Wednesday, May 15, 2024 — Edition: #7713
Can You Believe This Sheet?
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Kate Upton is back! The supermodel, actress and mom stars on the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. Yesterday, the magazine released its milestone 60th anniversary issue with the “Layover” actress posing in a red-and-pink ruffled and pinstripe bikini. Upton has been modeling for the publication since her 2011 debut, when she was crowned ‘Rookie of the Year’. Upton had her first solo cover in 2012 and had the cover again in 2013. In 2014, she starred on the flip cover, and in 2017, she nabbed the cover again. Other 2024 cover models are: Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady and Gayle King. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2dknpeph
-People
★ “The Voice” has found its next 2 coaches in Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé. They’ll join returning coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani for Season 26 of the NBC singing competition. That will mark McEntire’s 3rd consecutive season on the show, and Stefani’s 8th in total. But it’ll be neither Bublé’s nor Snoop’s first collaboration with The Voice. In Season 3, Bublé served as an advisor to Team Blake Shelton. As for Snoop, the rapper served as a mega mentor in Season 20. He has also been tapped by NBC to swerve as a special correspondent for the Olympics.
-TheWrap
★ George Clooney is making his Broadway debut in a play adaptation of his 2005 drama “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney will play journalist Edward R. Murrow, who was the host of CBS’ “See It Now.” David Strathairn played the role in the film, which was directed by and starred Clooney, and was co-written by him. Good Night, and Good Luck will arrive on Broadway next spring.
-Variety
★ Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are teaming up again to star in a new reality TV series, over 20 years after their show “The Simple Life” debuted. In an Instagram post, the it-girls teased the show with an old school TV showing static noise and an overlay of their voices playfully singing their personal theme song to one another, ‘Sanasa’. The post read: “New Era. Same Besties. Coming soon to Peacock.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/u98facxr
-Fox
★ Ellen DeGeneres will return to Netflix to host a new comedy special, which she says will be her last. The program, expected later this year, will touch on the controversial allegations brought against the talk show host, accusing her of fostering a toxic workplace environment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” In a statement announcing the Netflix special, Ellen said: “To answer the questions everyone is asking me — Yes, I’m going to talk about it. Yes, this is my last special. Yes, Portia [de Rossi] really is that pretty in real life.”
-TheWrap
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): Chris Pine, Bert Kreischer, Andra Day (R)
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Will Forte, S. Epatha Merkerson, Miranda Rae Mayo, Jason Beghe, a performance from “The Great Gatsby”
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): George Stephanopoulos, Michelle Buteau
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Ana Gasteyer, Colton Dunn, Jess McKenna
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Quinta Brunson, Bobby Moynihan, Les Savy Fav
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Andra Day, Cecily Strong
• “The Daily Show” (COM): TBA
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Maya Rudolph, Joel Kim Booster
• “The Talk” (CBS): Paula Newsome, Demetri Martin
• “Live With Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Michelle Buteau, Nicola Coughlan
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Brooke Shields, Weezer
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): John Krasinski and Cailey Fleming
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Wanda Sykes
• “The Amazing Race” (CBS): Season 36 finale. The final 4 teams compete. Then the remaining 3 are schooled in American history and one team is crowned the winner.
• “The Masked Singer” (Fox): Semi-Finals: Then There Were Three
• “Chicago Med” (NBC): An infection threatens Marcel’s liver transplant; Maggie and Charles help a struggling burn unit nurse. Followed by new eps of Chicago Fire and Chicago PD.
• NHL Playoffs” (Check local listings): Colorado @ Dallas
• NBA Playoffs” (Check local listings): Cleveland @ Boston; Dallas @ Oklahoma City
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Justin Bieber – A day after he and wife Hailey revealed that they’re expecting, Madame Tussauds London made an adjustment to his wax figure. The museum added a frontal baby carrier to his likeness, “to help him get some all-important practice in ahead of the big arrival,” according to a Tussauds rep. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4a6zthax
• Dua Lipa – Her new album is a hit, but it had to settle for a #2 debut on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department is spending a 3rd week at #1, leaving Lipa’s “Radical Optimism” in second place.
• Avril Lavigne – will release her first-ever best-of collection on June 21, a few days before her debut appearance at England’s Glastonbury Festival. The career-spanning “Greatest Hits” compilation will contain 20 songs.
• Hootie & the Blowfish, Jason Mraz and Seal – are among the acts who will perform on Sunday’s “American Idol” season finale. In addition to previously announced guest mentor Jon Bon Jovi, New Kids on the Block, James Bay, Bishop Briggs, CeCe Winans, Wynonna Judd, Cody Johnson, and Season 14 winner Nick Fradiani will also perform.
• Foo Fighters – Dave Grohl played a hilarious prank on the audience during the band’s set at the Welcome to Rockville festival. At one point, he complained to the audience that he never gets a solo, then ripped into Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’, sending a buzz through the crowd. But it turned out that Grohl was miming to what Wolfgang Van Halen was playing backstage. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/6kz52726
• Lainey Wilson – calls her new single ‘Hang Tight Honey’ “an anthem for the hard-working men and women that get up every dang day and put in long hours to make a life worth living for the ones they love most.” It’s the latest preview from her new album “Whirlwind”, arriving August 23.
• Luke Combs — When recently asked who he thinks should win the 2024 ACM Entertainer of the Year Award, this was his answer: “I think Kane Brown. I think that he has never gotten the recognition that I think that he deserves…and I think that it’d be really cool to see him take it home.” Both Combs and Brown are nominees. The ACM Awards are tomorrow night (I think…).
• Blake Shelton – will make his big screen debut in a Mark Wahlberg film. He was honored at the annual Power of Love Gala benefiting a brain health charity, and decided to bid on an auction item. For a cool $40K, Shelton won a walk-on role for an upcoming Wahlberg movie. He joked: “This is maybe the last time I’m ever gonna perform country music. I’m a movie star now.”
SHOOTING THE BULL
PROPOSE AT A TAYLOR CONCERT? SHAKE IT OFF!
If you have plans to ask your special someone to marry you during a Taylor Swift concert this summer, it would probably be a good idea to think again. Relationship experts are cautioning against the current trend of proposing at the pop star’s “Eras Tour” while she sings the song ‘Love Story’. Proposal videos have been trending on TikTok, with one reaching 9.6 million views. Why is it a bad idea? Relationship coach Kate Mansfield believes that couples should make sure their reason for proposing has nothing to do with social media. While she agrees that an Eras Tour proposal could be “really romantic”, she urges couples to remember that “Using trends to influence such a life-changing decision is a bad idea. The trend will inevitably end, and then you’re stuck with a spouse.” Tammy Nelson, an author and podcast host, said couples should be sure that a proposal is “a positive one and not just a bid for Taylor Swift’s attention.” And sometimes, Swift has indeed noticed. When Alyssa Hildebrand got engaged to her partner at the “Reputation” tour in 2018, Swift commented on her Instagram video, writing in all-caps with 10 exclamation points: “CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
(OK, so proposing at a Taylor concert is a bad idea, but if you DO, make sure you title your video: “Proposal [Taylor’s Version]”)
(…and if you’re considering doing this, you should also take into consideration Taylor Swift’s relationship track record…!)
-BusinessInsider
TECH TALK:
⇒ Researchers at the California Institute of Technology say they have achieved “significant” results in tech advancement that basically can read people’s minds. For years, CalTech has been working to create devices to aid patients with speech and non-verbal disorders. And a new study showed strides in a brain-machine interface to read a person’s thoughts and translate them into words for all to see. Signals read from the brain were converted “into text in real time.” The team wrote that it can capture “neural activity associated with internal speech — words said within the mind with no associated movement or audio output.” (If I ever disappear, you’ll know my wife has gotten her hands on this thing!)
⇒ The dating app Bumble has plans to not just help find you a date – it’ll date for you. At a tech conference, Exec chair Whitney Wolfe Herd floated the idea of AI dating “concierges” getting to know each other, to spare people the tedious process of awkwardly sitting through those first few conversations with strangers that they’ll never have any chemistry with. Aside from helping to narrow the pool of potential mates, she revealed that the app will use AI to help swiping singles not just improve people’s flirting, but also do the flirting for them. (That’s great! And do I eventually get to meet someone, or do our computers just start seeing each other?)
-MorningBrew, NYPost
MICRO-NUTRIENTS:
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that people were even able to survive without a microwave oven in the kitchen. But have you ever wondered if the microwave “zaps” the nutrients right out of your food, while cooking it? A recent report in Study Finds makes the point that any type of cooking, whether it’s frying, boiling, or stir-frying, will affect nutrient composition in some way. This even includes cutting veggies too much prior to boiling. The conclusion of the study said that since microwaves typically cook using lower temperatures and require less time to cook food than other methods, this helps prevent excessive nutrient loss. While there are some shifts in nutrient content and enzyme status, this isn’t unique to just microwaves, and you should be confident that you aren’t not losing much, if any, nutritional value by microwaving your food.
(I’m not concerned. The stuff that my family puts into the microwave didn’t have any nutritional value to begin with!)
(That’s a good question about how people managed without a microwave. Like, could you even make popcorn?)
-StudyFinds
DOG BREED ORIGIN STORIES:
➢ Basset Hound: The name, which goes back to the 1600s, is a direct reference to the breed’s low-slung appearance: ‘bas’ means “low” in French, and the ‘et’ part is a diminutive, so basset hound basically means “low little dog”. (Why don’t you wake yours up and let it know?)
➢ Rottweiler: In the Middle Ages, butchers in the German city of Rotweil used them as guard dogs. They became known as ‘Rottweiler Metzgerhunds’ – or ‘Rottweil butcher dogs’…later shortened to ‘rottweiler’. (…because no one would adopt a dog with “butcher” in its name!)
➢ Husky: The term originated in the 1800s as a derivation of ‘hoskey dog’ or ‘esky dog’ – both variations of “Eskimo dog” (This was during the time when Inuit people were referred to as ‘Eskimos’.)
➢ Chow Chow: The name ‘chow chow’ is a nonsense word, a pidgin English word that once was used to refer to all knick-knacks and goods from China. The Chinese call this large and fuzzy dog ‘songshi quan’, which means “puffy lion dog”.
➢ Beagle: Comes from the Old French word ‘beeguele’, which means “wide open throat”. (If you know, you know.)
➢ Whippet: They are descended from greyhounds, and in the 1600s, they were given their name from the verb ‘whip’, a reference to the breed’s great speed.
➢ Shih Tzu: Comes from the Chinese name for these dogs, which translates to “little lion”. Though they don’t look like lions, they were depicted as lions in Chinese painting and sculpture. (And who doesn’t love saying “shih tzu”?)
-BathroomReadersInstitute
DID YOU KNOW?
Footage of a stand-up waterslide at a German waterpark has surfaced on social media — and some people have concerns. Video of the “Sauerland Surfer” at AquaMagis shared on TikTok shows a person standing upright as water flows around them, pushing them down the slide. The slide features high walls, which apparently assist the user in remaining upright. However, some commenters shared concerns over how safe the ride actually is, with one writing: “I’ve been on one of those and I fell and it hurt so bad.” Another observed: “Sometimes there’s a reason why nobody has done it before.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mvuywzfp
-LADBible
BS CHRONOMETER 05.15.24
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Bring Flowers to Someone Day”. Why give flowers only on Valentine’s Day? Flowers have always been a popular way of showing appreciation, expressing love, remembering a loved one, or apologizing to someone you treasure dearly.
• “Chocolate Chip Day”, Hey, any excuse to moww down on a dozen warm gooey cookies fresh from the oven. Mmm, can’t you just smell ’em? (And, any excuse NOT to eat cookies with raisins in them!)
• “International Day of Families”, to celebrate the importance of families, people, societies and cultures around the world.
• “Nylon Stockings Day”. Many may not remember ever hearing the term “nylon stockings.” Introduced in 1940 by DuPont, nylon stockings (also known as hose) are a close-fitting, variously elastic garment worn the same as socks or tights.
• “Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was No Excuses Day”. C’mon…’fess up. What was yours? Maybe it was on a 45 rpm or LP record, perhaps it was on cassette or CD. Maybe it was an MP3 download. Today, bring back some memories — and guilty pleasures. (People used to buy music?)
• “Peace Officers Memorial Day”, An annual observance by over 20,000 police departments across North America to honor colleagues killed in the line of duty.
• “Turn Beauty Inside Out Day”, to shift the definition of beauty from outer beauty to inner beauty. The day also exists to recognize the negative pressures about their appearance put on women by the media.
• “Straw Hat Day”, dating back to the 1800s, when it was strongly suggested that gentlemen retire their fedoras and homburgs for the season, substituting them with their skimmers and panamas. (Which we believe are alternate names for straw hats…) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2ymc34ba
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Thurs] Biographer’s Day
[Thurs] Mimosa Day
[Fri] NASCAR Day
[Sat] Learn to Swim Day
This Week Is…Hamburger Week
This Month Is…Skin Cancer Awareness Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1948 [76] Brian Eno (Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno), Sussex England, rock musician (Roxy Music-‘Love is the Drug’)/music producer/songwriter (U2, Coldplay)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 2019
1952 72] Chazz Palminteri, The Bronx NY, movie actor (“The Usual Suspects”, “A Bronx Tale”)/TV actor (‘Shorty’ on “Modern Family” 2010-19)
1956 [68] Dan Patrick (Pugh), TV sportscaster (“Football Night in America” 2006-18, “Sportscenter” 1989-2006/radio host since 2007/sportswriter (“Sports Illustrated”)
1969 [55] Emmitt Smith, Pensacola, FL, ex-NFL player (Dallas Cowboys/Arizona Cardinals running back with a record 18,355 rushing yards, 3X Super Bowl champ, 1993 Super Bowl MVP)
1972 [52] David Charvet, Lyon France, TV actor (“Melrose Place” 1996-1998. “Baywatch” 1992-1996)/married to Brooke Burke 2011-20
1974 [50] Russell Hornsby, Oakland CA, TV actor (‘Hank Griffin’ on “Grimm” 2011-17)/movie actor (“Fences”)
1981 [43] Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jericho NY, TV actress (‘Meadow Soprano’ on “The Sopranos” 1999-2007, “Big Sky” 2021-23)/host of “MeSsy” podcast with Christina Applegate, about their friendship based on their MS diagnoses
1987 [37] Andy Murray, Glasgow Scotland, pro tennis player (Olympic gold 2012, 2016, Wimbledon singles champ 2013, 2016)/$64.4 million career winnings
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2020 [04] Fred Willard, known for his roles in the movie “Best in Show” and the series “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle”, dies at 86
2022 [02] Kourtney Kardashian and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker marry in Santa Barbara, for real this time, shortly after marrying in Las Vegas without a licence
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2008 [16] Shania Twain and producer Robert “Mutt” Lange announce they are separating after 14 years of marriage. Lange’s affair with Twain’s best friend, Marie-Anne Thiébaud, triggered the split. Twain later marries Thiébaud’s ex-husband, Frédéric (and no one wrote a country song about this??)
2009 [15] Randy Bachman of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive is presented with Canada’s highest civilian honor, Officer of the Order of Canada
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1940 [84] Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald’s restaurant, in San Bernardino, California
1995 [29] The first casino gambling website is launched (Now? There are a gazillion.)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2010 [14] 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail non-stop and unassisted around-the-world
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ In the classic novel, Frankenstein’s creature clearly states that he is vegetarian.
✓ According to a study, most dogs reach peak cuteness between 6 and 8 weeks old.
✓ Ducks only lay eggs early in the morning.
✓ Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest.
✓ Viking men wore makeup.
✓ In Ancient Egypt, people put a dead mouse in their mouth to treat a toothache.
-RandomFactGenerator, ReadersDigest
Best of BS . . .
BS STUPID QUESTIONS AT THE MUSEUM:
• “Is this art, or can I sit on it?”
• “Where is the Laser tag area?”
• “Can I buy this painting?”
• “What time do the exhibits come alive?”
• “What’s Mona Lisa moaning about?”
• “Why did all the dinosaurs die in here?”
• “The IMAX is extra?”
• “Anything new here?”
• “How do you say: ‘It was already broken when I entered the room.’ in North Korean?”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ The NFL Draft wrapped up last week. (For you non-sports fans, the NFL Draft is the event where the GM picks a quarterback first – in order to determine who will be the next spokesperson for DirectTV!)
➠ Barbra Streisand just released her first new song in almost 6 years. (That sound you just heard yelling “Hell Yeah” was from everyone’s great aunt…)
➠ Beyoncé revealed she recently cut her own hair. (And here I thought today was going to be a slow news day!)
➠ There is an app that allows drivers to turn their phone into a breathalyzer. (Here’s how it works: If a cop sees you blowing into your phone, he knows you’re drunk…)
➠ A survey found that one in 5 adults say they are too tired for sex. (The other 4? They’re men!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Cute. Also true: https://tinyurl.com/mvfvharw
BS RANDOM JOKE:
First rule of Introvert Club: There is no Introvert Club. Thank goodness.
BS WOULD YOU RATHER?
(***You run down the list while your caller decides which choice is more palatable …***)
• Would you rather play video games, or watch TV all night?
• Would you rather give away all your money, or all your possessions?
• Would you rather live in a real haunted house, or the middle of a desert?
• Would you rather watch your most embarrassing moment on a one-hour loop every month, or remember it once every day for the rest of your life?
• Would you rather be able to type faster, or dance better?
• Would you rather sleep on the floor with a pillow and blanket, or sleep on a bed without a pillow or blanket?
• Would you rather have to sing your favorite song all by yourself in front of an arena full of people, or in front of the original artist, alone?
• Would you rather remember everyone’s name you’ve ever met, or know how to mix every cocktail ever made?
• Would you rather glow bright pink every time you’re attracted to someone, or glow bright red every time someone annoys you?
• Would you rather have to use sandpaper as toilet paper, or hot sauce as eye drops?
-BestLife, ConversationStarters
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s a really great word that you like to drop into conversation whenever you get the chance?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
One in 5 people use the cup holder in their car for THIS. What is it?
Answer: Trash
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit.
