Monday, April 11, 2022 Edition: #7207

Bully For You!

BS SUBSCRIBER NOTE:
The Bull Sheet will not be publishing on Friday, April 15, to observe Good Friday. All subscribers will receive credit for the non-service day. The Bull Sheet will resume publication on Monday, April 18.

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are getting married! Lopez shared the news of their engagement in a video clip published in her personal fan newsletter “On the J.Lo”. It shows her beaming as she shows off her ring — an emerald cut, pale green diamond. She also shared a teaser of the clip on her social media pages, writing: “Major announcement!!!!” The news comes a year after the pair publicly rekindled the romance after almost two decades apart. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/zv4fxj7d
-HarpersBazaar
★ Will Smith has publicly reacted after the Academy issued him a 10-year ban from all its events for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. Friday, the Academy announced he will “not be permitted to attend any events or programs, in person or virtually,” including future Academy Awards, as disciplinary action for the altercation. The organization said their ruling “is a step toward a larger goal of protecting the safety of our performers and guests, and restoring trust in the Academy.” In response, Smith shared a statement saying: “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.” News of the ban came a week after the 53-year-old resigned from the Academy.
-E!
★ The economics of TV can be somewhat murky. While it’s known that top stars like Ellen or Judge Judy can make $20 or 30 or even 50 million per year, what about the other hosts? Dr. Oz’s run for a U.S. Senate seat is shining some light on exactly that. His financial disclosure form reveals that Oz’s salary for his show was a more modest, but still lucrative, at $2 million per year. But that’s just small piece of the pie. He was also paid almost $200K for his role as a producer on the program. Add to that the fact that he owned a portion of his talk show, with that stake mixed with his other businesses, trademarks, websites and media assets, his compensation from the show was about $10 million. His companies also made tens of millions from investments, bringing his net worth to somewhere between $100-500 million, according to the filing. One more thing – for his 2-week stint as “Jeopardy!” guest host last spring, Dr. Oz was paid more than $268,000, but that money went to an unnamed charity.
-HollywoodReporter
★ Jussie Smollett is back to work fresh off his release from prison. The former “Empire” star released a new single on Friday called ‘Thank You God’ where he references his court case over faking his own attack and lying to police about it. Sample lyrics: “Just remember this … this ain’t that situation. You think I’m stupid enough to kill my reputation? It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime.” Profits from the song will be donated to the Rainbow Push Coalition, Secure the Bag Safety and the Illinois Innocence Project. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/34wd4m65
-ETCanada

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Viola Davis, Henry Winkler
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Joe Jonas, Gabriel Iglesias, Wolf Alice (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Chance the Rapper, Beanie Feldstein
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Chris Hayes, Paul Dano, Lucy Dacus, Todd Sucherman (R)
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Jennifer Garner, Greg Kinnear, 5 Seconds of Summer (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Lala Kent, Mya Allen
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Melissa Rivers, guest co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jamie Lee Curtis
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Idris Elba
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Tracee Ellis Ross, Margaret Qualley, Brian Chesky
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Angela Bassett, Kel Mitchell, Nyesha Arrington
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Mayim Bialik
• “CMT Music Awards” (CBS): From Nashville, Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie host country’s only entirely fan-voted awards show. Performers include: Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Cole Swindell, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town.
• “American Idol” (ABC): Top 24 at Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii Part #2

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Taylor Swift — One of her childhood homes is for sale for just under $1 million. Her family rented the 5-bedroom house near Reading PA until 2004, when they moved to Nashville in order for Swift to pursue her career. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3n8r6vmu
• Drake – sold 2 of his LA Hidden Hills homes to LA Ram Matthew Stafford. Wall Street Journal says the QB paid $11 million, well over the $7.4 million asking price. They are 2 of the 3 homes in the neighborhood that Drake listed. The third, the biggest of the 3 and nicknamed the Yolo estate, is still on the market for $14.8 million.
• Avril Lavigne — announced Thursday she’s engaged to fellow musician Mod Sun, who proposed in Paris in late March. She told People he surprised her by popping the question while the 2 were on a boat in the Seine River with a clear view of the Eiffel Tower.
• Jack White – Friday, he proposed to, then married longtime girlfriend Olivia Jean during a hometown show at the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit. He invited her to join him for the White Stripes’ song ‘Hotel Yorba’, and, after singing the lyric “Let’s get married,” he proposed to her with a ring. During the encore, Third Man records co-founder Ben Swank walked on stage to officiate the ceremony.
• Pink Floyd – have surprised-released ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’, their first new recording since 1994. Featuring vocals from Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukraine’s Boombox, the song features Floyd’s David Gilmour and Nick Mason. Proceeds will go to Ukrainian humanitarian relief. Gilmour has a Ukrainian daughter-in-law and grandchildren. LINK: https://youtu.be/saEpkcVi1d4
• Carrie Underwood – Friday, she announced she’ll release the new album “Denim & Rhinestones” on June 10. She says her Las Vegas residency “was really the catalyst for this album. I was just ready to have fun and to write songs that make me happy to listen to and happy to sing.” The title cut is out now.
• BRELAND – Tomorrow’s “BRELAND & Friends” benefit concert will take place at the Ryman Auditorium, featuring Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Russell Dickerson, Mickey Guyton, Charles Kelley, RaeLynn, Restless Road, Lily Rose, Seaforth, Brittney Spencer and Tyler Braden. The show, supporting the Oasis Center – a youth development agency in Middle Tennessee, will be streamed live on Twitch.
• Jimmie Allen – is one of the artists featured in the new Amazon Music release “For Love & Country,” a documentary about Black musicians in country music. It examines the genre’s complicated past, and observes it through artists including BRELAND, Mickey Guyton, Brittney Spencer and Blanco Brown.

SHOOTING THE BULL

THINGS WE LOSE SLEEP OVER:
What’s the most common reason for not getting a good night’s sleep (besides Monday morning!)? The biggest causes of a restless sleep include feeling stressed, fretting over finances, and the temperature not being right. A study of 2,000 adults found that 38% suffer from poor sleep because of an uncomfortable mattress, and 36% complain of their partner’s snoring. Sleep can also be disturbed by traffic noise, light coming through the window and caffeinated drinks before bedtime. Mobile phones are also a culprit, with social media blamed by 14%, video games by 12% and reading on devices by 13%. 18% said their sleep patterns have worsened since the start of the pandemic, perhaps due to feeling more worried or anxious. But about that many people also said their quality of sleep has improved, possibly because they invest more time in their bedtime routine, or because they are now able to sleep later, thanks to working from home.
(I’ll tell you what ruins my sleep . . . MY ALARM!)
(What? No one blamed their kids? That’s sort of the go-to at my place!)
-SWNS

MORE THAN MEATS THE EYE:
➠ Wildtype, a California-based startup is creating sushi-grade salmon by cultivating cells extracted from salmon eggs. The cells grow in steel vessels, spreading over a plant-based mesh to form fibrous tissue. The process is faster than aquaculture and produces no waste since only the edible parts are grown. There’s a long way to go before this futuristic food becomes common, but it’s a hopeful prospect for fish populations and eco-minded sushi lovers alike. Salmon is the world’s largest single fish commodity by value, but overfishing has slashed the salmon population.
➠ Food technology company Primeval Foods plans to launch an entire menagerie of exotic meats that didn’t actually come from animals, including lion burgers, tiger nuggets or giraffe ham. As food companies continue to come up with ingenious ways of capitalizing on the growing meat-alternatives market, the London-based startup has announced plans to sell exotic meats cultivated in a laboratory. No animals are hurt in the process of growing lion, tiger, or even elephant meats in a laboratory, as they are actually grown from cultured cells. (And your kid might finally eat something besides chicken nuggets!
-CNN, OddityCentral

NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ A team of Stanford engineers have developed a solar cell that can generate electricity at night. The research comes at a time when the number of solar jobs and residential installations are rising. While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can serve as a “continuous renewable power source for both day- and nighttime,” according to the study. The device incorporates a thermoelectric generator, which can pull electricity from the small difference in temperature between the ambient air and the solar cell itself. While it definitely doesn’t create as much electricity as during a sunny day, the researchers said it can “provide nighttime standby lighting and power in off-grid and mini-grid applications, where [solar] cell installations are gaining popularity.” (Do they mean ‘grow-ops’?)
➢ A man who won a $217 million lottery jackpot has decided to spend nearly all of it to help save the planet. The winner, nicknamed “Guy” by the French lottery group Françaises des Jeux, won the sum in December 2020. At the time, the jackpot was the largest in the history of EuroMillions, a lottery involving several European countries including France and the UK. He says he is putting the bulk of his winnings toward “Anyama”, a nature foundation he created. Why? “The priority today is saving the planet. We must act. It is an absolute emergency.”
-NPR, CNN

THINGS PEOPLE LEARNED A BIT LATE:
Ever been just a little late in learning or picking up on something? And been left totally bamboozled, thinking, “how have I been alive this long without realizing this???” Here are some true confessions from a recent Reddit thread . . .
☞ “I was almost 40 when I learned I am allergic to bananas. I thought everyone’s mouth got itchy when they ate them.”
☞ “That ponies are NOT baby horses; they’re a breed of horse.”
☞ “That sodas are called ‘soft drinks’ because they have no ‘hard’ alcohol.”
☞ “That baby carrots are just shaved down big carrots. I was devastated a few years ago.”
☞ “That the saying is ‘for all intents and purposes’ and not ‘for all intensive purposes.’”
☞ “I thought the ‘D’ is Disney was just some random symbol, kinda like a backward G. It took me until seventh grade to realize it’s a ‘D.'”
☞ “That Washington state and Washington, DC are two different places.”
☞ “That ‘rotating tires’ doesn’t mean spinning them around in place like you’re in a Fast and the Furious movie. It means you swap each of their positions on the car.”
(***Confess yours . . . and ask listeners for theirs!***)
-BuzzFeed

DID YOU KNOW?
A movie that was filmed in 2015 won’t be released until 2115. “100 Years”, with the tagline ‘The Movie You Will Never See’ stars John Malkovich, and is directed by “From Dusk Till Dawn’s” Robert Rodriguez. The short film imagines Earth 100 years in the future. And why, exactly, won’t it be released until 2115? Because it’s a promotion for Louis XIII Cognac — which also takes 100 years to properly age before it’s sold. Three teasers have been released, each showing a different vision of 2115. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4fsram3n
-LADBible

BS CHRONOMETER 04.11.22

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Poutine Day”, the Quebecois dish of fries, cheese curds and gravy is the perfect marriage of salty, meaty flavor and texture, and definitely worthy of its own day. (Feel free to make your own ‘Vladimir Poutine’ joke here – unless you’re in Russia!)
• “Cheese Fondue Day”, it began with Swiss cheeses like Emmenthaler and Gruyère Swiss, but its options have expanded to incorporate a variety of cheeses and flavors to make endless, mouthwatering combinations.
• “Louie Louie Day”, the birthday of Richard Berry, the man who composed ‘Louie Louie’. He and his band, the Pharoahs, recorded the song in 1957 as a calypso doo-wop B-side to ‘You Are My Sunshine’ (and we still don’t know what the words are…)
• “Barbershop Quartet Day”, commemorating 1938 date when the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America was founded (…founded…FOUNDED!!!)
• “Pet Day”, sponsored by the Animal Miracle Network as a reason to ‘paws’ and consider the plight of the many animals in shelters awaiting a home. (***Some great pet stats here: https://tinyurl.com/2vu8vcev ***)
• “World Parkinson’s Disease Day”, to boost awareness of the disorder and to spur new research and treatment innovations. The red tulip is the official flower of “World PD Day”.
• “Eight Track Tape Day”, The 8-track tape, originally called the “Stereo 8”, was created in 1964, and was made popular by the inclusion of players in Ford automobiles in 1965. 8-tracks were being phased out by 1982, but were still available through record clubs as late as 1988. (…and she’s buy-ing…the stairway…..CLICK!!!!!!…..to hea-vennn)

COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
[Tues] Drop Everything and Read Day
[Wed] Scrabble Day
[Wed] International Day of Pink
This Week Is…Student Employment Week
This Month Is…Lawn and Garden Month

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1974 [48] David Banner [Lavell Crump], Brookhaven MS, rapper (w/Chris Brown – ‘Get Like Me’), actor (“Black Snake Moan”) [His stage name was inspired by “The Incredible Hulk” TV series]

1979 [43] Chris Gaylor, Stillwater OK, rock drummer (All-American Rejects-‘Gives You Hell’, ‘Dirty Little Secret’)

1981 [41] Alessandra Ambrosio, Rio Grande Do Sul Brazil, Victoria’s Secret model

1986 [36] Stephanie Pratt, Los Angeles CA, reality star (“The Hills” 2007-2010)

1987 [35] Joss Stone [Joscelyn Stoker], Dover UK, pop-soul singer (‘You Had Me’, ‘Fell In Love With a Boy’)/TV actress (“The Tudors” 2009-10)

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2013 [09] Comedian/actor Jonathan Winters (inspiration to Billy Crystal, Jim Carrey, Jimmy Kimmel, Robin Williams, and Steve Martin…) dies at 87 in Montecito CA

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2002 [20] Aretha Franklin and 7 Motown recording stars are honored with street names in Detroit’s new low-income housing project (“You can’t miss it, it’s at the corner of Aretha and Smokey …”)

2014 [08] Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2004 [18] After 11 years as a pro, golfer Phil Mickelson wins his first major championship, The Masters

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1964 [58] The Beatles set a record as 14 of their singles appear on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ chart (from ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ at #1 to ‘Love Me Do’ at #81)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ According to a 2015 study, less than half the world’s cultures kiss romantically.
✓ “Scooby-Doo” character Shaggy’s real name is ‘Norville Rogers’.
✓ The former home of the Philadelphia Eagles, Veterans Stadium, featured a courtroom for handling rowdy fans.
✓ Scientists have found evidence of take-out restaurants in the remains of Pompeii.
✓ The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
✓ The entire surface of your skin is replaced every month, which means you’ll have about 1,000 different sets of skin in your life.
-Penguin, MentalFloss

BS THINGS NOT TO SAY AT A FUNERAL:
• “Are we using a hashtag for this?”
• “Couldn’t have happened to a better person!”
• “Is it an open bar?”
• “Did you know that there’s a brief moment during the cremation process when the meat is perfectly cooked?”
• “She never looked better.”
• “I guess I’m never getting that 5 bucks back. Wait. I wonder if his widow has it…”
• “Pez?”
• “He said he wouldn’t be caught dead in a domestic car. Joke’s on him.”
• No jokes please. This is a woke wake.”
• “Let’s get started. He ain’t gettin’ any deader!”

Best of BS . . .
BS UNLIKELY ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR:
• “A Mountain Dew a day keeps the diabetes away.”
• “Just keep picking at it.”
• “Have you tried turning yourself off then back on?”
• “You need to exercise your liver more.”
• “We’re going to try something called the ‘silent treatment’.”
• “The fifth dentist is always right.”
• “Don’t vaccinate your child. I saw something about that on Facebook.”
• “Rub dirt on it.”
• “Try the Santa Clarita diet.”
• “Eat an apple and I’ll see you tomorrow.”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• Which “Chess” piece is of the lowest relative value?
a) Castle
b) Knight
c) Pawn [CORRECT]
d) The Thimble

• What is the biggest living fish in Earth’s oceans?
a) Reef Manta Ray
b) Whale Shark [CORRECT]
c) Barracuda
d) Great White Shrimp

• What 1818 novel was authored by Mary W. Shelley?
a) Frankenstein [CORRECT]
b) Dracula
c) The Mummy
d) Spider-Man
-FunTrivia

BS WEB GOODIE:
Honey, I have a confession (sound up):  https://tinyurl.com/5n6b2feh

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I received a lovely card saying “get better soon,” which I found confusing, because I haven’t been sick. Should I tell my boss he made a mistake?

BS PHONE STARTER:
If someone came up to you and said “Hey, do that thing you do!”, what’s the first thing that would pop into your head?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  The average family throws away 70 of THESE perfectly edible items every year. What are they?
Answer:  Bread loaf end crusts (“heels”)

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now.