Wednesday, June 26, 2024 — Edition: #7742
Here’s More Bull Roar!
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ “The Notebook” star Gena Rowlands is living with Alzheimer’s disease, her son Nick Cassavetes announced in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. Cassavetes, who directed his mother in the 2004 film, said the 94-year-old is “in full dementia.” A 4-time Emmy winner and 2-time Golden Globe winner, Rowlands is a screen icon best known for her acclaimed collaborations with husband John Cassavetes, including 1974’s “A Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria” in 1980. Both performances earned her Oscar nominations. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2015.
-Variety
★ Belated congratulations are in order for Mindy Kaling. The “Mindy Project” star announced on her 45th birthday Monday that she quietly gave birth to her third child, a daughter named Anne, in late February. She posted pics of the baby with siblings Katherine, who is 6, and 3-year-old Spencer. It’s not the first time she has surprised fans with baby news. In 2020, Kaling announced on “Colbert” that she had given birth to Spencer — without ever letting the public know she had been pregnant. She has never disclosed the father of her children. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4jfhuz48
-PageSix
★ Huge news for the “Shrek” fans: Eddie Murphy confirmed that he’s already begun voice work on the upcoming 5th movie in the animated film franchise. In an interview, he stated that work started on the film “months ago”, and the plan is for it to be finished this year. And that’s not all: Murphy also confirmed that he’s going to star in a spinoff film based on his Shrek character ‘Donkey’.
-NYPost
★ The 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame class has been revealed, and it includes major celebrities like the late Prince, Jane Fonda, Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and more. More than 30 new stars will be added to the Walk of Fame. Motion picture category honorees also include John Carpenter, Robert Englund and Emilio Estevez. In the TV category, Fran Drescher, Lauren Graham, Bill Nye, Molly Shannon, Sherri Shepherd, Courtney B. Vance, Chris Wallace, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone (in a double ceremony) will
be honored, while Fantasia, Depeche Mode, The B-52s, Green Day, The Isley Brothers, Busta Rhymes, George Strait, Keith Urban, and War will be honored in the recording category.
-Variety
★ A sequel to the iconic comedy “Freaky Friday” is well underway, and Disney has confirmed a release year for the project. With Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprising the roles of mother-daughter duo ‘Anna’ and ‘Tess Coleman’, the follow-up to Mark Waters’ 2003 movie is expected to hit cinemas in 2025. Disney marked the announcement with a shot of the 2 stars holding hands on set. The pic is a nod to the body-swap plot, as Lohan is pictured outside Curtis’s trailer, while Curtis is seen on the stairs of her co-star’s trailer, and doing the ‘rock on’ gesture, just as teen rocker Anna would. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2krs7x5r
-DigitalSpy
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Selena Gomez, Beck, guest host Martin Short
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Kevin Costner, Chace Crawford, Shenseea (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hozier (R)
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Mike Birbiglia, Sydnee Washington, Atsuko Okatsuka (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Sandra Oh, Retta, Ben Platt, Roni Kaspi (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Eva Longoria, Chace Crawford
• “The Daily Show” (COM): TBA
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Letitia Wright, Sean Evans
• “The Talk” (CBS): Denise Richards, Kelly Rizzo
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Leslie Jones
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Laufey
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Kyle Richards, Melissa Gorga, Gizelle Bryant, Dorinda Medley and Ashley Darby
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Winnie Harlow, Dionne Warwick
• “Walker” (CW): Season 4 finale
• “The Real CSI: Miami” (CBS): Series premiere. Investigators use cutting-edge data forensic techniques to solve a double homicide that shattered a community in the Florida Keys.
• “2024 NBA Draft” (ABC): First round, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift – seems to have responded after Foo Fighter Dave Grohl threw shade her, joking to a London crowd that they were calling their tour the Errors Tour, “because we play live.” Following a standing ovation at Wembley, Swift told her crowd: “Every one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band who’s gonna be playing live for you for 3½ hours tonight, they deserve this so much.”
• Sabrina Carpenter — made her runway debut at the Vogue World 2024: Paris on Sunday. She was said to add “a jolt of joie de vivre” to the event, wearing a red-and-white striped bathing suit with a matching kerchief and sarong by Jacquemus, paired with bright red shoes. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5ymub5af
• David Foster –will celebrate 75th birthday with a star-studded Hollywood Bowl concert on Nov. 3. The event, named “You’re the Inspiration” after a song he co-wrote for the band Chicago, will feature performances from artists including Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Hudson, Charlie Puth, Josh Groban, Kenny G and Foster’s wife Katharine McPhee.
• Def Leppard – Guitarist Phil Collen said that their new single ‘Just Like ‘73’ “is absolutely the seed of another Def Leppard album”, which he is guessing might come out in 2025 or ’26. The new single will arrive on 7-inch vinyl on August 2.
• The Who – Roger Daltrey says he won’t rest until he’s made the planned biopic about the group’s late charismatic drummer Keith Moon. Daltrey has been working on the project for years, and says the script is complete, and now he’s “trying to get the best available director, ’cause all the good ones are always working.” No star has been attached to the lead role yet.
• Morgan Wallen – de-activated his Instagram profile over the weekend, with no explanation. Interestingly, his ‘Cowgirls’ collab partner Ernest has also left the platform. No official explanation yet, but fans are guessing it’s part of early promotion for a new music or event announcement.
• Josh Turner — has announced his 10th studio album “This Country Music Thing”. Out Aug. 16, it will feature the songs ‘Down in Georgia’ and ‘Heatin’ Things Up’, both out now. He has posted an album trailer on Instagram. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/26h3nvse
• Dwight Yoakam — will be among the artists honored with Lifetime Achievement awards by the Americana Music Association at its award show on Sept. 18. Also set to receive honors are: Dave Alvin, Shelby Lynne, The Blind Boys of Alabama, the late Rev. Gary Davis and Don Was.
SHOOTING THE BULL
IS ‘ON TIME’ ON POINT?
It’s the latest workplace battle between generations: Is it really necessary to show up to work on time? The Daily Mail reports that almost half of employees aged 16-26 feel that arriving at work between 5 and 10 minutes late is perfectly fine. In fact, to them, that counts as being “on time”. As you can imagine, that doesn’t fly with older veterans of the workforce. Stats show that 39% of millennials (ages 27-42) will forgive friends or colleagues for being up to 10 minutes late. That drops to 26% for Gen X (43-58) and 20% among Baby Boomers (those over 59). And a little something to keep in mind if you’re a Gen Z who thinks nothing of sliding into the office at 9:15 in the morning: There’s a pretty good chance your boss falls into one of those older categories. A whopping 7 out of 10 Boomers say they have zero tolerance for any level of tardiness. They simply feel that “late is late”.
(It was also found that only boomers even know what the word “tardiness” means, let alone use it!)
(To their credit, maybe by being late all the time, Gen Z is looking at the big picture: They’re training for a future career working in a doctor’s office!)
-LADBible
THE ONE-DOLLAR RULE:
While some are still arguing about the merits of the “no-spend” challenge, a financial planner has shared her alternative. Bernadette Joy says that rather than using the traditional scrimp-and-save method to wipe out debt or build savings, her $1 rule is the way to go. Her “buy it if you’re going to get good value from it” approach is pro-spending, but only if the math works. It works like this: Simply take the cost of something, divide it by the number of times you’re likely to use it, and if it’s less than $1 per use, then buy it. If it’s more than $1 per use, walk away. As an example, say you’re thinking about buying a cheap pair of shoes. If they cost $50 and you’ll only wear them twice, your cost per use is $25. Using the $1 rule, that’s a hard no. You might also consider spending $350 on a high-quality pair of shoes. You know you’ll wear them for years, and might get 400 wears out of them. That’s less than $1 per wear, so that would be a thumbs-up purchase. Admittedly, there are exceptions to the rule — concert tickets and travel experiences among them. But, as Joy says, the $1 rule is all about stretching your hard-earned money as far as it can go.
(Nice! Who’s got $350 to lend me? The rule says I need to buy some nice shoes!)
(Anyone want to go for a ride? I’ve got to drive my car about 39,000 more times before the lease is up!)
-TorStar
RECEDING ADVANCES:
Could it be that there’s a cure for baldness on the way? Researchers in England say they’ve discovered a “biological mechanism” that causes hair to thin. The team, from the University of Manchester, uncovered the link while testing a drug designed to boost hair follicles in the scalp. Long story short, hair follicle cells become stressed as they age, slowing down growth. But if a follicle experiences too much stress, the cell can die, which stops, rather than slows hair growth. The scientists feel that if they can find a way to stop overstressing follicles, they may be able to develop a drug to prevent hair loss. By the time they reach middle age, roughly 85% of men are affected by hair loss, and 50% of women.
(To me, it’s quite clear that the way to stop overstressing hair follicles is to stop making men spend all day EVERY FREAKING SATURDAY at the garden center and Walmart!!!!)
(Great. Next, can they please start working on something important – like a cure for ear hair?)
-NYPost
PHRASES THAT THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE USE – OFTEN:
Finland and Denmark hold the top spots on the World Happiness Report’s ranking of the happiest countries in the world. Here are 3 phrases to add to your vocab if you’d like to live a happier life, according to a group of business leaders from those countries…
1. “Whatever you leave behind, you will find in front of you”: In Finland, this phrase implies that leaving an issue unattended will only result in a bigger issue. So, the way to handle a problem is to address it when it comes up. (I’ll tell you why I have a problem with that…)
2. “Pyt med det”: People in Denmark use this phrase, which roughly translates to “Don’t worry about it”, to remind themselves that people can get stressed to the point of harming their mental health and productivity, often about circumstances outside of their control. For them, this phrase is a reassurance that things will be okay, even when they seem not to be.
3. “Some have happiness, everyone has summer”: Remember this one when it seems like all your social media connections have fabulous lives. This phrase reminds us that no matter what you’re dealing with, better days will come. And tomorrow, someone else might comes across a rough time, while something wonderful comes your way.
(What’s YOUR go-to “happy phrase”?)
-CNBC
DID YOU KNOW?
A British man has climbed a 3,560ft mountain – with a clothes dryer strapped to his back. Builder Tommy Dunford scaled Yr Wyddfa in Wales, previously known as Snowdon, while carrying the hulking 40kg (88lb.) appliance, to raise money for renovations to his local rugby team’s clubhouse, where he is a coach. To train for the feat, the 33-year-old spent his evenings walking around the hills of his hometown of Horbury, with the tumble dryer strapped to his back. The challenge has, so far, raised over £6,000, which Dunford called “amazing”. He described his climb as “really hard”, and said: “It was a relief that I got to the top.” But at that point, he was only halfway done. He then headed back down again with his heavy load to complete his epic 9.5mile (15.5km) challenge. (Impressive. Also impressive: That he was able to find an extension cord that long!)
-SWNS
BS CHRONOMETER 06.26.24
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Beautician’s Day”, your chance to show your appreciation to those who make you look beautiful. That includes your hairstylist, manicurist, esthetician (and Photoshop…).
• “Chocolate Pudding Day”, celebrating the ooey-gooey dessert most toddlers like to eat … with their hands.
• “Coconut Day”. Fun Fact: Coconuts are not nuts! In fact, they are more closely related to cherries, dates, peaches, apricots and nectarines, which are all a part of the drupe family — a fruit with a hard stony covering enclosing the seed.
• “Tropical Cocktails Day”. Don’t forget to add a few frilly umbrellas for extra flair!
• “Forgiveness Day”. Has someone wronged you over the past year? Did they do something so bad that it almost seemed unforgivable? Today is for forgiving others, and for being forgiven. If everyone celebrated Forgiveness Day, the world would be a better place.
• “International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking”, a UN observance established in 1987, with the goal of achieving an international society free of drug abuse.
• “National Canoe Day” in Canada. The canoe has been chosen as one of the ‘Seven Wonders of Canada’. Quote: “A true Canadian is one who can make love in a canoe without tipping.” – Pierre Berton
• “Parchment Day”. Parchment paper may first have been made from animals and used for writing, but for the past few centuries, it has also been made from plant-derived cellulose and used for cooking, and is also known as culinary parchment, kitchen parchment, baking paper, and bakery paper.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Thurs] Handshake Day
[Thurs] Happy Birthday to You Day
[Fri] Body Piercing Day
[Sat] Camera Day
This Week Is…Lightning Safety Awareness Week
This Month Is…Microchipping Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1956 [68] Chris Isaak, Stockton CA, pop-rock singer-guitarist (‘Wicked Game’, ‘Somebody’s Crying’)/TV actor (“The Chris Isaak Show” 2001-04)
1959 [65] Mark McKinney, Ottawa Canada, TV actor-comedian (‘Glenn Sturgis’ on “Superstore” 2015-21, “The Kids in the Hall” 1988-1995) COMING UP…”This Too Shall Pass”
1970 [54] Chris O’Donnell, Winnetka IL, TV actor (“NCIS: Los Angeles” 2009-23)/movie actor (“Batman & Robin”, “Scent of a Woman”)
1970 [54] Sean Hayes, Glen Ellyn, IL, TV actor (‘Jack McFarland’ on “Will & Grace” 1998-2006, 2017-20)
1970 [54] Nick Offerman, Minooka IL, TV actor (“Parks & Recreation” 2009-15)/movie actor (“Lego” movies-voice role)/TV host (“Making It” 2018-2021) COMING UP…”Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part Two”, 2025/married to Megan Mullally since 2003
1973 [51] Gretchen Wilson, Pocahontas IL, country singer (‘Redneck Woman’)
1974 [50] Derek Jeter, Pequannock NJ, retired MLB player (New York Yankees shortstop 1995-2014, 14X All-Star, 5X World Series champ, World Series MVP, 2000)/CEO and part owner of Miami Marlins 2017-22
1979 [45] Ryan Tedder, Tulsa OK, pop-rock singer (OneRepublic-‘Counting Stars’)/songwriter-producer (Adele, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, etc.)
1984 [40] Aubrey Plaza, Wilmington DE, TV actress (“Parks & Recreation” 2009-15, “Legion” 2017-19) COMING UP… “Animal Friends”, 2025
1992 [32] Jeanette McCurdy, Long Beach CA, TV actress (“iCarly” 2007-12)
1993 [31] Ariana Grande, Boca Raton FL, pop singer (Ft. Justin Bieber-‘Stuck With U’, ‘thank u, next’)/movie actress (“Don’t Look Up”) COMING UP… “Wicked: Part 1”, 2024 (movie)
1997 [27] Jacob Elordi, Brisbane Australia, movie actor (“Saltburn”) TV actor (“Euphoria” since 2019) COMING UP…”Frankenstein”, 2025
THIS DAY IN SHOWBIZ . . .
1974 [50] Elizabeth Taylor is granted her 5th divorce, from actor Richard Burton. She would marry and divorce 3 more times, including to Burton again from 1975-76
2019 [05] Reality TV star and bounty hunter Beth Chapman (“Dog the Bounty Hunter”), dies of cancer at 51
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1977 [47] A pale, weak, and obese Elvis Presley performs what would be his final concert, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, for a crowd of 18,000 (he dies August 16th)
2005 [19] Pink proposes to her boyfriend, motocross rider Carey Hart, by holding up a sign that says “Will You Marry Me?” while he is racing in California. On the next lap, she adds, “I’m Serious.” He pulls out of the race to say yes
2018 [06] Barry Gibb of Bee Gees is knighted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1974 [50] The first UPC grocery scanner is installed at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio (The first product to carry a UPC ‘bar code’ is Wrigley’s chewing gum)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1981 [43] Virginia Campbell of Mountain Home, Idaho buys $24,460 worth of groceries — and uses clipped coupons and rebates to cover all but 67 cents of the bill
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ People with higher incomes generally prefer their toilet paper to come over the roll, while those with lower incomes prefer it to go under.
✓ The longest lightning bolt ever recorded was 118 miles long.
✓ Some pumpkins can grow 15 miles of roots.
✓ The ideal height for you to drop your buttered toast from, if you want it to land butter side up, is 8 feet.
✓ Lime Jell-O produces the same brain waves as adult humans when hooked up to an EEG machine.
✓ A Venus flytrap can eat a whole cheeseburger.
-TotallyAwesomeUselessInformation, Buzzfeed
Best of BS . . .
BS DATE EXCUSES:
I’d love to, but…
• I have to floss my cat.
• I want to spend more time with my blender.
• I’m building a pig from a kit.
• I’m planning to go downtown to try on gloves.
• I’m trying to see how long I can go without saying yes.
• I’m attending the opening of my garage door.
• My patent is pending.
• I’ve come down with a really horrible case of something or other.
• I’m uncomfortable when I’m alone or with others.
• I’m trying to be less popular.
• I’ve been traded to Cincinnati.
• It wouldn’t be fair to the other Beautiful People
• The man on TV told me to say tuned.
-DanHersam, first published in BS in 2017
BS BAD COOKOUT DISHES:
• Chocolate covered Salmon
• Carrot dogs
• Beard hair salad
• Leftover potato salad from last week’s cookout
• Veggie tray. Don’t be that guy.
• Fava beans and a nice Chianti
• Gas station sushi
• Anything that is imprisoned inside Jell-O
• Fruitcake
• Anything and everything containing mayonnaise
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
BS WEB GOODIE:
Even better with sound up: https://tinyurl.com/4asw9mvv
BS PHONE STARTER:
Where’s the worst-smelling place you’ve ever been?
BS BOOM OR BOGUS:
We give you the name, you tell us if it’s an actual firework, or fake (but maybe SHOULD be real)?
• Pizza Pocalypse [REAL]
• Lit and Legit [REAL]
• FireTwerk [FAKE]
• Light and Run [REAL]
• Boomjamin Franklin [FAKE]
• What’s Crackin’ [FAKE]
• Badassical Blast [REAL]
• Larry Loses a Limb [FAKE]
• Impending Danger [REAL]
• Petrified Puppy [FAKE]
• Unicorn Puke [REAL]
• Redneck Finale [REAL]
-TheBoot
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Nothing cures insomnia like realizing it’s time to get up…
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
A survey found that more than half of us think supermarkets and pharmacies should be open 24/7. And 19% think THIS business should be, too. What is it?
Answer: Dentists
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
