Friday, April 5, 2024 — Edition: #7692
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Julia Stiles’ secret is out. The actress announced she and her husband, Preston Cook, quietly welcomed baby #3 last year. In a New York Times interview, she said that when she began directing her first movie “Wish You Were Here”, she was “kind of like a bundle of emotions” because she had “a 5-month-old baby.” The movie wrapped production in February. Stiles, who is 43, went on to detail that she was “running on fumes in terms of sleep” but feeling “more energized than … ever.” She did not provide any details about the little one’s name or sex.
-PageSix
★ Anna Paquin said “it hasn’t been easy” as she used a cane to step onto a red carpet for the first time in over a year to promote her latest movie, “A Bit of Light,” directed by her husband and “True Bood” co-star Stephen Moyer. The Oscar winner revealed that she has been dealing with an undisclosed health issue that left her with mobility issues. She did say that her health issue also resulted in her experiencing some difficulties with her speech. A source indicates that Paquin is expected to make a full recovery.
-Variety, People
★ Lucas Partridge, dust off your buzzer, because it’s finally time to defend your record-setting reign as “Jeopardy!” champion. Jeopardy! producer Sarah Foss confirmed on the latest episode of the “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast that the quiz show will return with regular episodes next week — with Partridge returning as reigning champ — following 8 months’ worth of tournament-style play, a result of the Writers Guild of America strike. As Foss pointed out in the podcast, even though Partridge was only a 3-game champ, he now holds the record of longest-reigning Jeopardy! champion, ever.
-TVLine
★ “The Matrix” just celebrated its 25th anniversary. And now, Warner Bros. has announced a new installment in the franchise. Drew Goddard, screenwriter of “The Martian”, who also directed “The Cabin in the Woods” will write and produce the new movie alongside his partner Sarah Esberg, with original Matrix writer/director Lana Wachowski executive-producing. Details are scarce, but reportedly, the 5th film is set in the “Matrix” universe, but is not a direct sequel. The last Matrix film was 2021’s “The Matrix Resurrections,” which followed the original trilogy.
-TheWrap
★ Bob Iger teased new details for the “Avatar”-themed land coming to Disneyland during a shareholders’ meeting. In a video filmed, naturally, at Disneyland, the CEO mentioned several theme park expansion projects, including the new Avatar attraction, and a new “Frozen”-themed land headed to Disneyland Paris. He showed a concept image of the Avatar project, which builds off of the success of “Pandora: The World of Avatar”, a highly immersive land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which opened in 2017. The new image shows a lagoon with a boat-like attraction, and several large show buildings, which could include Flight of Passage.
-TheWrap
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): TBA
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Glen Powell, Christian Slater, Arlo Parks
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): TBA
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Rob Riggle, Adam Ray, Monét X Change, Jeff Probst (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Kristen Stewart, Cecily Strong, Nicholas Galitzine, Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Kaz Rodriguez (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Leslie Bibb
• “The Talk” (CBS): Rebecca Hall, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Lisa Ling guest co-hosts
• “Live With Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Matthew Broderick, Marcus Scribner, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jake Shears
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Joey King and Logan Lerman, Kit Hoover, Triple H, Fletcher
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Jenna Dewan, Guy Fieri, Pilar Valdes
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Patton Oswalt
• “Blue Bloods” (CBS): Erin is designated to lead a federal investigation into corrupt horse racing; Jamie investigates a drug trafficking operation involving rival gangs.
• “20/20” (ABC): When a young couple is found dead, police learn they were involved in an online feud and uncover a deadly catfishing scheme.
• “2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament” (Check local listings): Semifinals: NC State vs. South Carolina; Connecticut vs. Iowa
SATURDAY-
• “90 Day: The Single Life” (Life): The singles recap their most notable wins and losses this season; Jamal and Luisa join forces against Veronica and Tim; Sarper gives Tyray sex advice; Debbie goes after Chantel.
• “2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament” (Check local listings): Semifinals: NC State vs. Purdue; Alabama vs. Connecticut
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC): Host Kristen Wiig; Raye performs
SUNDAY-
• “The Simpsons” (Fox): Marge gets a job in a high-pressure ghost kitchen, but when she tries to start a union, she gets more than she collectively bargained for.
• “American Idol” (ABC): The top 24 travel to Hawaii, with 12 taking the stage for America’s first vote this season; Tori Kelly mentors and performs, reigning Idol Iam Tongi performs.
• “2024 CMT Music Awards” (CBS): Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown host; performers include Little Big Town, Sugarland, Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Jordan Davis and Keith Urban.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Kendrick Lamar – has powered ‘Like That’, the single he raps on from Future and Metro Boomin‘s “We Don’t Trust You”, to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The song quickly went viral thanks, mainly to Lamar’s scorching disses of J.Cole and Drake, who are widely considered the other 2 biggest rappers of their generation.
• Jennifer Lopez – has quietly rebranded her first North American tour in 5 years. After canceling 7 dates due to weak ticket sales, J-Lo has renamed it to apparently broaden its scope, from “This Is Me… Now” to “This Is Me… Live | The Greatest Hits.” She announced the tour in February to coincide with the release of her latest album “This Is Me… Now” and its accompanying 2 films.
• Tate McRae – is open to the idea of collaborating with rumored boyfriend The Kid Laroi. When asked on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards if they will work together, she giggled and said: “I don’t know. Yeah, maybe.”
• Paul McCartney – It turns out his backing tracks were used for Beyoncé’s new cover of The Beatles’ classic ‘Blackbird’. Variety has confirmed that Bey’s interpretation, retitled ‘Blackbiird’ (with a double ‘i’), includes acoustic guitar and foot tapping by McCartney from the original song.
• Imagine Dragons – have dropped their new single ‘Eyes Closed’. The song, which the group has been teasing over the last few weeks, is available now via digital outlets. The video cuts between frontman Dan Reynolds making his way through a desert maze and crashing his car. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2umw8tzx
• Air Supply — will be the subject of an upcoming biopic called “All Out of Love: The Air Supply Story”. Due out in the summer of 2025 to coincide with the duo’s 50th anniversary, the movie will start filming in Australia and the UK late this year.
• Luke Combs — teased his upcoming tour’s setlist — and it only has one song on it. In an Instagram vid, he jokingly said: “We just finished our run-through of the set. Feeling really good…So thought I’d give you guys a little sneak peek…” He then showed the setlist sheet, which lists ‘Fast Car’ 25 times. (And it wasn’t even April Fools’ Day!) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4rj4xrbu
• Eric Church — His Outsiders Spirits has announced a new whiskey line, the Whiskey JYPSI Explorer Series. It’s priced at $69.99, and available now at select liquor stores across Tennessee and online at www.whiskeyjypsi.com .
• Jason Aldean – He and newcomer Dasha have both been announced as performers at this Sunday’s CMT Music Awards. They join a long list of previously announced performers, including host Kelsea Ballerini, Jelly Roll and Sam Hunt. Newly announced presenters include: Amber Riley, Billy Bob Thornton Carly Pearce, Emma Roberts, Gayle King, James Van Der Beek, Jane Seymour, and Mickey Guyton.
SHOOTING THE BULL
NEW MOVIES
• “The First Omen” (R, Horror): A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. (Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy) No Tomatometer rating.
• “Monkey Man” (R, Action/Thriller): An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and systemically victimize the poor and powerless. (Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash) Tomatometer: 95%
[Is anyone else concerned about how similar the posters are, for these 2 movies? LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5n7fme83 ]
BONBON BONUS:
Great news if you’re a chocolate-lover…and really, who isn’t a chocolate lover? It has been found by scientists that the sweet treat is good for your health — in more ways than one. A study from Zhengzhou University in China says a chemical found in chocolate called theobromine has many benefits for the body and the brain. The chemical, which originates in cocoa beans, can help you lose weight by breaking down brown fats. In addition, it is anti-inflammatory, high in antioxidants, and can protect the brain from Alzheimer’s. The scientists also say that theobromine can counter the impact of high cholesterol levels on memory and cognitive function, and fight against depression.
(Judging by their performance on Easter Sunday, my kids are going to live forever — brilliantly, and judging by that past part, very, very happily!)
(Thanks for telling us this NOW – right after the price skyrocketed!)
-NYPost
HAPPY PLACES:
What is your happy place? It turns out that most of us have a favorite place to be, and according to a new poll, for 93% of adults, that place is outdoors. The survey of 2,000 adults in the UK, found that for Gen Z, their happy place is watching a sunset, while older generations are most content walking along the beach, strolling the countryside, or sitting in the yard. Millennials said they are happiest cuddling with their kids, or relaxing in the yard.
(I, too, consider the outdoors my happy place…and will for about 3 more weeks, when the bugs take over, and I can get back to my natural habitat: On the couch, watching the playoffs!)
(My happy place is outdoors, too – an outdoor bar!)
-SWNS
NEWS OF THE WEIRD:
➢ Six jailbirds in New York are suing the state corrections department because they aren’t going to be allowed to watch the solar eclipse. The suit argues that the planned April 8 lockdown violates inmates’ constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event. The plaintiffs, men with varying religious backgrounds, are incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Their complaint states: “A solar eclipse is a rare, natural phenomenon with great religious significance to many”, and notes that the Bible describes an eclipse-like phenomenon during Jesus’ crucifixion, while sacred Islamic works describes a similar event when the Prophet Muhammad’s son died. All state correctional facilities are scheduled to operate on a holiday schedule on Monday. (It would appear as though they’ve already “seen the light”!)
➢ Tattoos sometimes cause regret – but not usually like this: Filipino Ramil Albano had local tattoo parlour Taragis’ logo tattooed on his forehead and commented on the post – just like it had suggested he do, in order to win a prize worth about $2,400. But the shop had presented the challenge as an April Fools’ joke, not expecting anyone to fall for it. Now, the good news: In the wake of the terrible life decision, other local businesses have stepped up to offer to overeager contestant with the fresh forehead tattoo some cash, to help sooth his wound. Food stand ChizMozza offered Albano the equivalent of $240, writing” Your dedication to win” makes you a winner for us”. Then, health and beauty brand Project Glow Up offered to give the entirety of the original prize money to Albano, only this time the cash would be real, “for being dedicated to taking up the challenge full-heartedly!” (Was that ‘full-heartedly’ – or ‘fool-heartedly’?)
-CTV, Canoe
DID YOU KNOW?
The University of Connecticut isn’t playing around this year. With both their men’s and women’s basketball teams in the Final Four, U of C isn’t taking any chances, and has removed all the light poles from campus in an effort at preventing celebratory damages. Last year, following the men’s team victory, light poles were torn down at the Storrs campus, and thrown through windows. A spokesperson said: “Given the prevalence of damage to the aluminum campus light poles along Fairfield Way last year, the University is temporarily removing them and has installed wall lights in that area.” Also, alcohol will reportedly not be served at the local Gampel Pavillion.
-TMZ
BS CHRONOMETER 04.05.24
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Dandelion Day”, Today, we celebrate the benefits and beauty of this perennial plant many consider a weed. Its name comes from the French “dent de lion,” meaning “lion’s tooth”, a reference to its leaves’ jagged tooth-like edges. Dandelions are high in Vitamins A, B, C and D, and were used by Native North Americans for kidney disease, swelling and skin problems.
• “Deep Dish Pizza Day”, celebrating the creation of Chicago’s Uno Chicago Grill, which opened in 1943. Why deep dish? Because you can’t possibly get enough fat-laden cheese and sausage onto a regular pie to cause a proper cardiac arrest.
• “Walk to Work Day,” You are encouraged to walk for all or part of your commute to work. (But how am I supposed to get home??)
• “Go For Broke Day”, a day to throw caution to the wind and go all out, give it all you’ve got, don’t hold back, all or nothing, 110%, let ’er rip, balls to the wall! (Now I need a nap…)
• “Road Map Day”, to promote map reading as an ‘enjoyable pastime’ and survival skill. (A friend of mine always helps me out with maps and diagrams, pointing out all the little symbols and what they mean. The guy is a legend!)
• “Bell Bottoms Day”, you’ll notice this is NOT held in conjunction with “Ride Your Bike Day”.
• “Caramel Day”, made with butter, brown and white sugar, milk or cream, and vanilla, it is usually enjoyed as an ice cream topping, a candy filling, with chocolate, or on its own. (I enjoy mine with a funnel!)
SATURDAY-
• “Drowsy Driver Awareness Day”, an annual initiative to encourage motorists to take notice when they’re too sleepy to steer. In one poll, more than 10% of drivers admitted to having fallen asleep at the wheel; and over 20% had momentarily dozed while driving. (The rest of us slept through it…)
• “Twinkie Day”, originally filled with banana cream, the oldest existing Twinkie is over 45. (I bet you can find an older one at your corner grocery store…) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3tx2cp
• “Tartan Day”, a day set aside for the celebration of Scottish influence, on the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. More practically, it’s now the day that officially kicks off the annual Scottish tourism season.
• “International Pillow Fight Day”, when massive pillow fights are scheduled in cities worldwide from Amsterdam to Zurich. (Why go to one of these, when your little brother is so much closer?)
• “Teflon Day”, commemorating the accidental 1938 discovery of the coating used to create non-stick surfaces by Du Pont researcher Roy Plunkett. (How do they get it to stick to a pan?)
• “Caramel Popcorn Day”, the buttery sugar goodness of caramel combined with the light airy nature of popcorn creates an amazing flavor combination that you just can’t stop eating. To make it even better, add peanuts, almonds, cashews, or even pecan (plus lint and cat hair, because it makes your hands so sticky…)
• “Plan Your Epitaph Day”, one of 2 days annually dedicated to the proposition that a forgettable gravestone is a fate worse than death. So, what would you like yours to say?
ACTUAL FUNNY GRAVESTONE EPITAPHS:
☞ Raised four beautiful daughters with only one bathroom and still there was love
☞ Now I know something you don’t
☞ We finally found a place to park in Georgetown
☞ I was hoping for a pyramid
☞ If you can read this, you are standing on my boobs
SUNDAY-
• “Beer Day”, an unofficial holiday in the US, marking the day in 1933 when Americans could legally buy, sell, and drink beer for the first time in 13 years, thanks to Prohibition (as Dan Marquis said, “Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer, and denies you the beer to cry into.”)
• “Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day”, a day to tell a female friend or family member how proud you are of them for operating their own business.
• “International Beaver Day”, celebrating the species that restores the most valuable terrestrial ecosystem … wetlands. Organized by the nonprofit organization Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife.
LINK: http://www.beaversww.org
• “Metric System Day”, celebrating its 1795 adoption in France, where it was first developed. The only 3 countries in the world NOT using the system now: Liberia, Myanmar, and USA. Liberia and Myanmar are taking steps to officially adopt it. (In truth, USA also uses the metric system for many functions)
• “No Housework Day”, an annual opportunity to avoid dishes, cleaning, taking out trash … and guilt! (Shouldn’t be a problem)
• “Public Television Day”, because whether you consider yourself a supporter of public TV or not, without it, we’d never have been introduced to ‘Ernie and ‘Bert’ and ‘Big Bird’! (I cannot imagine my life without ‘Mr. Snuffleupagus’!)
• “World Health Day”, an initiative of the World Health Organization to highlight public health issues of international concern, on the anniversary of the organization’s creation in 1948.
• “Coffee Cake Day”, giving us another reason to linger over a cup of joe. Today, break out some of your favorite recipes and deliver a heartwarming, home-baked item to a friend or two.
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1950 [74] Agnetha Fältskog, Jönköping Sweden, pop singer (ABBA-‘Waterloo’, ‘Dancing Queen’)
1952 [72] Mitch Pileggi, Portland OR, TV actor (“Walter Skinner” on “X-Files” 1994-2002, 2016-18, “Walker” since 2021)/movie actor (“Transformers: The Last Knight”)
1966 [58] Mike McCready, Pensacola FL, rock guitarist (Pearl Jam-‘Jeremy’, ‘Last Kiss’)
1968 [56] Paula Cole, Rockport MA, pop singer (‘Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?’, “I Don’t Want to Wait’)
1973 [51] Pharrell Williams, Virginia Beach VA, pop singer (‘Happy’, w/Daft Punk-‘Get Lucky’)/music producer (Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Nelly, Usher, etc.)/TV personality (‘The Voice’ 2014-16)
1976 [48] Sterling K. Brown, St. Louis MO, TV actor (‘Randall Pearson’ on “This Is Us” 2016-22)/movie actor (“Black Panther”)
1977 [47] Zak Bagans, Washington DC, paranormal investigator/TV host (“Ghost Adventures” since 2008)
1981 [44] Mike Eli, Denton TX, country singer-guitarist (Eli Young Band-‘Drunk Last Night’, ‘Crazy Girl’)
1989 [35] Lily James (Thomson), Esher England, TV actress (“Pam & Tommy”, “Downton Abbey” 2012-15)/movie actress (“Baby Driver”) COMING UP… “Greedy People”
SATURDAY- Billy Dee Williams (“Star Wars”) is 87; John Ratzenberger (“Cheers”) is 77; Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man”) is 55; Zach Braff (“Scrubs”) is 49; Candace Cameron Bure (“Full House”) is 48; Charlie McDermott, (“The Middle”) is 34
SUNDAY- Francis Ford Coppola (director-“The Godfather I & II”) is 85; John Oates (Hall & Oates) is 76; Jackie Chan (“Rush Hour”) is 70; Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”) is 60; Ben McKee (Imagine Dragons) is 39; Ed Speleers (“Downton Abbey”) is 36
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1987 [37] The FOX TV network debuts, originally offering just 2 Sunday night programs: “Married … With Children” (runs 10 years) and the “Tracey Ullman Show” (original platform for “The Simpsons”)
2008 [16] Charlton Heston (“Ben-Hur”) dies at age 84 in Beverly Hills CA
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1994 [30] Kurt Cobain of Nirvana kills himself with a shotgun at age 27. His body is discovered 3 days later when an electrician enters his home to install an alarm
2002 [22] Singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains dies at age 34 of a drug overdose
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1993 [31] Sherry Davis becomes the first female PA announcer at a Major League Baseball park (She wins the San Francisco Giants job over 499 other applicants)
2008 [16] Apple’s iTunes overtakes Walmart to become the world’s largest music retailer
TODAY’S LAST . . .
2017 [07] A Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner is pulled after being criticized for trivializing demonstrations
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2000 [24] The ‘Loudest Burp’ on record occurs when Paul Hunn lets one fly that registers 118.1 decibels, the equivalent of sitting in the front row at a rock concert (Happy Burp-day?)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ It is nearly impossible to break an egg by applying equal pressure to all areas.
✓ Baby robins eat 14 feet (4.3m) of earthworms every day.
✓ The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
✓ An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
✓ Pain travels through the body at 350 feet (107m) per second.
✓ Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
-RandomFactGenerator, Facts
Best of BS . . .
BS BAD WEDDING TOASTS:
• It was the best of times, but from here on out it will be the worst of times. Cheers!
• Here’s to two of the finest people I’ve ever seen naked…
• If everyone could now raise…their red solo cups…
• I’d like to propose…to all of the bridesmaids!
• Here’s to the richest guy she could attract and the best-looking woman he could afford!
• Your undying love for each other proves the old adage to be true: “One man’s trash is indeed another man’s treasure.”
• Congrats to the groom and his first wife.
• Here’s hoping that his life insurance will always be a guarantee of security, but never a motive.
• OK, Becky’s dad…you can put away the shotgun now…
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
MORE BS THINGS EVERYONE DOES BUT WILL NEVER EVER ADMIT:
✓ Watching cartoons after a scary movie so you don’t have nightmares.
✓ Panicking while trying to get your change in your wallet without holding up the next person in a lineup.
✓ Eating the wrapping paper stuck to frozen meat because you can’t get it off.
✓ Trying to act ‘natural’ when leaving a store without buying anything.
✓ Fake laughing when you have no idea what the other person just said.
✓ Pretending you might actually buy something after being given a free sample.
✓ Sounding out ‘Wed-nes-day’ in your head so you spell it correctly.
✓ Hesitating on buying the $250-worth of stuff in your online cart because of a $5.99 shipping charge.
✓ That face you make when walking by someone you know, but not well enough to say “hello” to.
-Condensed from BuzzFeed, first published in BS in 2016
BS WEB GOODIE:
Gotcha: https://tinyurl.com/356wx2up
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m at that point in life where I clean my house to the music I used to get drunk to…
BS PHONE STARTER:
What is your favorite — or oddest — place to take a nap?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
According to a survey, THIS is the thing that adults miss most about being a kid. What is it?
Answer: Not having to pay for things
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
