Monday, August 22, 2022 – Edition: #7294
Deja Moo!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jennifer Lopez liked marrying Ben Affleck so much, she did it twice. She looked stunning as she walked the aisle in a white couture Ralph Lauren gown on Satuday. Affleck donned a white tuxedo suit and formal black pants. Ben and Jen staged a lavish ceremony at Affleck’s Georgia home for extended friends and family one month after their low-key Las Vegas wedding. Guests included his long-time pal Matt Damon, director Kevin Smith, and actor Jason Mewes and their wives, but Ben’s brother Casey was notably absent due to “parental obligations.” A source reported that guests wore white to match the floral arrangements and exotic decor. For extra drama, the bride sported a whopping 20-foot veil, which all 5 of their children helped carry on a walkway leading into the “plantation-style” house following the ceremony, which ended with a kiss.
-PageSix, Blast, MSN
★ The MTV VMAs are always full of surprises – and this year’s show will be no exception. Johnny Depp has been in talks with the production team to dress up as the ‘Moonman’, the network’s famous mascot as seen on the actual VMA hardware, which has more recently been dubbed the ‘Moonperson’. While the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star isn’t up for a Moonman himself this year, he’s won 5 in the past, including the coveted Generation Award in 2012. The 2022 MTV VMAs are scheduled for this Sunday.
-TMZ, iHeart
★ Will Smith appears to have social media — and adorable animals — on his mind. In his first social media post since the Oscars ceremony on March 27 that does NOT directly reference the infamous moment when he slapped Chris Rock onstage, Smith took to Instagram on Friday to post a short video of a young gorilla earning the ire of a much larger gorilla by poking it multiple times in the backside. His caption: “Me trying to get back on social.” Among those commenting was TV’s former ‘Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan, who wrote, “Animal kingdom is with you Will.” Smith’s ex-wife, Sheree Zampino, responded with a heart emoji.
-Billboard
★ Thirty-six years after its release, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is getting a spinoff. The new film, titled “Sam and Victor’s Day Off” will follow the valets who took Cameron’s dad’s Ferrari on a joyride the same day ‘Ferris’, ‘Cameron’ and ‘Sloane’ skipped school in the original movie. ‘Sam’ and ‘Victor’, who were left unnamed in the original movie, were played by Richard Edson and Larry “Flash” Jenkins, who died in 2019. The new film is being led by Jon Hurwtiz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, who created “Cobra Kai”, the successful spinoff series of 1984’s “Karate Kid”.
-RollingStone
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Lamorne Morris, Dave Franco, Trevante Rhodes, Tedeschi Trucks Band
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Mark Wahlberg, Billy Porter, AJR (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Ben Stiller, D’Arcy Carden, Joe Walsh (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Matthew Broderick, Judd Apatow, Quincy Isaiah, Johnny Rabb (R)
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Kevin Hart, Alison Brie
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Gabby Giffords, Julie Cohen, Tonya Lewis Lee, guest co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin (R)
• “The Talk” (CBS): Gerald McRaney, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rose McIver (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Mark Wahlberg, Ginger Gonzaga, Dr. Wendy Bazilian
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Halle Berry, Sylvan Esso (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Leslie Bibb, Kevin Dunn, Taylor Bennett (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Kathryn Hahn, Jane Levy (R)
• “TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons” (FOX): Investigating why the beloved fitness icon hasn’t been seen for more than 8 years.
• “Kevin Can F… Himself” (AMC): Season 2 premiere.
• “Bobby and Sophie on the Coast” (FOOD): Series premiere. Bobby and Sophie Flay visit Hollywood’s old-school eateries and new hot spots, including The Barish in The Roosevelt Hotel, Jitlada and Mashti Malone’s Ice Cream.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Blackpink – Their new single ‘Pink Venom’ is the most-viewed music video on YouTube this year in the first 24 hours. The clip reached 86.2 million views within 24 hours after it dropped at midnight Friday, and topped the 100-million view mark within 30 hours. Blackpink fans, aka “Blinks,” also made Pink Venom #4 on the all-time YouTube 24-hour views rankings.
• Drake – has been named Shazam’s all-time most searched artist. For its 20th birthday, the music discovery app compiled a list of its most searched artists and songs, revealing that Drake has been “Shazam’d” 350 million times. ‘One Dance’ is his most Shazam’d tune, with more than 17 million.
• Rick Astley – has recreated the loved music video for his 1987 hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ for an insurance commercial. The clip promises the AAA Insurance Company will “never give you up, let you down, run around and desert you”. LINK: https://youtu.be/GtL1huin9EE
• Blink-182 — Travis Barker has tested positive for Covid-19 two months after being hospitalized with pancreatitis. The drummer shared a pic on Instagram of him playing his drumsticks on a wooden board with the caption: “Covid sucks… I’d rather be playing drums,” along with an angry swearing emoji. LINK: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChaypLVvhP4/
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — will receive the Global Icon Award and perform at the 2022 MTV VMAs, which air this Sunday from Prudential Center in Newark NJ. The band, which has won 8 VMAs, last performed at the award show in 2000, when they received the Video Vanguard Award.
• Blake Shelton — One year after marrying Gwen Stefani, he says family life is his #1 priority, and music and TV work are not the urgent priorities they used to be. He told ET: “I’m having fun putting out songs when I feel like it, and luckily, the record label allows me to do that.”
• Eric Church – Friday, he released “&”. Initially available to fan club members only, it includes 4 new-to-the-public songs: ‘Do Side’, ‘Kiss Her Goodbye’, ‘Mad Man’ and ‘Lone Wolf’ – plus his latest single ‘Doing Life With Me’. The project is the middle installment of his triple album, “Heart & Soul”, released in April, 2021. LINK: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChcdMLAAHkX/
• Kane Brown — will represent country music at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday. Not only will he make history as the first male country singer to perform during the show, his tune ‘Grand’ is up for Song of the Summer.
SHOOTING THE BULL
GRATING GREETING:
A group of Harvard researchers say that asking someone “How are you” is a terrible way to make small talk. Why? The person asking doesn’t really want to know, and the person responding doesn’t tell the truth. They say this is a lost opportunity and a meaningless exchange with zero connection. According to them, the key to making the most out of small talk is to simply ask the other person follow-up questions. The researchers analyzed more than 300 online conversations and found that those who were asked more meaningful follow-up questions (questions other than “how are you?” or “what do you do?”, etc.), found the other person much more likable. They concluded: “When people are instructed to ask more questions, they are perceived as higher in responsiveness, an interpersonal construct that captures listening, understanding, validation and care.” Alternatives include asking a question about the surroundings, or sharing some recent news or experiences.
(But a meaningless exchange with zero connection is exactly what I’m after!)
(***What’s the best or oddest answer to the question “How are you?” that you’ve ever heard?***)
-CNBC
NEW DEVELOPMENTS:
⇒ Elon Musk has unveiled more details about his company’s futuristic artificial intelligence robots, which he says will be able to perform our “boring” chores by the end of the year. Standing at around 5’ 8” (173cm), Musk’s ‘Tesla Bot’ could eliminate menial tasks and become a commonplace item in most households, taking care of everything from cooking, cleaning, mowing grass and general maintenance. But keep in mind that Musk is well known to make outlandish estimations on the actual release date of his technology. He said the bot will be able to carry 45 pounds (20kg), lift 150 pounds (68kg), and will be able to run 5 mph (8kph). Musk said the machine is designed so that humans can easily run away from and overpower it. (Obviously, Musk has never seen me run!)
⇒ A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs – or cats – that can’t shed their fur coats in Japan’s blistering summer weather. The device consists of a battery-operated, 80-gram (3-ounce) fan that is attached to a mesh outfit and blows air around an animal’s body. It comes in 5 sizes and is priced at US $74. (And if you turn it up too high, you’ll have a pet ceiling fan!)
-NYPost, Reuters
NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ Researchers in Switzerland say they’ve developed a carbon neutral aviation fuel. The futuristic fuel uses water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to power jet engines. The Swiss scientists are the first to produce the fuel in a power generator rather than a lab. The amount of synthetic jet fuel it emits when it combusts in a plane’s engine equals the amount consumed during its production in a solar plant, thus making it carbon neutral. Airplanes are responsible for around 5% of global emissions and their engines run on kerosene or jet fuel, derived from crude oil. This new solar-made kerosene is fully compatible with the existing way fuel is stored, distributed, and used in a plane’s engine.
(Perfect. But NOW what are we gonna be mad at Taylor Swift for?)
➢ Yes, cats are said to have 9 lives, but it’s rare that they SAVE lives. When Brit Sam Felstead suffered a heart attack while sleeping, her 7-year-old cat, Billy, noticed and began jumping on the 42-year-old’s chest and meowing as loud as he could. Felstead says the cat “doesn’t normally sit with her, but he knew something was wrong”. With Billy’s efforts, Felstead woke up, realized she could not move on her right side and asked her mother to get her to hospital. Felstead underwent an angioplasty and is now back to work as a receptionist. (I’ve never heard of a cat doing CPR. The “hind-lick”? Heck yes!)
-Talker, People
“FAIRLY” GOOD MENU:
Some of the fun and weird foods available at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition, on now through Sept. 5:
• 10” Giant Mozzarella sticks: A giant mozzarella stick for the ultimate cheese lover. Stretches out to a length of a few feet.
• Deep Fried Snickers: The familiar snack, coated in pancake batter and deep fried. (“Deep”, “fried”, and “Snickers”. What’s NOT to love?)
• Mac and Cheese cones: A twist on the Hungarian pastry cone, it comes stuffed with butternut cashew mac & cheese, crispy jalapeños and pesto aïoli. Or try jerk mac & cheese with crispy plantains.
• Croffles: A croissant and waffle combination, this dessert comes topped with soft ice cream options such as tiramisu, Oreo, chocolate banana or fruit.
• Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Smash Burger and Burrito: There’s a cheeseburger with extra thick bacon and Cheetos smothered between 2 red hamburger buns, themselves made from Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. You can also try the chicken, beef, or pulled pork burrito stuffed with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, or a marinated fried chicken sandwich breaded with…you guessed it: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
• Also available: ketchup and mustard ice cream, mac and cheese lemonade, and deep-fried coffee. Or perhaps you’d like to try the 2-foot long taco, or the bacon ice cream sandwich?
(Remember when you went to the fair and it WASN’T about all the food? And you thought you were lucky if you simply got to share some candy floss with your sister. What? Just me?)
-TheEx
DID YOU KNOW?
Japan wants young people to drink more alcohol. Yes, you heard that correctly. The Japanese government has launched a contest to find new ways to encourage young people to drink more because the country’s alcohol sales and liquor tax revenues have plummeted since the beginning of COVID-19 restrictions. The “Sake Viva!” campaign invites people to submit ideas on how to “stimulate demand among young people” for alcohol through new services, promotional methods, products, designs and even sales techniques using artificial intelligence or the metaverse. The winner will receive support for their plan to be commercialized, (Certainly not the first group of politicians with a ‘drinking problem’…)
-CNN
BS CHRONOMETER 08.22.22
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Eat a Peach Day”, the best way to eat a peach is while standing under a peach tree, immediately after picking it, with the juice running down your arm.
• “Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day”, a time for everyone Down Under to go outdoors at noon and yell ‘Hoodie-Hoo!’ to chase away Winter and make ready for Spring.
• “Tooth Fairy Day”, honoring the tradition of bartering molars for moolah. Where’s it come from? No one knows for sure, but there was a fairy tale in 18th-Century France about a ‘tooth mouse’ who hides under a pillow. The tooth fairy as we now know her didn’t make an appearance until the early 1900s, as a generalized ‘good fairy’ with a professional specialization. So how much is she paying for prime enamel these days?
• “Bao Day”, at first, one might consider it to be just a simple steamed bun. Dumplings aside, this is the flavorful Chinese dough used to make bāozi, or bao, and is stuffed with savory meats or sweets.
• “Be An Angel Day”, encouraging us to become someone’s angel of sorts. Whether it is a grand gesture (sponsoring someone’s education) or small (saying ‘thank you’ when someone helps you), a good gesture goes a long way towards sending goodwill out into the world.
• “Pecan Torte Day”, Do you know these ‘Pecan Fast Facts’? No peekin’. . .
→ Pecans provide nearly 10% of the recommended Daily Value for zinc. If the body doesn’t get enough zinc, it may have difficulty producing testosterone – a key hormone for sexual desire in both men and women.
→ Pecan trees usually range in height from 70-100 feet, but some grow 150 feet (46m) or higher.
→ It would take 11,624 pecans, stacked end to end, to reach the top of the Empire State Building.
→ Texas adopted the pecan tree as its state tree in 1919. In fact, Governor James Hogg liked pecan trees so much that he asked for one to be planted at his gravesite when he died.
→ Albany, Georgia, which boasts more than 600,000 pecan trees, is the pecan capital of the U.S. Albany hosts the annual National Pecan Festival, which includes a race, parade, pecan-cooking contest, and the crowning of the National Pecan Queen.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Buttered Corn Day
[Tues] Hug Your Sweetheart Day
[Wed] Waffle Day
[Thurs] Kiss and Make Up Day
This Week Is…Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over
This Month Is…Hair Loss Awareness Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1945 [77] Steve Kroft, Kokomo IN, retired broadcast journalist (“60 Minutes” 1989-2019)
1961 [61] Roland Orzabal, Portsmouth England, pop singer/guitarist-keyboardist (Tears for Fears-‘Shout’, ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’)
1963 [59] (Myra) ‘Tori’ Amos, Newton NC, alt-rock singer (‘God’, ‘Caught a Lite Sneeze’)
1967 [55] Ty Burrell, Grants Pass OR, TV actor (‘Phil Dunphy’ on “Modern Family” 2009-2020)/movie actor (“Dawn of the Dead” 2004)
1970 [52] Giada DeLaurentiis, Rome Italy, TV chef (“Giada at Home”)/Culinary Hall of Fame, 2012
1972 [50] Paul Doucette, North Huntington PA, rock guitarist (Matchbox Twenty-‘3A.M.’, ‘Unwell’)
1973 [49] Howie Dorough, Orlando FL, pop singer (Backstreet Boys-‘I Want It That Way’)
1973 [49] Kristen Wiig, Canandaigua NY, movie actress (“Bridesmaids”, Ghostbusters” 2016)/TV comic (“Saturday Night Live” 2005-12)
1978 [44] James Corden, London England, TV host (“The Late Late Show” since 2015, “Tony Awards” host 2016, 2019) Grammys host 2017, 2018/stage actor (2012 Tony Award for “One Man, Two Guvnors”)
1995 [27] Dua Lipa, London England, pop singer (‘Don’t Start Now’, w/Elton John-‘Cold Heart’)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2006 [16] Paramount Pictures severs all ties with Tom Cruise after 14 years, citing ‘bizarre antics’ (sofa-jumping on “Oprah”) and ‘erratic behavior’ off-screen (BS translation: Scientology) They later reconsider.
2018 [04] Forbes says George Clooney has made more money in a single year than any actor ever ($239 million), mostly due to sale of his tequila company.
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2012 [10] LL Cool J confronts a burglar at his L.A. home. One broken nose, jaw, and rib later, Cool J has subdued the intruder and police take the suspect into custody. (No word on whether LL quoted ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ during the altercation)
2020 [02] ‘WAP’ by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion hits #1 in the US, becoming the most sexually explicit song ever to top the chart. It’s bumped off 2 weeks later by a wholesome slice of K-pop: ‘Dynamite’ by BTS.
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1989 [33] British Telecom unveils the world’s first ‘Pocket Phone’ (that handy little drain for disposing of excess income).
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
2003 [19] Norwegian Elvis impersonator Kjell Bjornestad sets a new record by performing Presley’s repertoire for 26 straight hours.
2007 [15] Texas Rangers rout Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by one team in a modern Major League Baseball game.
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Your brain uses only about one-tenth of a calorie per minute.
✓ Mushroom clouds can be created by any huge explosion.
✓ One trait of intelligent people is being easily annoyed by others, but saying nothing in order to avoid a meaningless argument.
✓ Like humans, ants spend only about a fifth of their day working.
✓ The average North American lives 13 years longer than the average celebrity.
✓ In 2010, Nintendo trademarked the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong”.
–TheBathroomReadersInstitute, TheFactSite
Best of BS . . .
COMPLAINTS OF MODERN-DAY PIRATES:
• Girls expect us all to look like Jack Sparrow.
• Can’t use a smartphone with my hook.
• All the looting and pillaging is done on Wall Street now.
• Being swiped left on ‘Shiver me Tinders’.
• Feel that use of the name ‘Arrrrby’s’ is cultural appropriation.
• A buccaneer is too much to pay for corn, damn it!
• No Wi-Fi is the new scurvy.
• Having to wait in line for a personal watercraft sticker.
• I feel ‘Meh’, not ‘Arrrrrr!’
• I’m not getting enough booty.
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
BS HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD:
• Set an alarm for every 2 hours. Make sure the volume is all the way up.
• Fall asleep 5 minutes before the alarm goes off.
• Make 20 cups of coffee and don’t drink any of them.
• Unless they get cold. Then by all means, enjoy them.
• Get dressed, then pour milk on your shirt.
• Pour milk on the bed.
• Pour milk on the floor.
• Put a load of laundry in the washer and forget about it for a few days. Then remember, re-wash, and repeat.
• Practice Googling things like “normal poop color” “Why does my baby hate me?” and “Will I ever sleep again?”
• Eat. Everything. In. Sight.
• …one-handed.
• Watch your husband sleep peacefully and plot his death.
-SimplePlay&CraftIdeas, first published in BS in 2019
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• Which of these actors HAS won at least one Academy Award?
a) Tom Cruise
b) Hugh Jackman
c) Johnny Depp
d) Nicolas Cage [CORRECT]
• From 1995-2002, Pierce Brosnan was contractually forbidden from doing THIS in any non-James Bond movie?
a) Wearing a tuxedo [CORRECT]
b) Being a main character
c) Killing another character
d) Saying: “Shaken, not stirred”.
• The reason that film previews are called “trailers” is because…
a) They are created AFTER the movie is completely produced.
b) They were originally shown in theaters AFTER the movie. [CORRECT]
c) A movie’s release trails the release of the preview by a few months.
d) The first-ever movie trailer was made for a film called “The Trailer”.
-WeLoveQuizzes
BE WEB GOODIE:
Luscious locks (sound up): https://tinyurl.com/5aexbfen
BS RANDOM JOKE:
It takes a big person to admit when they’re wrong, and an even bigger one to keep their mouth shut when they’re right.
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the worst “first day on the job” experience you’ve ever had?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 14% of us have done THIS embarrassing thing while exercising. What is it?
Answer: Falling off the treadmill!
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up.
