Monday, August 19, 2024 – Edition: #7774
Avoid Sheet Fits – Don’t Forget to Renew!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Eugene and Dan Levy will host the 2024 Emmys together, ABC announced on Friday. The “Schitt’s Creek” stars and creators will make history as the first-ever father-son duo to host the event. In a statement, the Levys said: “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough.” In 2020, Eugene took home the prize for Outstanding Comedy Actor, while Dan won Best Supporting Comedy Actor. Dan also won for writing and directing, and both took the award for Outstanding Comedy Series as exec producers. This year’s Emmys are set for Sept. 15.
-NYPost
★ That’s hot. In fact, it’s TOO hot. Paris Hilton’s glam trailer burned down on the set of her new music video ‘Bad Bitch Academy’ on Friday but she fortunately walked away unharmed. Along with a photo of the aftermath, Hilton wrote on Instagram: “Sadly an accidental fire broke out in my trailer on the set of my music video today. As heartbreaking as it is, I’m so thankful everyone is safe. She tagged fellow stars seemingly collaborating with her on the video, including Heidi Klum, Lance Bass, and Meghan Trainor. The pic shows the fire was ablaze long enough to ruin the entire trailer, which reportedly housed designer clothes, custom Swarovski outfits, jewelry and accessories, computers and “tons of personal items”.
-PageSix
★ “Alien: Romulus” got off to a good start at the box office, winning over longtime fans and earning an industry estimated $41 million opening weekend domestically. Disney’s other R-rated offering, Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine,” is now the highest grossing film ever with that rating, passing “Joker” as it earned an estimated $28 million in its 4th weekend, bringing its domestic total to $545 million, and hitting the list of the top 20 highest grossing films ever in North America. In its second weekend, “It Ends With Us” took in a projected $24 million.
-TheWrap
★ A comedian featured on “America’s Got Talent” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” died after a hit-and-run in LA late Thursday night. 73-year-old Perry Kurtz was hit by a car while crossing Ventura Boulevard. LAPD said: “The Honda continued eastbound failing to stop, identify self, or render aid as required by law.” Kurtz, who was from Philadelphia, was pronounced dead at the scene. Cops could not confirm whether he was hit in a crosswalk.
-LATimes
★ Kevin Costner’s passion project, the epic Western “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1,” has been a disaster at the box office — but it’s still getting a premiere date on Max, hitting the streamer on Aug. 23. The former “Yellowstone” star wrote, directed and starred in the first installment of his new Western film series, which premiered in June, making only $32 million on a $100 million budget. Costner reportedly spent $38 million of his own money on the film. Four installments were planned, but its future is now up in the air, as the release of “Chapter Two” has been scrapped from the August schedule in the US.
-NYPost
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Maya Rudolph, Nymphia Wind, Sapphira Cristál, Plane Jane, Tommy Richman, guest host RuPaul
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Michael Keaton, Taylor Tomlinson, Rapsody ft. Erykah Badu
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Hillary Rodham Clinton, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Terry Crews, Joe Manganiello, Patton Oswalt (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jessica Alba, Ramin Setoodeh, Langston Kerman, Craig Finn
• “The Daily Show” (COM): Jon Stewart hosts “Indecision 2024” from Chicago’s Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Ice T (R)
• “The Talk” (CBS): TBA
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Sutton Foster
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Chris Pine, Rita Ora, Brynn Cartelli performs. (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Avant
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Mindy Kaling (R)
• “American Ninja Warrior” (NBC): National finals begin in Las Vegas.
• “The Bachelorette” (CBS): Jenn travels across the country to meet the families of her remaining men.
• “Democratic National Convention (Check local listings): From Chicago: Coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
• “People Magazine Presents: Crimes of the 2010s” (ID): Series premiere. On Christmas Eve 2010, police find Lori Ruff dead. As the investigation unfolds, detectives discover nothing about Lori is what it seems.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Lady Gaga – Has not only debuted her new inky-black colored hair color, Friday she released her new collab with Bruno Mars, ‘Die With a Smile’. The song came together when Mars invited her to his studio to hear the bed tracks, and the pair stayed up until dawn to finish it. LINKS: https://tinyurl.com/yxp63ssz https://tinyurl.com/59n8b6pr
• Katy Perry — will receive MTV’s Video Vanguard Award and perform a medley of her hits at the 2024 VMAs on Sept. 11. Previous Michael Jackson Vanguard Award recipients include Shakira, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, J-LO and David Bowie.
• Coldplay – Its current “The Music of the Spheres World Tour” is officially the top-selling and highest-grossing tour by a rock act ever. Boxscore reports the tour has taken in $945.7 million and sold 8.8 million tickets since launching in March 2022.
• Paul McCartney – The first trailer is out the for upcoming documentary “Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping”, which hits theaters on Sept. 26. It follows the band during recording sessions that took place in 1974 at Abbey Road Studios for an album, which wasn’t released until June, 2024. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3fbspres
• Metallica – James Hetfield is working with a charity to give a fan the chance to go on a dinner date with him. Adaptive Sports Foundation, which provides athletic opportunities to those with disabilities and chronic illnesses, is hosting the auction, which ends on Wednesday. At last check, bidding stood at $28,500. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bdeswt34
• Justin Moore – has some big names helping out on his new album. Arriving Oct. 11, “This Is My Dirt” will feature the title track, which is currently in the top 10. It also includes the previously released ‘Put a Boot in It’ and ‘The Worst’ with Randy Houser, and collabs with Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley.
• Brad Paisley and The Bellamy Brothers’ David Bellamy – are among the inductees voted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2024. Others announced for the honor on Thursday include Al Anderson (‘The Cowboy in Me”), Liz Rose (‘Girl Crush’), Dan Penn (‘I’m Your Puppet’), and Victoria Shaw (‘I Love the Way You Love Me’).
• Luke Combs – is the first country artist to have 3 songs achieve diamond status in the US (sales of 10 million copies). Until recently, only 8 country songs had hit that milestone, including Combs’ ‘Beautiful Crazy’ in 2023. During his Grand Old Opry appearance last week, he was awarded diamond status plaques for his hits ‘When It Rains It Pours’ and ‘Hurricane.’
SHOOTING THE BULL
CLASSIC TREATMENT:
It’s not exactly news that listening to music can result in a mood lift. But according to Chinese researchers, listening to classical music could actually be a powerful tool in treating depression, especially for those who haven’t responded well to other therapies. The scientists, at Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, say they discovered that the music lifts a person’s mood by improving connections between brain regions related to both sound and pleasure. This enhanced brain connectivity is associated with better mood outcomes. The researchers said it’s as if the music creates a harmonious symphony within the brain itself, helping to restore balance in areas disrupted by depression.
(The only problem? You have to listen to classical music!)
(Interestingly, they also found that when test subjects listened to country music backwards, their truck started up, their wife came back, and their depression did, too!)
-USNews, StudyFinds
THE LOWDOWN ON HIGH HEELS:
⇒ Yesterday, a man attempted to set a new world record for completing a marathon in stiletto heels. Curtis Hargrove, who is a seasoned marathon runner, took on the 42km (26.2m) race wearing red high heels, to raise money and awareness for those experiencing domestic abuse. To beat the previous record, Hargrove had to finish the race in less than 5 hours, 13 minutes, and 27 seconds. He said he’d have to keep up a “nice, steady jog” to clinch the record. In 2012, he walked 300 kilometres in red stilettos in support of the YWCA. (Who needs toenails, anyway?) [***Results not available by deadline, but try your friend Google to find out if he was successful. ***]
⇒ The founder of Spanx, Sara Blakely, thinks she has the next essential accessory for the busy modern woman: High-heeled sneakers. Last week, she posted an Instagram message, teasing a “luxury hybrid stiletto” and “hy-heel sneaker.” She added that the launch is slated for tomorrow. But “Inc.” magazine found that the new website (Sneex.com) is already up. It offers high-heeled sneakers made of Napa leather, mesh and suede, and engineered to eliminate pain points that are common with high heel. The sneakers are listed for $395 to $595 per pair. (I know a guy who could have used a pair of these things yesterday!)
-NYPost, CTV
NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ A startup is using dead leaves to make paper – without cutting down trees. France’s Releaf Paper (get it?) takes dead leaves from city trees and turns them into paper for bags, office supplies, and more. The WWF reports that 6 billion trees are cut down every year for paper products, producing everything from toilet paper to Amazon boxes to the latest best-selling novels. Meanwhile, the average city produces 8,000 metric tons of leaves each year, which clog gutters and sewers, and have to be collected, composted, burned, or dumped in landfills. So, there is a huge supply of leaves, and Releaf is already using them to produce 3 million paper bags per year. By joining forces with landscapers across Europe, thousands of tonnes of leaves arrive at their facility, where a low-water, zero-sulfur/chlorine production process sees the company create paper with much smaller water and carbon footprints.
➢ Scientists are developing a new generation of ‘smart’ insulins that they say could transform the way people with type 1 diabetes manage their condition. The breakthrough treatments mimic the body’s response to changing blood sugar levels in real-time, reducing the need for frequent injections to just once per week. Last week, those behind experimental ‘glucose-responsive’ insulins were awarded £2.7m (US$3.5m) to fast-track their development, as part of the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge. Dr Tim Heise, vice-chair of the scientific advisory panel for the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, said that this development, if successful, “would come as close to a cure for type 1 diabetes as any drug therapy could.”
– GoodNewsNetwork, PositiveNews
FAIR FOOD FARE:
Canada’s largest annual fair, Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition, got underway on Friday. And while some people go there for the rides and entertainment, others are just there for the food. Here’s a sampling of this year’s menu:
⇒ Deep Fried Pickle Oreos: Just what it sounds like: 3 Oreo cookies, each sandwiching 2 dill pickle slices, fried in a shaved pickle batter and topped with cinnamon sugar and icing.
⇒ Deep Fried Cheese Curds (Taylor’s Version): Deep fried cheese curds topped with icing, cotton candy, crunchy candy bits and edible glitter. Comes with a “Curd Lover” friendship bracelet. (We’re sure they have copyright clearance on the ‘Taylor’s Version’ business…)
⇒ Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab on a Stick: Chow down on the whole crab – doused in sriracha mayo.
⇒ Deep Fried Butter Chicken Lasagna: A deep-fried slab of 8-layer lasagna with mozzarella, parmesan and ground butter chicken, in a slightly spicy butter chicken and tomato sauce. (That doesn’t sound weird – it sounds delicious!)
⇒ Mac & Cheetos Popsicle: Fried mac and cheese conveniently served on a stick, and livened up with a Cheetos coating.
⇒ Kool-Aid Fried Chicken: Day-Glo red, deep-fried and generously topped, it boldly ventures into unfamiliar territory. (And we bet it’s refreshing!)
⇒ Cheeseburger Spring Rolls: More portable than your typical burger, this hand-rolled snack is stuffed with ground beef, cheese and dill pickles.
⇒ Spammy Tots: Features crispy sushi rice tots splashed with Aloha Shoyu soy sauce and topped with Spam fries, nori flakes, furikake and spicy mayo. (If I’m having this one, it’ll definitely be AFTER I hit the Mega Drop ride!)
⇒ Wasabi Ice Cream: Wasabi-flavored ice cream topped with crunchy orange sugar pearls and nori, served in a charcoal cone.
-TorStar, CTV, BlogTO
DID YOU KNOW?
The next internet buzzword very well could become…“un-alived”. Recently, some visitors to Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture reported seeing something that surprised them. A placard on display in one of its exhibits described an iconic hometown hero’s death in the following way: “Kurt Cobain un-alived himself at 27.” “Unalived” is a common term on TikTok, first used as a way to get around censors on the app when discussing death. But it’s since taken on a euphemistic meaning offline, as a way to talk about death and especially suicide, while attempting to avoid the subject’s inherent discomfort. (Are we going to come up with alternate words for EVERYTHING that we’re uncomfortable talking about? Like my feelings?) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/423ys58c
-CNN
BS CHRONOMETER 08.19.24
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Hot and Spicy Food Day”. Some common foods that are often made spicy include chili, gumbo, chicken wings, and burritos. Wasabi and horseradish are made with peppers that have a high capsaicin content, which is good for your health. (***CAUTION—Gross***: Eating it is like a relationship: It starts out all hot and spicy but ends up with me on the toilet, crying and saying “Why me?!?!?”)
• “Aviation Day”, an observance honoring the 1871 birth date of Orville Wright, who piloted the first self-powered flight in history on December 17, 1903.
• “Potato Day”. Did you know that more than 45 billion pounds of potatoes are harvested in the U.S. alone each year? They are used make baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, home fries, French fries, hash browns, potato soup, potato salad, vodka… (and to remove broken light bulbs from the socket!)
• “International Orangutan Day”, encouraging us to take action in preserving this amazing yet endangered species. Orangs are the most iconic victim of the palm oil industry.
• “International Bow Day”, recognizing the accessory that has been changing fashion for centuries. Adding accessories such as a bow makes just about any look so much better. (Today we bow to the bow!)
• “Talk Like ‘Jar Jar Binks’ Day”, when everybody gets to speak like our favorite Gungan. As anyone who has seen the “Star Wars” prequels knows, ‘Jar Jar’ has a very unique way of speaking. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ycxyh848
• “Soft Ice Cream Day”, celebrating the swirled delight also known as ‘soft serve’, for 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!)
• “Stay Home With Your Kids Day”, didn’t we just do this….ALL summer???
• “Cupcake Day” (in Australia), saluting those fabulous little cakes that don’t count as cheating on your diet ’cause they’re just small … right? In Australia, the day is a fundraiser in which people are asked to ‘bake a difference’ to support animal shelters, RSPCAs, and Humane Societies.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Tues] Lemonade Day
[Tues] Radio Day
[Wed] Senior Citizens Day
[Thurs] Eat a Peach Day
This Week Is…Management Training Week
This Month Is…Immunization Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1945 [79] Ian Gillan, London England, rock singer (Deep Purple – ‘Smoke on the Water’, Perfect Strangers’), ‘Jesus’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” recording
1946 [78] Bill Clinton (William Jefferson Blythe III), Hope AR, former politician (42nd US President 1993-2001, governor of Arkansas 1979–1981 and 1983–1992)/married to Hillary Clinton since 1975
1948 [76] Jim Carter, Harrogate England, TV actor (“Downton Abbey” 2010-15)
1951 [73] John Deacon, Oadby England, retired rock bassist (Queen-‘Another One Bites the Dust’, ‘You’re My Best Friend’)
1955 [69] Peter Gallagher, New York NY, TV actor (“The O.C.” 2003-07, “Covert Affairs” 2010-14)/movie actor (“While You Were Sleeping”)
1963 [61] John Stamos, Cypress CA, TV actor (“ER”, “General Hospital”, “Full House” 1987-95, “Fuller House” 2016-20)/movie actor (“ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2”)/regular Beach Boys bandmember
1965 [59] Kyra Sedgwick, TV actress (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 2014-21, “The Closer” 2005-12)/married to Kevin Bacon since 1988. COMING UP…”Thirsty”
1966 [58] Lee Ann Womack, Jacksonville TX, country singer (‘I Hope You Dance’, ‘The Fool’)
1969 [55] Clay Walker, Vidor TX, country singer (‘She Won’t Be Lonely Long’, ‘Live Until I Die’)
1976 [48] Régine Chassagne, Montréal QC, indie-rock singer-multi-instrumentalist (Arcade Fire-‘Reflektor’, ‘Keep the Car Running’)/married to group co-founder Win Butler since 2003
1983 [41] Tammin Sursok, Johannesburg South Africa, TV actress (“Pretty Little Liars” 2010-17)
1999 [25] Ethan Cutkosky, St. Charles IL, TV actor (“Shameless” 2011-21) COMING UP…”Going Places”
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1993 [31] Kim Basinger marries Alec Baldwin (daughter Ireland is born in 1995; they divorce in 2002)
2003 [21] MTV debuts the reality series “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica”, featuring Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees’ Nick Lachey. It is a hit, thanks to Jessica’s “dumb blonde” antics, and lasts 3 seasons, after which the couple promptly divorces
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2008 [16] Lady Gaga’s debut album “The Fame” is released (Grammy Awards for “Best Electronic/Dance Album”, and “Best Dance Recording” for ‘Poker Face’, 2009)
2013 [11] The phrase “bro-country” appears for the first time, in a New York magazine story, to describe the Florida Georgia Line song ‘Cruise’. Luke Bryan is named king of the genre, described as “music by and of the tatted, gym-toned, party-hearty young American white dude.”
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2020 [04] Apple becomes the first company to be valued at $2 trillion, just 2 years after it reached $1 trillion (current worth: $3.44 trillion)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ If sound could travel through space, the noise of the sun on earth would be the equivalent to a train horn from 1 meter away.
✓ There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.
✓ Singing in a group has been shown to boost your mood.
✓ Whale sharks have teeth on their eyeballs.
✓ Batman’s dog is named ‘Ace the Bat-Hound’.
✓ A recent study found that the average human attention span is now 8.25 seconds, shorter than that of a goldfish, which can focus for 9 seconds.
-RandomFactGenerator, Facts
Best of BS . . .
BS STUPID QUESTIONS FOR OPTIMISTS:
• What are the cons of being optimistic?
• Have you tried looking through ROSÉ colored glasses?
• Is your last name ‘Prime’?
• Why not just fill it all the way?
• So, you’ve been a Jacksonville Jaguars fan for a while now, huh?
• You’re still like that, even this year?
• Can I book an eye test?
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2020
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ There’s now an app that you can use to send a message to break up with your significant other. (Be sure to download it at TaylorSwift-dot-com!)
➠ Happy birthday to Bill Clinton, who turns 78 today. (He plans on having a nice romantic dinner . . . that is, unless Hillary wants to do something with him…!)
➠ A British man faked his own death to get out of his wedding. (Damn! And it worked?!? Uh, I mean . . . what a reprehensible scoundrel! Love you, honey!)
➠ Mathematicians say you have better odds of winning an Oscar than winning the lottery. (Unless you’re Rob Schneider. In which case, keep playing the lottery…!)
➠ A study suggests you can get health benefits from exercising just 6 seconds at a time. (Or, as it’s known after 10 years of marriage, “Sex”!!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Also: What I did all weekend: https://tinyurl.com/2j5bzf6j
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me and brings me back.
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• An overzealous fan is known as a what?
a) Sigma
b) Delulu
c) Stan [CORRECT]
d) Karen
• In gaming, what does the “N” in “NPC” stand for?
a) New
b) Non- [CORRECT — It stands for ‘non-player character’ or ‘non-playable character’.
c) Normal
d) Nuke
• Capsaicin is an active component of what?
a) Oranges
b) Tomatoes
c) Chili peppers [CORRECT]
d) Dynamite
-Stuff
BS PHONE STARTER:
☎ If you could eat just one candy for the rest of your life, what would it be?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
7 out of 10 women say they feel guilty if they do THIS in the morning. What is it?
Answer: Leave dirty dishes in the sink
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.
