Monday, March 7, 2022 – Edition: #7182

You’re Fulla Sheet!

 

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
***UPDATE*** ★ The protector of Gotham City is once again flying high atop the box office charts, as “The Batman” has scored a spectacular $128.5 million opening weekend, becoming only the second film since the pandemic began to open to over $100 million. The Matt Reeves-directed blockbuster is set to be the biggest theatrical hit for Warner Bros. since the DC film featuring Batman’s nemesis “Joker” was in theaters in fall 2019.
-TheWrap
★ Joy Behar is the latest hot topic: The fiery redhead hit the floor hard on Thursday’s episode of “The View.” She was walking out onstage at the start of the live show when she took a tumble just before reaching her seat. Cameras captured Behar face-planting on the stage. Co-hosts Sara Haines and legal eagle Sunny Hostin were heard gasping before rushing to her assistance. The 79-year-old didn’t suffer serious injury, and was able to continue on with the show, saying once she finally sat down at the table: “Twenty-five years, that has never happened — who do I sue?!”
-NYPost
★ Michael Cera has become a dad – but we might never have heard about it if not for Amy Schumer. The baby news was accidentally revealed on Friday when “Life & Beth” co-stars Cera and Schumer conducted a joint interview with Entertainment Tonight. She spoke about passing down lessons to her 2-year-old son Gene, and said: “Michael has a baby, too. Is that public knowledge?…I just outed him, I just outed his baby.” Cera did not reveal additional details about his child, including the mother’s identity.
-E!
★ As the final episodes of the miniseries based on her marriage to Tommy Lee, “Pam & Tommy”, air this month, Pamela Anderson is taking control of how her story is told — thanks to an upcoming documentary on Netflix. She announced the project on social media by posting a picture of a note — handwritten on Netflix letterhead and sealed with a lipstick kiss, saying: “My life/ A thousand imperfections/ A million misperceptions/ Wicked, wild and lost/ Nothing to live up to /I can only surprise you /Not a victim, but a survivor /And alive to tell the real story.” While the doc has been in the works for a few years, the announcement is well-timed as the Hulu series draws to a close. No release date yet.
-MSN
★ Pete Davidson could be taking a journey to the final frontier. People reports the “Saturday Night Live” star is in talks to visit space with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company. There are only a handful of celebs who have flown with the spaceflight company. “Star Trek” legend William Shatner made the journey in October, and “Good Morning America” anchor and former NFL star Michael Strahan flew in December.
-MSN

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Pamela Adlon, BANKS (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Renée Zellweger, David Byrne, a performance from “David Byrne’s American Utopia”
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Paul Dano, Lucy Dacus, Todd Sucherman
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): LaKeith Stanfield, Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Colton Underwood, Danielle Olivera
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Topher Grace
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jake Johnson, Ophelia Lovibond
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jeffrey Wright, Sheeren Pavlides, guest co-host Mark Consuelos
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Machine Gun Kelly, Mamoudou Athie
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Kristen Bell, Quinta Brunson (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Greg Kinnear, George Oliphant
• “2022 Academy of Country Music Awards” (Prime Video): Live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, performers include Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Lady A, Kane Brown and many more. Hosted by Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, and Gabby Barrett.
• “The Bachelor” (ABC): Clayton’s former flames reunite to hash out their differences.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Megan Thee Stallion — has announced a first-of-its-kind VR concert tour. Showing at theaters, audience members will be handed a pair of “Hottie Mounted Displays” (VR headsets) to watch her perform “a multi-song set that moves through a series of environments as well as hot custom wardrobes designed just for the show.” It will play in 10 US cities beginning in LA next month.
• Drake – has requested a temporary restraining order against an alleged stalker. Mesha Collins was reportedly arrested in 2017 for trespassing on his LA Hidden Hills property. The 29-year-old has reportedly presented Drake with a $4 billion lawsuit for defamation and invasion of privacy.
• Weezer — Rivers Cuomo has launched his own version of ‘Wordle’. ‘Weezle,’ is similar to the original game, except the answer is always a word featured within a Weezer song. It can be played on the Weezer website. Last month, he launched his own version of Spotify, called ‘Weezify’, featuring only Weezer demos.
• Judas Priest – resumed their “50 Heavy Metal Years” tour Friday night, playing their first show since guitarist Richie Faulkner suffered an aortic aneurysm while on stage in September, leading to emergency surgery. The concert in Peoria IL also featured producer/guitarist Andy Sneap, who’d been briefly dropped from the lineup until fan backlash persuaded the band to reinstate him.
• Ozzy Osbourne – He and wife, Sharon, are moving from Los Angeles back to the U.K. He told a newspaper: “We are leaving LA. We are a bit sad. But the tax is getting too much.” He reportedly plans to spend most of his time at Welders House, a property he owns in South East England.
• Parker McCollum and Lainey Wilson — were crowned the Academy of Country Music’s New Male and New Female Artist of the Year respectively ahead of tonight’s ACM Awards. Both are scheduled to perform at the ceremony.
• Thomas Rhett – Friday, he dropped the new song ‘Death Row’, from his forthcoming album “Where We Started”. It features Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and Russell Dickerson. The song was written after the 3 visited a men’s prison in Tennessee. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2a3vu35p
• Ashley Monroe – The Pistol Annies singer has revealed her “incurable” blood cancer is gone. In Dec., she finished chemotherapy, and underwent scans on Feb. 24 to determine if the treatments worked. To her amazement, doctors told her it is gone without a trace. She thanked fans for their prayers in an Instagram post. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/369rset4

SHOOTING THE BULL

THE LATEST WORD ON WORDLE:
Yes, it’s true. Many players feel that since The New York Times bought Wordle in late January, the viral word game has become more difficult. But so difficult that it causes you to cheat? Word games reference tool “WordfinderX” did a study using Google Trends data to show how many people are searching online for the answer to the daily Wordle. It found Google searches for “today’s Wordle” have increased by 196% since The New York Times bought the game. The two most difficult words — and most popular days for cheating — appear to be Feb. 15’s “AROMA,” and Feb. 19’s “SWILL.” WordfinderX says that cheaters most commonly play in the morning, most often searching for the answer between 7 and 8 a.m. But keep in mind: yes, cheating has become more prevalent since the New York Times takeover, but that also may be due to the game’s rising popularity — since more people are playing, more are likely to cheat.
(Ah! Like golf!)
(Not me! I only cheat when there’s a payoff for me. Like taxes, for instance. Doh!)
(I’m seeing others score 2/6 on Wordle every morning, and I’m just trying to remember my email password!)
-MiamiHerald

BAT BILLS:
With Robert Pattison’s “The Batman” making some serious bank at the box office over the weekend, it has once again raised the question (at least among comic book nerds): “Exactly how much money does that guy have anyway?” And by “that guy”, we mean Batman. One reporter ran the numbers, and here’s what he came up with:
• Wayne Enterprises:  ‘Bruce Wayne’ is the owner of Wayne Enterprises, which means he’s a multi-billionaire…it’s a good thing, too. He has a lot of expensive clothes.
• Wayne Manor:  EW says Batman’s home is worth $137 million, and has a maintenance cost of $1.6 million per year.
• Batmobile:  It appears he drives a modified 1960s Camaro in the new movie. That can sell for well over $100,000, and factoring in the cost of superhero modifications, you’d be looking at millions. (Including a super-powerful “Bat-tery”!).
• Batsuit:  The best guess is that a real life Batsuit, including its famous cowl were tech like night-vision and radio communication is located, could set you back over $1 million. (Wow! All that – and you still haven’t paid Alfred!)
-TheSun

STEPS AND STRENGTH:
⇒ Conventional wisdom says a reasonable amount of exercise to shoot for is to take 10,000 steps per day. But for most of us, that’s a goal that’s difficult to maintain. Well, here’s some good news: By analyzing data on tens of thousands of people across 4 continents compiled between 15 existing studies, a team of researchers has now landed on a more comfortable figure: the optimal number is closer to 6,000 steps per day, depending on your age. The University of Massachusetts researchers concluded that for adults aged 60 and older, the reduced risk of early death tops out at around 6,000 to 8,000 steps a day. More steps may have other health benefits, but a reduced chance of death isn’t one. The study found that those who are younger could do well to walk a little more, but there isn’t evidence that they’d live longer by walking more than 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day. (Especially in MY neighborhood!)
⇒ Spending just 30-60 minutes a week on muscle strengthening exercises could be enough to significantly reduce your risk of dying — even with no extra cardio like running or cycling. Researchers in Japan analyzed 25 years’ worth of studies done on 25,000 people, and concluded: “Muscle strengthening activities were inversely associated with the risk of all-cause mortality and major non-communicable diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and lung cancer.” The World Health Organization currently recommends that adults carry out muscle strengthening exercises at least 2 days a week, including squats, push ups, lifting weights, or even some serious gardening involving digging and shoveling. (I thought of doing lunges . . . but that’s a pretty big step…)
-ScienceAlert

NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ While planning a recent trip to London from France, Eva Fitzner and Jessica Di Cosmo didn’t realize that “have a double proposal on an ice rink” was part of the itinerary. After 3 years together, Fitzner thought it was time to pop the question. What she didn’t know was that Di Cosmo had the same idea, and also brought along an engagement ring. Once they were at the ice rink, Fitzner got down on one knee and proposed, and immediately after Di Cosmo said “yes,” the tables turned, and Di Cosmo pulled out a ring and proposed to Fitzner. Fitzner said she thought it was “a joke” at first, because it was “the kind of thing you only see in Christmas movies.” She accepted the proposal, to the cheers of nearby skaters. (Did they “fall” for each other?) VID LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yckjmstf
➢ Students at West Side Elementary School in Healdsburg, CA have recorded a series of “pep talks” aimed at anyone who needs a little encouragement these days. The “Peptoc Hotline,” public art project was concocted by local artist Jessica Martin, who is also the school’s art teacher. She says she was moved by the “incredible collection of advice and encouragement” the children offered. In less than a week, the project has gone viral, receiving up to 5,000 calls a day to the hotline set up to record the children’s words of wisdom. The advice is refreshingly kid-like: “If you are sad, take 3 deep breaths”. “Get some ice cream.” “Think of fun things.” “Punch a pillow and cry.” “It’s OK to be different.”
-CNN, GoodNews

NOT JUST COFFEE FILTERS:
You can buy hundreds of coffee filters for just about nothing at the dollar store, and they’re handy for a lot more things than just brewing coffee. Give these a try . . .
➠ Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.
➠ Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome…coffee filters are lint-free so they’ll leave them sparkling.
➠ Separate your good dishes with a coffee filter to protect them when moving or storing them.
➠ If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
➠ Hold tacos, etc. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
➠ Put a few on a plate and put your bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc. on them, to soak up the grease.
➠ Line a plant pot with one to prevent soil from leaking out through the drainage holes.
➠ No need for expensive strips to wax eyebrows — Use strips of coffee filters! The also make great “razor nick fixers.”
➠ Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or into a closet to absorb or prevent odors.
➠ For the kids: Poke a hole in a coffee filter to prevent a Popsicle or ice cream cone from dripping on little hands.
-JustfortheHealthofit

DID YOU KNOW?
Ukrainian authorities have let it be known to citizens that they don’t need to declare captured Russian tanks or any equipment they pick up as personal income. A statement from the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention says: “Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier and are worried about how to declare it? Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland!” It says there is no need to declare captured Russian tanks and other equipment as taxable income, because the country does not value them at more than 248,100 Ukrainian hryvnia, or about US $8,300.
-BusinessInsider

BS CHRONOMETER 03.07.22

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Be Heard Day”, for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and solo professionals to find their voice, tell their story, and be heard (If you want to be seen, stand up. If you want to be heard, speak up…and if you want to be appreciated, shut up!)
• “Cereal Day”, to share in the delights of crunchy n’ crispy breakfast cereals. Celebrated on the anniversary of the world’s first corn flakes being served to Dr John Kellogg’s sanitarium patients in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1897. LINK: http://www.lavasurfer.com/cereal-guide.html
• “National Crown Roast of Pork Day”, it earns its name when a pork loin is formed into a circle with the ribs pointing upwards, forming the points of a crown. Often, they are held together with twine. It is then seasoned, and often stuffed, roasted and served, making a beautiful table centerpiece. The ends of the bones may be given a paper frill treatment for added decoration.
• “Fun Facts About Names Day”, part of “Celebrate Your Name Week”, when it’s suggested we take time to learn some of the interesting background to our names. LINK: http://www.behindthename.com

COMING UP . . .
[Tues] International Women’s Day
[Tues] Unique Names Day
[Wed] Barbie Day
[Wed] False Teeth Day
This Week Is…Read an E-Book Week
This Month Is…Craft Month

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1956 [66] Bryan Cranston, Canoga Park CA, TV actor (“Breaking Bad” 2008-13, “Malcolm In the Middle” 2000-06)/movie actor (“The Lincoln Lawyer”, “Argo”)

1964 [58] Wanda Sykes, Portsmouth VA, actress (“Black-ish, 2015-20, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” 2001-2011)

1970 [52] Rachel Weisz, London UK, movie actress (“The Bourne Legacy”, “The Constant Gardener”)/married to Daniel Craig since 2011

1971 [51] Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Air Force Base IL, movie actor (“Shattered Glass”, “Jarhead”)/married to Maggie Gyllenhaal since 2009

1973 [49] Jay Duplass, New Orleans LA, TV actor (“Transparent” 2014-17, “The Mindy Project” 2012-17)

1974 [48] Tobias Menzies, London UK, TV actor (“Outlander” 2014-2017, “Game of Thrones” 2013-2016)

1974 [48] Jenna Fischer, Fort Wayne IN, TV actress (“The Office” 2005-13)/movie actress (“Hall Pass”, “Blades of Glory”)

1975 [47] TJ Thyne, Boston MA, TV actor (‘Dr Jack Hodgins’ on “Bones” 2005-2017)

1980 [42] Laura Prepon, Watchung NJ, TV actress (‘Alex Vause’ on “Orange Is the New Black” 2013-19, “That ’70s Show” 1998-2006) COMING UP…”That 90’s Show”

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2010 [12] Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) becomes the first female director to win an Oscar

2011 [11] Charlie Sheen is fired from the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men”

2021 [01] During Oprah Winfrey’s CBS interview with Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meaghan alleges she was made suicidal and subject to racist treatment by the palace.

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1985 [37] ‘We are the World’ by USA for Africa is released. Written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, it was recorded to help battle famine in Africa by a stunning list of singers, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson and many more.

1987 [35] “Licensed To Ill” by Beastie Boys becomes the first rap album to top the US chart. It stays at #1 for 7 weeks.

2015 [07] Drake places an astounding 14 songs in the Billboard Hot 100, thanks to the release of his mixtape “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” (The Beatles are the only other act to accomplish this, in 1964) Drake would land 27 songs on the July 14, 2018 chart.

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2007 [15] A British movie theater allows a patron to propose to his girlfriend with a 3-minute video inserted among the trailers before the main feature (unfortunately, she was at the snack bar. . . kidding)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ An average person will forget 80% of what they learned today.
✓ Roses cut in the afternoon will last longer than ones cut in the morning.
✓ More people are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food or drink.
✓ Technically speaking, brides don’t walk down the aisle – they walk down the ‘nave’.
✓ Mickey Mouse’s dog “Pluto” was named after the planet, not the other way around.
✓ Soybeans produce more flatulence than any other bean.
-Factslides, BathroomReadersInstitute

Best of BS . . .
BS ODD CRIES FOR HELP:
• Eating pizza with a knife and fork
• Saying, “This is too much wine.”
• “Like and retweet”
• Pooping with the door open, despite complaints from the other Starbucks customers
• Eating my own weight in Chinese food
• Actually crying, “Help!”
• My browser history
• “Uncle!”
• Pretty much anything posted on Facebook
• Socks with sandals
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019

BS DIFFICULT-TO-STRIP-TO SONGS:
• Cat’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
• The Andy Griffith Show theme – Earle Hagen
• Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree – Dawn ft. Tony Orlando
• The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
• Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
• It’s a Small World (After All) – The Sherman Brothers
• Send in the Clowns – Judy Collins
• This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
• Born Free – Andy Williams
• Old Man – Neil Young
• Everything is Beautiful – Ray Stevens
• The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) – John Williams
-First published in BS in 2019

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• What type of pasta is commonly known as ‘bow-tie’ or ‘butterfly’ pasta?
a) Vermicelli
b) Farfalle [CORRECT]
c) Fettuccine
d) SpaghettiOs

• What is the French culinary term for a dish that has been covered with breadcrumbs or grated cheese and browned?
a) Au gratin [CORRECT]
b) Au jus
c) Carte blanche
d) Bon voyage

• A ‘stroopwafel’ is a wafer cookie that originated in which European country?
a) Scotland
c) Netherlands [CORRECT]
c) Germany
d) Barbados
-TriviaFYI

BS WEB GOODIE:
Monday feels:  https://fb.watch/byevb_7rpM/

BS RANDOM JOKE:
A picture is worth a thousand words, but try saying THAT with a picture.

BS PHONE STARTER:
What is the sexiest name? What one is least sexy?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  60% of adults say they can’t make it through the day without some of THIS. What is it?
Answer:  Sugar

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.