Tuesday, February 22, 2022 – Edition: #7173
Get a Load of This Sheet!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Alec Baldwin may have fired the shot that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins without pulling the gun’s trigger, according to a New Mexico prosecutor. Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said: “You can pull the hammer back without actually pulling the trigger and without actually locking it, so you pull it back partway, it doesn’t lock, and then if you let it go, the firing pin can hit the primer of the bullet.” The prosecutor’s comments collaborate Baldwin’s insistence in a December interview with ABC that the trigger was never pulled.
-NYPost
★ Elliot Page is writing a memoir. Titled “Pageboy,” it will cover the actor’s trans identity, and Oscar-nominated film career, among other topics. In a release, Flatiron Books Said: “The memoir will delve into Page’s relationship with his body, his experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world, and will cover mental health, assault, love, relationships, sex, and the cesspool that Hollywood can be.” Pageboy is scheduled for release next year.
-TheWrap
★ Dave Chappelle is continuing to work with Netflix despite controversy surrounding his comedy special “The Closer”, which was criticized for comments against the transgender community. He’ll host and executive produce 4 upcoming comedy specials, collectively titled “Chappelle’s Home Team”. The specials, according to a Netflix press release, will be stand-alone shows that will each feature a different comic introduced by Chappelle.
-MSN
★ Usually art imitates life, but for Molly Ringwald, this time it’s the other way around. After turning 54 on Friday, she shared a text exchange with her mother, who had forgotten to wish her a happy birthday. The situation mirrors Ringwald’s classic 1984 film “Sixteen Candles”, in which she portrayed a lovelorn high school student who realizes her family has forgotten her 16th birthday.
-Yahoo
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Mandy Moore, Rob Base; Tinashe, Arnold Schwarzenegger
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): James Spader, Nathan Chen, Dr. Bernice King, EarthGang
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): John Turturro, John Avlon
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Anthony Anderson, Margaret Qualley, Jon Barinholtz, Stevie Nistor
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Shaun White, Whitney Cummings, Natalie Hemby
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo):
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Eric Stonestreet, Positive Impact Movement
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Mandy Moore, Aida Rodriguez, Kwame Onwuachi, Jason Gray Stanford, Ricky Dillard
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, The Go-Go’s
• “Jeopardy! National College Championship” (ABC): The Finals
• “The Real Dirty Dancing” (FOX): Season 1 finale
• “Doubling Down With the Derricos” (TLC): Season 3 premiere
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Nicki Minaj – Her comeback single ‘Do We Have a Problem’ with Lil Baby blasted onto the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at #2. In addition, the song topped the Digital Song Sales chart big time, outselling the next 7 songs on the list combined.
• (***Caution – title***) Megan Thee Stallion – will make her film debut in the raunchy musical comedy “F-ing Identical Twins.” The project also stars Bowen Yang Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane, and is described as “a subversive spin on ‘The Parent Trap’”.
• (***Check for updates***) Justin Bieber – has tested positive for COVID-19, and at least one concert date has been postponed. He is said to be feeling OK. Bieber was supposed to perform at T-Mobile Arena Sunday in Vegas, but the show has now been moved to the summer. Bieber has shows scheduled for tonight in Arizona and California on Thursday.
• Queen — guitarist Brian May wants to see a Beatles biopic in the style of his own band’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. In an interview, he said: “I feel like they’ve been underrepresented in the world as it is today. The kids today don’t know the Beatles as much as they ought to. The Beatles should be woven into people’s lives in the way Queen music is these days.”
• Paul McCartney — and wife Nancy Shevell have sold their New York City penthouse apartment for $8.5 million. Sounds great, until you consider that the couple purchased it in 2015 for $15.5 million. The 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom home is a 2-story living space that overlooks Central Park.
• Billy Joel — marked his 50th year as a solo artist by launching the “New York State of Mind” Landmarks site, an interactive 3D map showcasing 50 New York spots connected to his life and songs. Fans can select locations highlighted in his lyrics or important to his career, plus venues where he has performed, including Carnegie Hall, Giants Stadium, Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. LINK: https://nysom.billyjoel.com/
• Coachella and Stagecoach – have walked back stipulations that proof of COVID vaccination or a negative test will be required for entry this year. The music fests now will not call for either, nor will masks be mandated. Coachella runs April 15-17 and 22-24, while Stagecoach is scheduled for April 29-May 1, both in Indio, California.
• Miranda Lambert — is mourning the death of a longtime band member Scotty Wray, who she calls “one of my most treasured friends”, “one the most talented guitar players I’ve ever known,” and “the one I could count on. Always. No matter what.” Wray was the older brother of country star Collin Raye, who wrote that he had been “suffering from an illness for some time.”
• Brett Young – did a surprise serenade for a fan’s birthday. In a clip posted Friday, a young fan named Abbie is celebrating with her family and friends, and the decorations for the party include a life-sized cutout of Young. In a voiceover, he says: “I wanted to see what would happen if the real me showed up.” He walks into the room, eliciting screams of excitement, and performs his hit ‘Lady’. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/d5r2yymx
SHOOTING THE BULL
TWITTER TWITS:
Twitter is expanding its crackdown on trolling and hate. The social media site is set to expand its “Safety Mode” feature, which lets users temporarily block accounts that send harmful or abusive tweets. Safety Mode will flag accounts using hateful remarks, and users who bombard people with uninvited comments, and block them for 7 days. Half of Twitter’s users in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland will now have access. Those users will also be able to use a companion feature called “Proactive Safety Mode”, which aims to proactively identify malicious replies and ask users to consider enabling the mode. Safety Mode can be turned on in settings for those who have access to it. Twitter has struggled to deal with abuse and harassment on its platform and now faces closer scrutiny from regulators.
(Proactively identify malicious replies? Sounds like someone has a family similar to mine!)
(I’d rather get in trouble with Twitter cops than Facebook police. Why? Shorter sentences!)
(So, if you’re looking for drama, I guess it’s back to Netflix!)
-BBC
HOME WORK:
So, where do you stand on this? You’ve been working from home pretty much full-time for the past 2 years. Do you ever want to go back to working on-site? Most likely, no, according to the results of a survey released last week by the Pew Research Center in the US. As COVID-19 restrictions continue to be relaxed, 59% of those whose jobs can be done remotely, say they still are working from home much or all of the time, down from 71% in October, and well above the 23% who did frequently before the pandemic. 61% said they are choosing to work from home, and the remainder are working remotely because their workplace is closed. And get this: 60% of workers with jobs that can be done from home say they’d like to work from home all or most of the time when the pandemic is over. Why? Fear of exposure to COVID-19 is a big reason, but for most, they’d like to continue working from home because that’s simply what they prefer…whether it be due to geography, lack of child care or an improved work-life balance.
(…or the fact that they don’t have to do laundry!)
(I’d like to work from home because of geography. Because I’d be home, and the boss wouldn’t!)
(My brother spends all day on the couch watching TV. If that’s not working “remotely”, I don’t know what is!)
-CNN
BREAKOUT BREAKTHROUGH:
Researchers at the University of California-San Diego say they’ve made a discovery that may help doctors treat acne for good. They’ve found a specific chemical in skin cells which fights off the bacteria that causes pimples to break out. While we know hair follicles play a role in zits developing, the new study found the skin cells around these hairs appear to be even more important in causing or stopping acne. It’s a long, technical story, but the bottom line is that they may soon come up with a therapeutic treatment for acne that has fewer or no side effects compared to current treatments, which can cause fetal abnormalities among pregnant women.
(We can joke about it now. But when you’re 17 and it’s really important to be “cool”, having acne is no laughing matter. Unless your friend has it, not you!)
(Good! I used to get acne so bad…I had one pimple with its own zit code!)
-StudyFinds
ALTERNATIVES FOR “WHEN PIGS FLY”:
That phrase, and “When Hell freezes over” are called ‘adynata’, from the Greek word for impossible. Here are the equivalent phrases in other parts of the world . . .
➢ Turkey: “When the garden is full of ducks, holding pastry in their hands.”
➢ China: “When the sun rises in the west”
➢ Germany: “When dogs bark with their tails.”
➢ Denmark: “When there are 2 Wednesdays in a week.”
➢ Bulgaria: “When the pig climbs the pear tree in yellow slippers.”
➢ Portugal: “In the afternoon of St. Never’s Day.”
➢ Spain: “When frogs grow hair.”
➢ France: “When chickens have teeth.”
➢ The Seychelles: “In the year 2-thousand and never.”
➢ Thailand: “When the 7-Eleven closes.”
(Around here: “When we get our raises…”)
-BathroomReadersInstitute
DID YOU KNOW?
Today is February 2, 2022, or 2/22/22. Feb. 22, 2022 is a “ubiquitous palindrome date”, meaning it’s a palindrome no matter how the date is written — whether in the format of month-day-year; day-month-year; or year-month-day (2-22-22, 22-2-22). The symmetry of palindrome dates has always been a draw for couples looking to say their vows on a unique day, and Las Vegas could experience its busiest wedding day ever, according to officials. The date is, of course, loaded with the number 2, which in Chinese culture is thought to be a lucky number. And if that isn’t enough, today is also a Tuesday, resulting in a social media craze calling it “Twosday.”
-USAToday
BS CHRONOMETER 02.22.22
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Be Humble Day”, Just for one day, try not to brag or to boast; and try not to talk about your success or accomplishments. Why? Because humility is a good thing. (Then tomorrow, you can brag about how humble you were!)
• “Cook a Sweet Potato Day”, And the best way to do that? Sweet badayda fries. Mmm!
• “Margarita Day”, Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and ice are everything you’ll need to celebrate … well, that and some good friends. And a tropical beach wouldn’t hurt.
• “Walking the Dog Day”, to encourage exercise for both dogs and their parents. Walking your dog helps establish and build strong bonds through quality time spent together. Even if you walk your dog every day, today, explore a new area on your walk. (So, we’re not talking about the yo-yo trick here?)
• “World Spay Day”, an annual campaign on the last Tuesday of February by Humane Society International to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. LINK: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/spay_day
• “World Thinking Day”, an annual celebration of Girl Scouts/Girl Guides founders Lord & Lady Baden-Powell’s joint birthday. Scouts & Guides are encouraged to “think” of good deeds.
• “National Wildlife Day”, to bring awareness to the number of endangered animals that need to be preserved and rescued. This day, formally observed on September 4th, has added the date of February 22nd, to honor the memory and birthday of Wildlife Warrior, Steve Irwin. LINK: http://www.nationalwildlifeday.com/
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Curling is Cool Day
[Wed] Banana Bread Day
[Thurs] Trading Card Day
[Thurs] World Bartender Day
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1959 [63] Kyle MacLachlan, Yakima WA, TV actor (“Twin Peaks” 1990-91, plus the 2017 reboot, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” 2014-15)
1963 [59] Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer (winner of The Masters in 2000 and the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004, Golf Hall of Fame, 2006)
1966 [56] Rachel Dratch, Lexington MA, TV actress (“Saturday Night Live” 1999-2006)/movie actress (“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”)
1967 [55] Paul Lieberstein, Westport CT, TV actor (“The Office” 2005-2015)
1968 [54] Jeri Ryan, Munich Germany, TV actress (“Star Trek: Voyager” 1997-2001)
1969 [53] Clinton Kelly, Panama City Panama, TV co-host (“The Chew” 2011-18, “What Not to Wear” 2003-13)
1974 [48] James Blunt [Blount], Tidworth UK, pop singer (‘You’re Beautiful’, ‘Bonfire Heart’)
1975 [47] Drew Barrymore, Culver City CA, TV actress (“Santa Clarita Diet” 2017-19, “Grey Gardens” 2009)/movie actress (“50 First Dates”, “E.T.”)/TV host (“The Drew Barrymore Show” since 2020)
1979 [43] Tom Higgenson, Villa Park IL, pop singer (Plain White T’s-‘1234′, ‘Hey There Delilah’)
1985 [37] Zach Roerig, Montpelier OH, TV actor (“The Vampire Diaries” 2009-2017)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2008 [14] Serial bride and “Baywatch” actress Pamela Anderson divorces Rick Salomon due to irreconcilable differences 2 months after getting married
2009 [12] Heath Ledger posthumously wins the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ Oscar for his performance as the ‘Joker’ in “The Dark Knight”
2019 [03] Jussie Smollett is suspended from the TV show “Empire” after it is revealed he made false claims about a racist and homophobic attack
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1989 [33] The very ‘unheavy’ Jethro Tull win the first Grammy for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance”, beating Metallica
2012 [10] 5 months after debuting ‘Call Me Maybe’ in her native Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen releases it in America, where it hits #1 and becomes the unofficial “Song of the Summer”
2017 [05] Jay-Z becomes first rapper inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1997 [25] Scientists in Scotland announce the first successful cloning of an adult mammal, ‘Dolly’ the sheep
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2014 [08] With a gold medal at Sochi, Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen sets record for most Winter Olympics medals won by a female, with 10 (retired with 15, more than any Olympic athlete, male or female)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Some cats are allergic to humans.
✓ Raccoons have 4 times more sensory cells in their paws than most mammals. This allows them to “see” with their hands and get images of objects they touch without looking at them.
✓ Being in love makes you a less productive person, according to researchers.
✓ The sound of Darth Vader’s breathing in “Star Wars” was made with a scuba regulator.
✓ The symbol popularly known today as “hashtag” or “pound” is technically called an “octothorpe.” The “octo” means “8”, to refer to its points.
✓ The majority of your brain is fat.
-UberFacts
Best of BS . . .
BS FAILED BOARD GAMES:
• Clueless
• Hungry Hungry Hipsters
• Mousecrap
• Trivial Pantsuit
• Monogamy (“The Only Game You’ll Ever Need!!”)
• The We Are So Bored That We Are Playing a Board Game Game
• Connect 4…million
• Hug It Out Robots
• 25 to Life
• Sorry, Not Sorry
• (***CAUTION***) Dick Pictionary
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
BS PONDERABLES:
• If you did something “like a boss”, you’d probably just pay someone else to do it.
• If you view a bald eagle at the zoo, you are looking at the American symbol of freedom in captivity.
• The only time “incorrectly” isn’t spelled incorrectly is when it’s spelled incorrectly.
• What if our use of emojis becomes so extensive that we actually circle back to writing in hieroglyphics?
• When you say the word “crisp”, it moves from the back of your mouth to the front as you say it.
• If you have a PhD, every meeting you go to becomes a doctor’s appointment.
• We say “hair” when referring to lots of it, but we say “hairs” when referring to a few.
• How far back in history do you have to go before it’s considered archaeology rather than grave robbing?
• When a pregnant woman swims, she is a human submarine.
• The person who proof-read Hitler’s speeches was literally a grammar Nazi.
-SunnySkyz, first published in BS in 2019
BS WEB GOODIE:
Finally! https://tinyurl.com/y2x7eff7
BS RANDOM JOKE:
So far, today feels like a test I didn’t study for.
BS PHONE STARTER:
In the dining experience of your dreams, who would cook for you?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: One in 5 people always carry THIS item with them. What is it?
Answer: A package of gum
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Find a victory in every defeat to remain hopeful, and find a defeat in every victory to remain humble.