Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Edition: #6566
Never Accept a Generic – Ask For Pure “BS”!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ After last year’s Golden Globes marked the inaugural Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievement in television, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the first non-Carol Burnett recipient. Ellen DeGeneres will be the next to receive the honor. She will be recognized for her work in sitcoms, stand-up comedy, and her current daytime television talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. President of the HFPA, Lorenzo Soria, said in a statement: “She is a pioneer who has captivated audiences for nearly 25 years with her undeniable charm and wit. In addition to her television success, she’s an advocate and philanthropist, lending her voice to those who don’t have one, and spreading kindness and joy through the power of her platform.”
-Yahoo
★ Lena Dunham has revealed that she’s dealing with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a chronic disease that affects the joints and skin. The creator and star of “Girls” posted the announcement on Instagram in response to the publication of a paparazzi photo that showed her walking with a cane. Dunham, who is 33, wrote: “This is what life is like when I’m struggling most with chronic illness. An Ehler-Danlos syndrome flare means that I need support from more than just my friends… so thank you, sweet cane!” She indicates in her post that she has been dealing with the affliction for “years”.
-CNN
★ Olivia Newton-John has officially said goodbye to her vast collection of film and music memorabilia acquired over nearly half a century of stardom — including the famed leather jacket and pants she wore in the final scene of “Grease”. More than 40 years since the iconic film hit the big screen, the famed outfit, worn by Newton-John as she strutted her stuff at Rydell High’s carnival, sold for a total of $405,700 at Julien’s Auctions on Saturday. All the proceeds from the Grease jacket and pants will go to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in her home country of Australia.
-Yahoo
★ Caitlyn Jenner is returning to reality TV, and she’s getting a huge paycheck for it. She’s signed a deal to star in the popular British series, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” The former Olympian is reportedly set to make $647,000 for her participation on the show. In addition to her many years on “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”, she also starred on her own reality show called “I Am Cait” for two seasons.
-MSN
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Mandy Moore, Josh Lucas, Hootie & the Blowfish
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Adam Sandler, Jenny Slate, Megan Gailey
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Elizabeth Banks, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, King Princess
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Kelly, Sinéad Burke, Brendan Buckley
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton
• “Conan” (TBS): Bert Kreischer
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Karamo Brown, Gina Kirschenheiter
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Jane Fonda
• “The Talk” (CBS): Kellie Pickler, Vicki Lawrence
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Tim McGraw, Bridget Moynahan
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Shia LaBeouf, Jon Dorenbos, Hootie & the Blowfish
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Keegan-Michael Key, Bebe Rexha
• “The Voice” (NBC): The Knockouts, Part 4
• “The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!” (ABC): An adventure under the sea with live musical performances by an all-star cast interwoven into the original film.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift — has suggested “change” in her life is the reason she’s not heading out on the road in support of her new album, “Lover”. Although she has announced a string of whistle-stop stadium dates as part of various international festivals in 2020, she has hinted that her mother’s cancer battle is behind her decision to scale down her touring plans this time around.
• Demi Lovato – In her first interview since being hospitalized for an apparent overdose in 2018, she said that she has learned a lot over the past year about body acceptance, which she clarified is different than body positivity. Quote: “A huge thing for me has been body acceptance. I feel like that is something that is not really spoken about a lot.”
• Harry Styles – is reportedly buying up neighboring properties surrounding his London home to create a “fortress” against stalkers. He has spent an estimated $24.6 million buying property near his $3.9-million home in a bid to feel safe. Last month, a homeless man was found guilty of stalking him.
• KISS – Paul Stanley announced during their KISS Kruise performance on the weekend that their final show will take place July 17, 2021 in New York City. No venue has been announced yet. The group unveiled a countdown clock to the final date of their farewell tour, which started at 622 days.
• Mötley Crüe – Casting is underway for a Broadway adaptation of Nikki Sixx’s memoir, “The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star”. The musical will debut in early 2020.
• Clint Black — is back with a new single that honors the Grand Ole Opry. ‘This Old House’ also features guest appearances from Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Cody Jinks, Sara Evans, Michael Ray, Darius Rucker, Travis Tritt, Steve Wariner and others.
• Florida Georgia Line – Their “Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour” has become their most successful ever. It grossed $50.7 million in 41 dates, with a total of 727,729 tickets sold.
THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES (Streaming and/or DVD):
• “The Kitchen” (R-Rated, Action/Adventure): The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison. (Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss)
• “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (PG-13, Action/Adventure): Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. (Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba)
• “The Art of Racing in the Rain” (PG, Drama): Aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny’s golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life. (Milo Ventimiglia, Kevin Costner, Amanda Seyfried)
• “Boy Genius” (Comedy): A twelve-year-old child prodigy teams up with a quirky retiree to solve a crime and save his family from splitting up. (Rita Wilson, Miles Brown)
WE WISH YOU AN EARLY CHRISTMAS:
Get set to bust out the Christmas decorations this weekend, because, apparently, it’s good for you. A new report says that decorating your home for Christmas early, even right after Halloween, can make you a happier person. The report, which is an analysis of a number of previous studies, shows that decking your halls early boosts your spirits because it tends to trigger pleasant childhood memories, and makes people feel more social. It also encourages us to want to give, and to do good things for others. People with festive homes are seen to others as “more friendly”, and the decorations can lead to positive conversations with neighbors.
(By that rationale, the stores in the mall must be REALLY, REALLY happy….and have been since about the time school started!)
(I know I’m happy to leave my Christmas lights up all year!)
-NYPost
SNOW GOOD:
By now, we should all be aware of microplastics. Microplastics are plastic fragments less than 5mm in length that come from any number of sources, including rubber tires, paint, cosmetics, toothpaste tubes and synthetic clothing, and scientists are worried about their effect on the planet, and on us. Here’s what you may not know. Microplastics have been discovered falling with snow in the Arctic – even though there are very few people there. A new report in “Science Advances” documents two dozen Northern Hemisphere locations where tiny plastic fibers have been found, and the “pristine” Arctic snow is one of them. Because they’ve been found falling from the sky, there’s now a question of whether people might be breathing microplastics. And if so, what impact inhaling them could have on humans and wildlife? It is believed that the plastic fibres are being ‘washed’ out of the air by the falling snow.
(So you can understand why people are trying to encourage us to use less plastic…)
-Uber-Facts
HAPPINESS IS…
A Reddit thread recently asked people “What little things keep you happy?” Here are some of the best responses:
⇒ “The sound of my dog following me around the house. I get up, he gets up. I hear his little feet tapping on the floor and his metal collar and tags clinking together…it’s perfect.”
⇒ “Whenever someone tells me that a certain thing reminded them of me, or that they thought of me after looking at something.”
⇒ “When my husband takes the time to brush the snow off my car, even though it’s early and he really doesn’t have to. It makes my heart smile that he thinks of me.”
⇒ “Eating good comfort food while starting an episode of a series that you’re bingeing, knowing that there are hundreds more unseen episodes waiting.”
⇒ “Watching a bird take a bath. They look like they enjoy it so much.”
⇒ “The beauty of the stars and planets, especially on a cool, crisp night.”
⇒ “If I brought up something in a conversation with someone about what I wanted to do and the next time we meet they ask how it went.”
⇒ “As a guy, receiving a genuine compliment. It is rare, but it can make my whole year, honestly, and is always a good memory.”
(***See today’s “BS Phone Starter”, below***)
-BuzzFeed
DID YOU KNOW?
You are a more convincing liar if you need to pee when you tell it. Because of a phenomenon called the ‘inhibitory spillover effect,’ the need to control your bladder also forces your brain to activate more self-control, which helps hide the usual telltale bodily clues that you are fibbing.
-NewScientist
BS CHRONOMETER 11.05.19
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1941 [78] Art Garfunkel, New York NY, folk-pop singer (Simon & Garfunkel-‘Mrs. Robinson’)
1955 [64] Kris Jenner, San Diego CA, momager/TV personality (“Keeping Up with the Kardashians”)
1959 [60] Bryan Adams, Kingston ON, pop-rock singer-guitarist (‘Summer of ’69’, ‘Cuts Like a Knife’)/professional photographer (“Exposed”)
1960 [59] Tilda Swinton, London UK, movie actress (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”, “Snowpiercer”) COMING UP…”The French Dispatch”, 2020
1963 [56] Tatum O’Neal, Los Angeles CA, movie actress (“The Bad News Bears”, Little Darlings”)/Youngest person to win an Academy Award (for “Paper Moon” at age 10)
1964 [55] Famke Janssen, Netherlands, movie actress (“X-Men”, “GoldenEye”) COMING UP…”Primal”, 2019
1968 [51] Sam Rockwell, Daly City, CA, movie actor (“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, ‘Justin Hammer’ in “Iron Man 2”)/TV voice actor (‘Vic’ in “F is for Family” 2015-present)
1971 [48] Jonny Greenwood, Oxford UK, rock guitarist-keyboardist (Radiohead-‘Creep’, Karma Police’)
1974 [45] Ryan Adams, Jacksonville NC, alt-country/rock singer-songwriter-guitarist (‘Bad Blood’, ‘Lucky Now’)/wed to singer-actress Mandy Moore (2009-15)
1987 [32] Kevin Jonas, Teaneck NJ, former boy-band singer (Jonas Brothers-‘Sucker’, ‘When You Look Me in the Eyes’)
BS REASON TO PARTY . . .
• “Guy Fawkes Day” in England, a traditional celebration since 1752 (also celebrated in New Zealand and the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador). It commemorates the 1605 ‘Gunpowder Plot’ when Fawkes-led Catholics attempted to blow up the Parliament Buildings. One of the day’s traditions gives it its nickname … ‘Bonfire Night’.
• “Commercial TV Broadcast Day”, the first commercial was broadcast on television on this date in 1930. (Quick, what is your favorite of all time?)
• “American Football Day”, On this day in 1959, sports fan Lamar Hunt launched a league of his own – the American Football League (AFL). It merged with the NFL in 1966.
• “Love Your Red Hair Day”, a day to celebrate the beauty of those gorgeous red tresses. Today, gingers are encouraged to celebrate their red hair by posting photos on social media using #LoveYourRedHairDay.
BS GINGER SNAPS: Famous redheads include musicians Ed Sheeran, Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine) and birthday-boy Art Garfunkel (when he was younger); actresses Christina Hendricks, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore; actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Damien Lewis and Eddie Redmayne (appropriate name or what?), and, of course, Prince Harry.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Basketball Day
[Wed] National Nachos Day
[Thurs] Hug a Bear Day
[Thurs] International Stout Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2007 [12] TV, film, and radio writers who are members of the Writers Guild of America go on strike, shutting down more than 60 TV programs, including all the late-night talk shows. The strike lasts until Feb. 12, 2008
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1988 [31] The Beach Boys, who haven’t had a #1 hit since ‘Good Vibrations’ in 1966, top the charts with the Brian Wilson-less ‘Kokomo’, from the movie “Cocktail”. It’s the longest gap between #1 hits for any artist. (Exceeded by Cher with ‘Believe’ in 1999)
2011 [08] A decayed tooth that once belonged to late Beatles legend John Lennon sells at auction for over $31,000
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
2007 [12] Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google
2015 [04] Collins Dictionary names “binge-watch” the word of the year, followed by “transgender”
TODAY’S SECOND . . .
2018 [01] NASA’s Voyager 2 probe (launched in 1977) leaves the solar system, becoming the second human-made object to reach interstellar space (the first was Voyager 1 in 2012)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2014 [05] A Van Gogh painting, “Still Life, Vase with Daisies, and Poppies”, sells for $61.8 million, exceeding its estimated worth of $50 million
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Recycling one ton of paper saves 682.5 gallons of oil, 7,000 gallons of water and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
✓ The International Space Station is the most expensive object ever built, at US$150 billion.
✓ Paper money can transport live flu virus for over two weeks.
✓ The average human will yawn around 250,000 times over the course of his or her life.
✓ 50% of Internet users will quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds.
✓ The “Fi” in “WiFi” doesn’t mean anything. Its creators just called it that because it rhymes with “HiFi”.
-FactSlides
BS WAYS TO RUIN A JOB INTERVIEW:
• Park in the boss’s spot.
• Wear PJs
• Bring your kids.
• Speak exclusively in Pig Latin.
• Ask if anyone pays attention to when people show up and leave.
• Do repeated 360s in the swivel chair.
• Wear a mask.
• Show them your Twitter account.
• Ask if a sperm sample is required.
• Be yourself.
-Twitter
Best of BS . . .
BS PROBLEMS AUTUMN BRINGS:
• Your Mom telling you what time it “really” is for three days after the clock change.
• It takes too long to get a tan.
• It is now officially too late to take down your Christmas lights.
• Is that a leaf or dog doo?
• Having to spell Autumn.
• Having to see all those “Winter is coming” memes.
• Too much flannel.
• Too much pumpkin spice.
• Tripping. A lot of tripping. After all, it is Fall.
• She talked me into leaving my wife, then told me she wasn’t looking for anything “serious.” And she chews gum with her mouth open. Oh, wait…
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018
BS PHONE STARTER:
What little thing keeps you happy?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
My wife and I decided that we don’t want to have children. We’re telling them tonight at dinner.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 8.2% of online daters lie about THIS. What is it?
Answer: Their hobbies
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.