Thursday, December 8, 2022 – Edition: #7375
Deja Moo!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ After 13 years of anticipation, James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has finally been unveiled for members of the press following the movie’s world premiere in London. First reactions are overwhelmingly positive, with many journalists blown away once again by Cameron’s imagination and pristine visual effects. Fandango’s Erik Davis wrote: “Happy to say ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is phenomenal…Bigger, better & more emotional than ‘Avatar,’ the film is visually breathtaking, visceral and incredibly engrossing. The story, the spectacle, the spirituality, the beauty – this is moviemaking & storytelling at its absolute finest.” “Happy Sad Confused” host Josh Horowitz raved, “James Cameron once again shows filmmakers how it’s done…’Avatar: The Way of Water’ is how you do epic blockbuster-ing. Emotional, visceral and as big as movies get.” Avatar: The Way of Water opens in theaters Dec. 16.
-Variety
★ The laughs will keep on coming. “The Daily Show” has released its lineup of A-list guest hosts who will take over once Trevor Noah departs after tonight’s show. The show will return to its 11pm timeslot on Comedy Central Jan. 17. Beginning on that date, Al Franken, Chelsea Handler, D. L. Hughley, Leslie Jones, John Leguizamo, Hasan Minhaj, Kal Penn, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes and Marlon Wayans will host, each for a week at a time. The network is still looking for someone to fill the spot permanently beginning in the fall of 2023.
-NYPost
★ ABC has announced the star-packed performance lineup for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”. Ryan Seacrest will return to host the show, which will include performances from 4 venues, including Disneyland, for the first time. The Happiest Place on Earth will be home to several pre-taped performances. Ciara will host the show there and will perform, as will Fitz and the Tantrums, and Maddie & Tae, Shaggy and more. The LA Party concert will feature Wiz Khalifa, Finneas, Armani White, Betty Who, Dove Cameron, and Nicky Youre. Billy Porter will again host the Central Time Zone countdown from New Orleans. And Liza Koshy will return to co-host the Times Square segments with Seacrest. Jessie James Decker, who recently competed in Dancing With the Stars, will also be at Times Square.
-PopCulture
★ “The Office” star Mindy Kaling has said she thinks “so much” of the show is “inappropriate” now. Kaling explained on “Good Morning America” that it’d be a tough assignment to make a reboot of the beloved NBC sitcom, because “That show is so inappropriate now”. The writers who I’m still in touch with now, we always talk about how so much of that show we probably couldn’t make now”. When asked what her character, the pop-culture obsessed ‘Kelly Kapoor’, would be doing in a 2022 version of The Office, Kaling responded: “I think she would have quit Dunder-Mifflin to become an influencer, and then probably be canceled, almost immediately. Actually, most of the characters on that show would be canceled by now.”
-Variety, NME
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Jean Smart, Wes Bentley, Charley Crockett
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Steve Martin, Martin Short, H.E.R., Adam Blackstone, Mary Mary, Inayah, the BBC Big Band
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Alicia Keys, Eddie Izzard
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hong Chau
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Olivia Colman, Sam Mendes, Micheal Ward
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Jim Parsons, Gayle King
• The View” (ABC/CTV): Marcus Samuelsson
• “The Talk”(CBS): Adam Rodriguez
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Catherine Zeta-Jones, Matthew Macfadyen
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Christina Applegate, Gabriella Baldacchino, Sunset West
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Janelle James, Mike Birbiglia, Eitan Bernath
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Ciara, Howie Mandel
• “Sherri” (Check local listings): Rev. Al Sharpton, Lalah Hathaway
• “Young Sheldon” (CBS): Sheldon’s database invention puts him at odds with the university; the church takes issue with Meemaw’s video store.
• “Home Sweet Home Alone” (DISN): Premiere. A married couple tries to steal back a valuable heirloom from a troublesome kid.
• “Superstar” (ABC): Premiere. A profile of actress and country music legend Reba McEntire.
• “CMA Country Christmas” (ABC): Country stars perform Christmas classics and festive collaborations. Performers include Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Molly Tuttle, and The War and Treaty.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
(***Caution: ‘F-bombs’***) • Demi Lovato — It’s been just 4 months since she unveiled the album “Holy Fvck”, but she’s already working on new music. Lovato took to TikTok this week to post a clip in which she lip synchs to a clip that says “Here the (F) we go”, with the caption: “When [you’re] getting back in the studio”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2uwaat53
• Lady Gaga — The man who shot and wounded her dog walker while stealing her French bulldogs last year has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. James Jackson pleaded no contest to attempted murder, according to the LA County District Attorney’s Office.
• The Pogues — Shane MacGowan’s wife has given fans an update after he was rushed to hospital last week. The singer of the seasonal classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ is being “treated for an infection”, and “doctors are confident he will be OK.” The 64-year-old, who has used a wheelchair since he broke his pelvis in 2015, has been in and out of hospital in recent years.
• Fleetwood Mac – Some of the late Christine McVie’s items raked in big bucks at an event by Julien’s Auctions over the weekend. Two of her dresses were sold, including the vintage maxi number she wore for the “Rumours” album ($56,250). Some instruments, including 2 organs and an electric baby grand piano — brought in nearly $200,000.
• Tom Petty – Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench says he’s not interested in playing again with the group, because it just isn’t the same without Tom Petty. He says, however, that there is still music that could be released at some point. Quote: “We always recorded more than what we put out…fairly often, I would wonder why a song had been left off the record.”
• Mickey Guyton – has been named TIME’s first-ever “Breakthrough Artist of the Year”. It recognizes her as a country music change-maker, and an artist who represented the genre on some of the most visible stages. In 2022, she sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl, hosted PBS’ A Capitol Fourth Independence Day special, and became the first Black nominee for the Best Country Album Grammy.
• Eric Church – has released a sneak-peak of his new flagship bar-restaurant, Chief’s, a collab with entrepreneur Ben Weprin. The Church Choir will have the chance to have a ‘Drink in My Hand’ at the 6-story venue set to open at 200 Broadway in Nashville. He uploaded some digital renderings of the bar, which resembles an old-school honky-tonk, covered in photos representing chapters of his life. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2mckxx2k
• Morgan Wallen – Billboard’s 2022’s #1 country artist in the world has announced the addition of 14 shows across 13 cities in the US and Canada, with back-to-back nights in 10 stadiums. The tour kicks off March 15-24 with shows in New Zealand and Australia with HARDY, before returning stateside April 14 in Milwaukee. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5n6bnpbz
SHOOTING THE BULL
THERE’S NOW ALSO AN APP FOR THIS:
You may have heard the saying that “Music soothes the savage beast”. Well, apparently it can do even more than that. A new music app supposedly acts as a personal “therapist” by creating customized playlists to help listeners care for their emotions…through music. The Emotion Equalization App takes stock of the user’s mood and energy through a questionnaire in the app, and uses that info to create a corresponding therapeutic playlist of consoling, relaxing or uplifting tunes. Scientists agree that music can change emotional states and distract us from negative thoughts and pain. It has also been shown to help improve memory, performance, and mood. Developer Man Hei Law, of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said the app could be used by people who may not want to receive counseling or treatment. By taking listeners on an emotional roller-coaster ride, the app aims to leave them in a more positive and focused state than where they began.
(Can’t we just call it “Tech Support”?)
(OK, but some days, I’m gonna need a LOT of Kenny G music!)
-SWNS
HEALTHCARE COSTS:
In light of skyrocketing inflation, most people have made an effort to cut personal spending…whether it’s because they HAVE to, or just out of principle, as in: “You want me to pay HOW MUCH for THAT?” But what do you absolutely refuse to reduce your spending on? A new poll of 2,000 adults in the US found that no matter how tight things get, 44% wouldn’t cut spending on their health and wellness. In the OnePoll survey, 8 in 10 said, yes, they have cut down on their general spending within the last 6 months. Three-quarters said they have been affected by inflation. In what areas have people reduced spending? Shopping came in first, with 70% of respondents saying they’ve cut some corners there. That was followed by entertainment (59%) and food (58%). Half of those surveyed (49%) said they plan to spend MORE of their budget on their health and well-being in 2023.
(Good! That means I can get the expensive aspirin for New Year’s Day!)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah. In December we all have a lot of grand plans for the next year that we really have no intention of following through on…!)
-NYPost
SCIENTISTS SAY:
➠ Scientists say they have finally figured out why people get more colds during the winter months. In research the medical community is hailing as a breakthrough, a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that cold air weakens the body’s immune response — especially in the nose, which is one of the first sites of contact for respiratory viruses and an important part of the body’s immune response. The research found that reducing the temperature inside the nose by just 9° Fahrenheit (5.6°C) kills nearly 50% of the billions of virus and bacteria-fighting cells in the nostrils. (So, it’s got nothing to do with being stuck inside for 6 months with a bunch of contagious co-workers who keep sneezing in the general direction of my lunch?)
➠ If you ever get criticized for being an old bear before your first cup of morning coffee, just blame it on science. A new study from Thailand has shown that having a caffeinated drink in the morning has some serious brain benefits. Results published in Physiology and Behaviour showed that there was a reduction of alpha wave activity following a morning caffeine hit – a type of brain activity that is linked to drowsiness. Working memory also showed an improvement following consumption of a caffeinated drink. That’s essentially your short-term memory firing up with your first cuppa. And even more good news: That reduction of alpha waves is linked to an increase in cognitive function. (Awesome! I just sent an order of 100 coffees over to town hall!)
-CNN, HuffPost
THINGS OVERHEARD IN THE LIBRARY:
Actual things said by patrons, as reported by library workers…
☞ Patron: “I need public records”. Librarian: “Which ones?” Patron: “All of them.”
☞ Mom to her kids: “BE QUIET YOU LITTLE TURDS! THIS IS A LIBRARY!”
☞ Patron to reference Librarian: “Is it ‘Beavis and Butthead’ or ‘Beavis ampersand Butthead’?”
☞ Patron: “Do you have any books by the famous American author Hemmingstein?”
☞ Patron: Can you help me find a book about the real meaning of Christmas? Nothing religious, though.”
☞ Patron: “I’d like to see a photo of Jesus.” Librarian: “Do you mean some paintings of Jesus?” Patron: “No. The photo of Jesus.”
☞ Student at college library, after the librarian found the reference book the student had requested: “So…can you, like…rent these or something?”
☞ Patron (rolling up shirt sleeve): “Is this herpes?”
-BathroomReadersInstitute
DID YOU KNOW?
The average couch has been a part of 311 arguments, 316 drink spills, and 286 episodes of makeup sex, according to a poll. On average, a sofa will stay in someone’s home for 8 years, being the location of 401 naps, and playing host to 8,500 hours of TV time. The study of 2,000 adults in the UK, commissioned by British furniture company Sofology, also found the typical couch suffers 65 scribbles from kids, and sees men sleeping on it a total of 269 times after a fight with their significant other or a drunken night out. The average couch will double as cinema seating 537 times over its lifetime — and will swallow the remote control 346 times. (And how often do we clean those things?)
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 12.08.22
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Christmas Tree Day”, a good day to put yours up. Some go out and cut down a real tree, tie it to the roof of their car, and bring it home. Others drag a box out of the attic or basement, fluff up the branches of an artificial tree, and stick them into a post. (But at least there’s a much-lower chance of vermin escaping into your home that way…)
• “Brownie Day”, celebrating the chewy chocolate in a pan that you just can’t quit eating.
• “Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day”, created in 2007 by the Koala Wallop online community. The basic premise is to pretend to be someone from the past or future who’s somehow ended up in the present. (No comments about my wardrobe, please…)
• “Take It In the Ear Day”, a day to learn how to accept criticism graciously. (What did ya THINK it was about?)
• “National Lard Day”, while traditionally viewed as unhealthy, lard can be used to incorporate healthy fats into a nutritional diet. Lard Day showcases how it can be used and how it is considered a better fat option than butter or grease. If you love lard (and don’t have anything better to do), share its benefits on social media, using #nationallardday
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Fri] Salesperson’s Day
[Fri] World Techno Day
[Sat] Dewey Decimal System Day
[Sun] App Day
This Month is…Give the Gift of Sight Month
This Month is…Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1953 [69] Kim Basinger, Athens GA, movie actress (“L.A. Confidential”, “Batman”, “8 Mile”)/married to Alec Baldwin 1993-2002, mother of Ireland Baldwin
1957 [65] Phil Collen, London England, rock guitarist (Def Leppard-‘Pour Some Sugan on Me’, ‘Love Bites’)
1964 [58] Teri Hatcher, Sunnyvale CA, TV actress (“Desperate Housewives” 2004-12), “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993-97”)/movie actress (“Tomorrow Never Dies”)
1966 [56] Sinead O’Connor, Glenageary Ireland, pop singer-songwriter (‘Nothing Compares 2 U’)
1973 [49] Corey Taylor, Des Moines IA, rock singer-songwriter (Slipknot-‘Psychosocial’, Stone Sour-‘Through Glass’)
1976 [46] Dominic Monaghan, Berlin Germany, TV actor (“Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan” 2012-16, “Lost” 2004-10)/movie actor (“Wolverine”, “Lord of the Rings” trilogy)
1978 [44] Ian Somerhalder, Covington LA, TV actor (‘Damon Salvatore’ on “The Vampire Diaries” 2009-2017, “Lost” 2004-10)
1982 [40] Nicki Minaj, Saint James Trinidad & Tobago, hip hop artist (‘Anaconda’, ‘Super Freaky Girl’)
1984 [38] Sam Hunt, Cedartown GA, country singer (‘Body Like a Back Road’, ‘House Party’)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1959 [63] For the first time, a movie features ‘Aromarama’, in which smells are piped in through ceiling vents to accompany the onscreen action of “Behind the Great Wall”
2010 [12] Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson divorces “Almost Famous” director Cameron Crowe after 24 years of marriage
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1980 [42] 40-year-old John Lennon is shot and killed outside his apartment in New York City by Mark David Chapman, for whom he had signed an autograph hours earlier
2004 [18] Former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell is shot dead on stage while performing with his band Damageplan in Columbus OH. The gunman kills 3 others before being shot dead by a police officer
2013 [09] Metallica plays a gig inside a dome at the Argentine Antarctic Base Carlini, becoming the only band to perform on all 7 continents
THIS DAY IN SPORTS . . .
1987 [35] Philadelphia Flyer Ron Hextall becomes the first NHL goalie to score a goal
2012 [10] Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel becomes the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy as the NCAA MVP (he later goes on to an NFL career that lasts — about 6 minutes)
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2010 [12] SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The word “friends” is said in every episode of “Friends”.
✓ The “hashtag” key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph.
✓ A group of horses will not go to sleep at the same time – at least one of them will stay awake to look out for the others.
✓ Some prehistoric dragonflies had wingspans as big as a hawk’s.
✓ In Australia, you can buy emu jerky from vending machines.
✓ Alexander the Great was buried in a vat of honey.
-TheFactSite, ThoughtCatalogue
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD TOO LONG:
• You celebrate your wedding anniversary by conducting a ‘Performance Review’.
• You decide to re-org your family into a ‘team-based organization’.
• You write executive summaries on your love letters.
• You talk to the waiter about ‘process flow’ when dinner arrives late.
• You regularly use the term ‘value-added’ without falling down laughing.
• Your Christmas cards have bullet points.
-First published in BS in 2011
BS SIGNS YOU BOUGHT A BAD CHRISTMAS TREE:
• It looks suspiciously like a broom handle with a lot of coat hangers.
• Two feet tall, forty feet wide
• Salesman’s opening line: “You’re not a cop, are you?”
• While you sleep, it gets liquored up and takes the family car for a joy ride.
• Each branch has “Duraflame” printed on it.
• It keeps heckling this lame list.
• Its nickname? “Timberrrrr!”
• Even the dog will have nothing to do with it.
• Rabbis have better Christmas trees than yours.
• It’s very small and says “air freshener” on it.
-Neloo, first published in BS in 2017
BS WEB GOODIE:
Just a hunch – but it may be dinnertime sound up): https://tinyurl.com/388pxs8u
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Some day I hope to be rich enough that I can sort by price from high to low.
BS PHONE STARTER:
If animals could talk, which animal would be the most annoying?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: The average person buys 3 of THESE every holiday season. What are they?
Answer: Rolls of wrapping paper
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
A thousand words will not leave an impression so deep as one deed.
