Tuesday, August 18, 2020 – Edition: #6789

Thanks a Sheetload for Choosing “BS”!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Hallmark Channel has aired its first LGBTQ wedding. On Saturday night, the network premiered a new original movie titled “Wedding Every Weekend”, in which a couple fall in love as they realize they keep attending the same string of marriages. Over the course of the movie, the two main characters experience diverse ceremonies, including one between two women — an on-screen first for Hallmark. The inclusion of a lesbian wedding comes a month after Hallmark issued a statement promising new LGBTQ storylines, characters and actors would be included in future programming.
-Yahoo
★ Simon Cowell has turned to healing crystals to help him recover after breaking his back. He suffered the devastating injury on Aug. 8 when he fell off his new electric bike, and some friends placed crystals around his hospital bed to help him get better. According to a source, ”Most people wouldn’t put Simon down as having crystals but he and (partner) Lauren have them around their home. He’s in good spirits and his back is well on the mend.” He was released from hospital late last week.
-ContactMusic
★ Elizabeth Debicki has been cast as Princess Diana for the final two seasons of Netflix’s “The Crown.” Debicki, who played ‘Ayesha’ in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”, will portray the late royal on Seasons 5 and 6, taking over for Emma Corrin, who plays Diana in the upcoming fourth season, expected to debut later this year. Season 4 will cover Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family during the beginning of the Princess Diana era.
-TheWrap
★ Jennifer Hudson and her sister, Julia, are giving back to Chicago students. They held their 10th annual “Hatch Day” giveaway on Friday where they donated 2,000 backpacks filled with supplies to Chicago kids in need. The sisters and 15 volunteers helped deliver the backpacks throughout the city, and they weren’t empty. They were filled with items like face masks, hand sanitizer and tablets. The foundation was created in honor of Jennifer’s nephew and Julia’s son, Julian D. King, who was killed in 2008.
-MSN

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Stacey Abrams, Chloe x Halle, guest host Kerry Washington
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Hugh Jackman, Lili Reinhart, Buju Banton
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Regina Spektor
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Russell Crowe, Patton Oswalt, the Lemon Twigs, Thomas Land
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeremy Zucker
• “Conan” (TBS): John Lithgow (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Khloe Kardashian, Jacob Soboroff (R)
• “The Talk” (CBS): Tichina Arnold, Beth Behrs (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Glenn Close, Yara Shahidi, Katie Brown (R)
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Steve Carell, Ashley Graham (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Alanis Morissette, Hilary Farr, David Visentin, Sam Jay
• “America’s Got Talent” (NBC): Live show 2
• “Dead Pixels” (CW): Series premiere. Meg invites Russell, the new guy at her office, on a date to play her favorite online game, but he proves to be incredibly annoying because he doesn’t understand online gaming etiquette.
• “Undercover Billionaire” (DISCOVERY): Billionaire Glenn Stearns returns to Erie, Pa., to take stock of Underdog BBQ and make a big announcement.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Adele – isn’t sure when she’ll release new music. After she took to Insta to recommend a book to fans, a commenter asked: “Adele where’s the album?” Adele’s response? “I honestly have no idea”.
• Katy Perry – isn’t planning a lengthy maternity leave after she gives birth. She’s due any day now, but says she plans to tour as soon as the pandemic is over. Her new album “Smile” comes out Aug. 28.
• Nipsey Hussle — A celebrity jewelry designer has created a $30,000 diamond football cleat pendant and is giving the proceeds to the rapper’s foundation for what would have been his 35th birthday. The stunning pendant has the rapper’s “Crenshaw” logo emblazoned on the shoe, and features the message “You Gotta Go Hard, You Gotta Believe In Yourself.”
• Evanescence — As part of her “One-Minute Jam” series on YouTube, guitarist Jen Majura has teamed up with Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain and Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra to record a cover of Wings’ 1973 Bond theme ‘Live And Let Die’. On Friday, Evanescence released the new single ‘Use My Voice’.
• The Beatles — Liverpool’s historic Cavern Club where they made almost 300 appearances in the early ‘60s may close permanently, due to Covid-19. The iconic venue was recently forced to let go 20 of its employees, with more layoffs expected, and the city’s Mayor says if its bid to the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund fails, the club will close indefinitely.
• Honeymoon Suite – The Niagara Falls, ON band has hit the Canadian top 30 rock charts for the first time in 19 years thanks to their new single ‘Find What You’re Looking For’, the title cut from their upcoming album.
• Gabby Barrett – She and her husband Cade Foehner are expecting their first child. The couple found out they’re having a baby girl in May, but never revealed the news publicly until Sunday.
• Tim McGraw – says his new album “Here on Earth” has 18 songs because he was considering a double album, but “it’s tough to do that in this environment”, and he could only narrow the 25 songs he had down to 18. He describes the new song ‘Chevy Spaceship’ as his redneck ‘Rocket Man’.

NEXT OF KIN:
The makers of a new line of non-alcoholic drinks claim their drink can lift your mood and provide the “social lubrication” that booze does, without the hangover or other negative effects of alcohol consumption. Kin’s “euphoric beverages” won’t get you drunk, but they supposedly provide you with a range of “euphoric” feelings including warm, friendly sensations, greater clarity of focus, and a better sense of connection with others. They also claim it can “boost your brainpower”. One flavor, “Kin Spritz”, combines sparkling hibiscus with citrus and a bit of ginger. Kin is available online now.
(Sounds like it’d go good with gin!)
(And you can drink it at work – I may finally get along with Larry in accounting!)
(No booze? I know my kin isn’t going to go for it!)
-Futurism

HOME CHARGER:
Regular bricks can be transformed into energy storage devices, according to scientists at Washington University in St. Louis. Through a series of reactions, they say they have evidence that conventional bricks can be transformed into energy storage devices powerful enough to turn on LED lights, and could one day turn the walls of a home into a battery to store renewable energy. To allow the bricks to store electricity, the researchers pumped gases through the pores inside the bricks. The gases react with the brick’s chemical components, coating them with a plastic nanofiber, which is a good conductor of electricity. The process turned the bricks from their normal red hue to a dark shade of blue. Bricks have always been known for their capacity to store heat, but using them to hold electricity has never been tried before. The research team cautions that much more development is needed before these “smart bricks” are commercially available.
(Excuse me, I need to cancel an online order. Umm, for a friend. Heh-heh…)
(And this is better than just using a battery — how?)
-CNN

MASKING BAD BREATH:
Sure, facemasks protect those around us from contracting COVID-19, but they’re also protecting people from something else – our breath. According to a new survey, 57% of us say they are now much more aware of their own bad breath thanks to wearing a face covering. Other results from the “Bad breath” survey of 3,000 Americans:
• 75% avoid kissing their partner in the morning because they’re very aware of their bad breath.
• 81% consider bad breath from another person a major turn off.
• 22% have ended a relationship over bad breath.
• 52% are concerned about their bad breath.
• 10% don’t even brush their teeth once daily.
(And some people say masks don’t work!)
(10% don’t brush once per day? I hope they’re part of the group that’s wearing a mask…)
(Coming soon: mint-scented masks!)
-StudyFinds

FORGOTTEN USES OF EVERYDAY THINGS:
➢ The hole in a pot handle:  While they’re also good for hanging pots and pans when they’re not in use, they were also designed to hold your spoon or spatula over the pot, so ‘drips drip’ into whatever you’re cooking, rather than onto the stovetop.
➢ The drawer under an oven:  Yes, you can keep pots and pans in there, but it is intended to be a ‘warming drawer’ to keep food hot while other dishes are cooking.
➢ The holes in a box of aluminum foil:  Ever seen the little indentations? Push them in, and a small hole is created, which can be pressed to lock the roll, meaning you’ll never have to deal with an unwieldly roll of tinfoil (or clingwrap) again.
➢ The loop on the back of a dress shirt:  Though it probably isn’t often used, it’s there to provide a way to hang up the shirt when there is no hanger available. Like at the gym. (Or in the public bathroom stall. Don’t judge me.)
➢ The glove compartment:  While most of us probably use it to hold just about everything BUT gloves, at one point, motorists actually used them to house their driving gloves, which were often needed in those early open-air vehicles.
-MentalFloss

DID YOU KNOW?
What good are goosebumps? Harvard University scientists say they are part of your body’s mechanism for growing more hair to keep you warm. Their study found muscles in the skin contract to make goosebumps. These muscles also form a bridge between nerves and stem cells in control of your hair. When it’s cold, your skin feels it and this system reacts. In the short-term, they’re giving you goosebumps. In the long-term, these nerves send out signals telling hair follicles to activate.
-Cell

BS CHRONOMETER 08.18.20

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1933 [87] Roman Polanski, Paris France, movie director (“Rosemary’s Baby”, “Chinatown”)/longtime fugitive of the U.S. criminal justice system/His wife Sharon Tate was murdered by members of the Manson Family

1936 [84] Robert Redford, Santa Monica CA, movie actor (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”)/movie director (“A River Runs Through It”)/“Sundance Film Festival” founder (1978)

1957 [63] Denis Leary, Worcester MA, TV actor (‘Johnny Rock’ on “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” 2015-16, “Rescue Me” 2004-11)/movie actor (“Ice Age” films, “The Ref”)

1969 [51] Christian Slater, NYC, TV actor (“Mr. Robot” 2015-19, “Breaking In” 2011-12)/movie actor (“Broken Arrow”, “Heathers”)

1969 [51] Edward Norton, Columbia MD, movie actor (“Fight Club”, “American History X”) COMING UP…”The French Dispatch” (2020)

1978 [42] Andy Samberg, Berkeley CA, TV actor (‘Jake Peralta’ on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” since 2013)/comedian (“Saturday Night Live” 2005-12)/movie actor (“Hot Rod”)

1979 [42] Brad Tursi, Harrisonburg VA, country guitarist (Old Dominion-‘Snapback’, ‘Break Up With Him’)

1992 [28] Frances Bean Cobain, LA CA, visual artist/model/musician/sole daughter and heir of Nirvana icon Kurt Cobain (estimated net worth: $200 million)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Bad Poetry Day”, a day to compose a really rotten rhyme as revenge against all that ‘good poetry’ you were forced to study in school. (But remember: All poets write bad poetry. Bad poets publish them, good poets burn them.)

• “Soft Ice Cream Day”, celebrating the swirled delight also known as ‘soft serve’, which ice cream vendors use a special machine to produce. They also use a special technique to double the amount of air in soft ice cream, which creates its light, smooth texture. And increases profit.

• “Fajita Day”, originally made from throwaway cuts of beef by Mexican vaqueros in Southwest Texas, the fajita was developed as a regional staple in the early 1930s. These cowboys cooked the steak over an open fire or grill and served it with flour or corn tortillas.

• “Mail Order Catalog Day”, it’s a publication, not unlike a magazine, that lists items available to buy from a business, and their prices (Old-school Amazon?)

• “Serendipity Day”, According to author Madeleine Kay, serendipity is “the willingness to live your life as if everything is a miracle…with the belief that at any moment something wonderful is about to happen.”

• “Pinot Noir Day”, named for the dark color of the grapes, and the pine-cone shaped clusters they grow in on the vine. Showing a strong preference for cooler climates, the grape of the same name is grown primarily in Burgundy, France.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Aviation Day
[Wed] World Humanitarian Day
[Thurs] Bacon Lover’s Day
[Thurs] Lemonade Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2014 [06] Long-time TV announcer Don Pardo (“The Price Is Right”, “Jeopardy!”, “Saturday Night Live”) dies at age 96 in Tucson, AZ (his career at NBC-TV spanned 70 years).

2019 [01] Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson marries Lauren Hashian in Hawaii.

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1969 [51] Woodstock Music & Art Fair closes with Jimi Hendrix & the Band of Gypsys as the final act.

2014 [06] Ed Sheeran’s album “X” notches it’s 8th week at #1 in the UK, tying James Blunt’s “Back to Bedlam” (2005) for longest chart-topper by a male solo artist.

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1922 [98] The first ‘Caesar Salad’ is concocted in Tijuana, Mexico (named for Caesar’s Restaurant).

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2016 [04] Jamaica’s Usain Bolt wins the gold medal in the men’s 200m for the 3rd successive Summer Olympics, recording a time of 19.78 in Rio de Janeiro.

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ High heels were originally made for – and long worn by – men.
✓ The Yo-Yo was invented as a weapon.
✓ Mr. Snuffleupagus’ first name is ‘Aloysius’.
✓ There is a city in Turkey called ‘Batman’.
✓ Coffee beans aren’t beans; they are fruit pits.
✓ One of the side effects listed on an Aspirin package is ‘headache’.
-UselessFacts

BS ADD A WORD, RUIN A BAND:
• Nine Inch Toe Nails
• Pumpkin Spice Girls
• Cancel Culture Club
• Iron Deficiency Maiden
• New Kids on the Chopping Block
• Vegetarian Meat Loaf
• Pink Eye Floyd
• Rage Against the Washing Machine
• Flat Earth Wind and Fire
• Dairy Queen
-Twitter

Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FAME ARE ALMOST UP:
• Conversations start with, “Say you look a lot like …”
• Absolutely no online gossip sites are interested in your naked photos.
• Reality show? You can’t even get a podcast.
• Paparazzi yell, “Hey, you … move! You’re blocking our shots of Lindsay Lohan’s sister!”
• The “NY Times” crossword puzzle clue is “Once had 15 minutes of fame”.
• You held up a bank in Hollywood and couldn’t get arrested. Literally.
• Your invitation to be on “Dancing With the Stars” says, “Hurry!”
-First published in BS in 2011

TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ A Tennessee woman was stunned when her new driver’s license came back with a picture of an empty chair instead of a picture of her face. (She said she won’t stand for this any longer, as the ordeal isn’t sitting too well with her. [rim shot!])
➠ NBC Sports and NBCUniversal have begun laying off employees amidst the pandemic. (It gets worse . . . none of them were Jimmy Fallon.)
➠ Rapper Everlast is 51 today. (Too bad his career didn’t live up to his name.)
➠ Fact of the Day:  When a bald eagle loses a feather, it will automatically shed the same feather on its other side to maintain balance. (Well that clears it up!  Every time I’d see one with missing feathers, I’d just assume it was an Ill-Eagle!)
➠ Fact of the Day: Thinking burns calories. (Well, I’m thinking about NOT doing sit-ups, then…)

BS WEB GOODIE:
Me asking for a raise:  https://tinyurl.com/yxc8vny5

BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the longest you have ever gone without showering?  Why?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I call my smoke detector ‘Gordon Ramsay’, because whenever I cook something, it screams at me.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  According to a survey, about half of us think people who have a fear of THIS are ridiculous. What is it?
Answer:  Clowns

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t be afraid of being different. Be afraid of being the same as everyone else.