the move? Researchers say it comes down to judging a book by its cover.
o The attractiveness of a person is primarily what compels someone to swipe right.
o Dating apps like Match, Tinder and OK Cupid are responsible for 10% of the long-lasting adult relationships in America.
#TraderJoes
o The grocery chain is not taking any chances with unhappy dissatisfied customers and they are taking proactive steps to making sure that their in-demand, lower-cost items are there when you shop.
o They are placing purchase limits on four high-demand products now.
o Those products are:
§ Brazil Nut Body Butter: A much cheaper version of a ‘very popular $45 cream’ that is only $5.99 at TJ’s The limit is one or two containers at a time.
§ Ube Mochi Pancake & Waffle Mix: everything Ube is snatched up there and the $3.99 price tag helps. It’s limited to one box per visit.
§ Ube Tea Cookies: Again, ube. You can buy two boxes and that’s it.
§ Yoga Skeletons: These air plant holders (in the form of yoga-practicing skeletons) are big this time of year for obvious reasons; limit is set at three per TJ’s trip.