FOR...HOT TOPICS VIOLA DAVIS
GAVE HERSELF A SPECIAL PRESENT
AND SENT HER FANS A STRONG
MESSAGE .....ON HER
FIFTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY. THE
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS BOUGHT
THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE WHERE
SHE WAS BORN ... LOCATED ON A
FORMER SLAVE PLANTATION. IN AN
INSTAGRAM POST... DAVIS SAYS
SHE OWNS ALL OF IT. AND SAYS
QUOTE "IT IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF
MY STORY" IN A PREVIOUS
INTERVIEW... DAVIS SAID THERE
WAS NO RUNNING WATER AND NO
BATHROOMS -- ONLY AN OUTHOUSE.
BUT DESPITE THE POOR
ENVIRONMENT... DAVIS SAYS
THERE WAS GREAT JOY AND
CELEBRATION WHEN SHE WAS BORN.
SHE ENDED HER POST WITH.."'MAY
YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW
WHY YOU WERE BORN', CHEROKEE
BIRTH BLESSING."
(*JASO*)) IF YOU'RE
BUMMED ABOUT NOT TRAVELING
INTERNATIONALLY THERE MAY BE A
WAY FOR YOU TO TAKE TO THE
FRIENDLY SKIES THE TOKYO
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY FIRST
AIRLINES, IS TAPPING INTO A
GROWING VIRTUAL REALITY TRAVEL
MARKET FOR VACATIONERS
GROUNDED BY CORONAVIRUS.
GROUNDED TRAVELERS SIT IN
FIRST-CLASS SEATS IN A MOCK
JETLINER CABIN WHERE THEY ARE
SERVED IN- FLIGHT MEALS AND
DRINKS, WITH AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR
VIEWS OF PASSING CLOUDS AND
THE PLANE TAKING OFF PROJECTED
ON THE SIDE, FOR A SIMULATED
EXPERIENCE. VIRTUAL REALITY
GOGGLES PROVIDE FURTHER
IMMERSIVE TOURS AT
DESTINATIONS INCLUDING - AS
WELL AS ITALY'S CITIES OF
CULTURE - PARIS, NEW YORK,
ROME AND HAWAII.
(*JACLY*)) THE DAYS OF
RENTING MOVIES FROM
BLOCKBUSTER ARE LONG GONE
THERE'S ONE LEFT -- THE
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED STORE IS
IN BEND, OREGON. IT'S TEAMING
UP UP WITH AIR-B-N-B FOR A
SUPER COOL EXPERIENCE. FOR
THREE NIGHTS ONLY -- RESIDENTS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY WHERE THE
STORE IS LOCATED CAN BOOK IT
FOR AN OVERNIGHT SLEEPOVER
LIKE NONE OTHER, TRANSPORTING
YOU BACK TO THE 19-90'S. IT'S
BEEN TEMPORARILY CONVERTED
INTO A MAKESHIFT LIVING ROOM
WITH A PULL-OUT COUCH, A
90'S-ERA CHUNKY BIG SCREEN T-V
AND V-C-R, AND '90'S DECOR.
YOU HAVE ALL THE STORE'S
VIDEOS AT YOUR DISPOSAL. AND
YOU ALSO GET FREE POPCORN
PIZZA, POP AND CANDY. ALL FOR
FOUR DOLLARS A NIGHT -- JUST A
CENT MORE THAN THE COST OF A
RENTAL. IT ACCOMMODATES UP TO
FOUR PEOPLE, PREFERABLY FROM
THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, AND THERE
ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES.
THE MANAGER SAYS THIS IS A
THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR
KEEPING THE WORLD'S LAST
BLOCKBUSTER IN BUSINESS.
(*JASO*)) BLING BLING
BLING! THAT'S WHAT MAY COME TO
YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THIS
STORY. LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND
"YVEL" IS CREATING WHAT COULD
BE THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE
COVID-19 FACE MASK. TAKE A
LOOK AT ALL THESE DIAMONDS.
THE HIGH END JEWELER SAYS A
BUSINESSMAN LIVING IN THE U-S
IS PAYING A WHOPPING ONE POINT
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE
MASK.. WHEN IT'S FINISHED, THE
18-KARAT WHITE GOLD FACE
COVERING WILL BE ENCRUSTED
WITH 36- HUNDRED WHITE AND
BLACK DIAMONDS. WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE GOOD DAY NWA
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(*JACLY*)) THANK YOU TO