Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – Edition: #6744

Sheeters Always Prosper!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have welcomed a baby, after managing to keep the entire pregnancy a secret from everyone! The A-list couple is now the proud parents of a newborn baby boy. Timberlake and Biel have not been photographed publicly since March, but they have shared several photos on Instagram which would not give the impression a baby was on the way. The couple shares one other child together, 5-year-old Silas Randall Timberlake.
-TheBlast
★ [***Note content***] Mickey Rourke has thrown another jab in his 30-year feud with Robert De Niro, calling him a “big f-ing crybaby” and a “punk ass” in an Instagram post, and writing that he had learned from a “friend” that De Niro had called him a “liar” in a newspaper interview. Rourke has said in the past that De Niro slighted him when the pair appeared in 1987’s “Angel Heart”. De Niro was cold to Rourke and didn’t want to talk with him in an attempt to stay in character. Now, Rourke says he is moving to New York City later this year and promised an “encounter” between the pair will occur.
-PopCulture
★ Canadians have used a number of ways to measure the recommended two metres for social distancing. Federal Health Minister Patty Hadju suggested using a hockey stick, Tim Hortons asked customers to stay 46 Timbits — or six feet — away from each other in their stores. Now, Tom Hanks is using, well, himself as a gauge. A new campaign featuring Hanks has launched in Toronto. #HanksForDistancing uses life-sized decals of the actor to show people how far they should keep from one another.
-Canoe
★ Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans are set to go toe-to-toe in the new spy thriller “The Gray Man”. In the $200-million Netflix film, which is based on a bestselling book series, Gosling will play ‘Court Gentry’, a former government agent and international assassin who is being hunted by ‘Lloyd Hansen’, Evans’ character, his former colleague at the CIA.
-Canoe

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Paris Hilton, Phoebe Robinson, guest host Nikki Glaser
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Andy Samberg, José Andrés, Perfume Genius
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Greta Thunberg, Keegan-Michael Key
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Chris Evans, Action Bronson, Elle King, Nikki Glaspie
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Joe Biden, Melanie C (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Patton Oswalt
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): The Chicks
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Patricia Heaton, John Quiñones
• “The Talk” (CBS): Raven-Symoné, Charlie Wilson, Lorena Garcia
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Tony Hale, Lance Ulanoff
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Awkwafina, Mario Lopez, Dua Lipa (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Saget, Adam Rodriguez (R)
• “America’s Got Talent” (NBC): Creator and executive producer Simon Cowell and celebrity judges revisit some of the biggest, best and most showstopping moments from Season 15.
• “Dirty Jobs” (DISCOVERY): Driving to an ostrich farm in search of eggs, Mike Rowe and his dirty crew reminisce about classic animal-related jobs from the show’s history.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Beyoncé — has shared the new trailer for “Black Is King”, her new visual album inspired by “The Lion King: The Gift” and arriving on Disney+ on July 31st. According to Disney, “The film reimagines the lessons from the 2019 blockbuster for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.”
• Kanye West – On Saturday, he announced a new album in a tweet, and quickly deleted it. The tweeted indicated the album would be titled “Donda” after his most recent single and would be released this Friday. It also included a tracklist for the potential record.
• Slash – wrote the forward for Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s upcoming book “Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of The Megadeth Masterpiece”. It is scheduled for a Sept. 8 release.
• Linkin Park — A video supporting Donald Trump featuring their song ‘In the End’ was pulled from Twitter on Saturday after the band issued a cease and desist order. The president had retweeted the fan-made video, which was taken down within a few hours. The band also tweeted: “Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorized his organization to use any of our music.”
• The Cure — Keyboard player Roger O’Donnell says their new album is their ”most intense, saddest, most dramatic and most emotional record”. No word yet on a title or release date.
• Ringo Starr – says he nearly missed out on being a Beatle because he’d planned to move to America. At 19, he was working in a factory when he and a friend decided to emigrate, but they were put off when they saw how many forms they had to fill out. He joined The Beatles a few years later.
• Cam – will release her second album “The Otherside” on Oct. 30. Her new single ‘Classic’, about a special relationship that outlasts the trends, will hit country radio on Aug. 10.
• The Chicks – Their new album “Gaslighter” topped Billboard’s weekly new music poll. It brought in 34 percent of the vote, beating out new music by DJ Khaled and Drake, Ellie Goulding, Troye Sivan and others, in the survey of music fans.

FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK:  LESS WEATHER:
If it seems like the weather forecast is never right these days, you can blame COVID-19. A new study says with fewer planes in the sky thanks to the pandemic, global weather data is becoming less accurate.
Researchers working with the American Geophysical Union report the world lost between 50 and 75 percent of its aircraft weather observations in March, April, and May. The drop-off began when nations started grounding commercial flights due to the pandemic. These aircraft are usually constantly recording things like air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, and wind during their flights. With fewer planes reporting, meteorologists now have less information to build their forecasts with, affecting their accuracy. The drop in air travel may cause big problems during hurricane and monsoon seasons. Weather measurements from aircraft often catch early warning signs of major weather events.
(So you can hold on if you were just about to fire a profane tweet at [Newsperson]…she’s just the messenger!)
(Good excuse, weatherman! I’d believe you, but as you know, you can never trust the weatherman!)
(That still doesn’t explain why it only rains on the weekend…)
-StudyFinds

LOOK WHO’S TIKTOK’N:
Thanks to contraband cellphones inside prisons, TikTok users have a new window showing what goes on behind bars in the US. #prisonTikTok lets TikTok users view videos shared on the app by people who are incarcerated. The content depicted on prison TikTok varies; some videos show terrible living conditions, like overcrowding and flooding, whereas others depict people in prison uniforms doing renditions of trending TikTok dances. Prisoners give tours of their cells, show how they cook, and film the stray cats who linger outside their windows. A clip featuring a group of inmates explaining how they made a bootleg phone charger has been viewed more than 10 million times. Cellphones are not allowed in American prisons, and people who are found with contraband in their possession can get hit with serious penalties.
(Like removal of their internet privileges?)
(Which explains that video I saw showing how to whip up a nice batch of toilet hooch!)
(Aaaaand now the prison population is officially more technologically advanced than I am!)
-Vox, Wired

THINK POSITIVE:
We’ve always known that a healthy diet leads to a healthy body. And more recently, studies have shown that diet plays a crucial role in brain function as well. But did you know that your brain can play a role in how nutritious your food is? That’s what cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf says. She’s a big proponent of “mindful eating”, which entails savoring your meal rather than scarfing it down. But she also says that you can lose up to 80% of your meal’s nutrition of you’re in a bad mood. A poor mental state, it seems, can make it difficult for your digestive system to perform. So, if you’re in a negative state, such as stressed or anxious, your body may not absorb nutrients as optimally as it otherwise could. What does she suggest? Checking your mental state before eating, and calming down emotionally if necessary. As Leaf says, “It’s better to fast than eat, rather than eating when you can’t be mindful.”
(I’ve never fasted, but I have eaten fast!)
(If it’s something that I cooked, my family’s gonna be anxious no matter what they felt like before they sat down!)
-MBG

HIDDEN PURPOSES OF EVERYDAY STUFF:
➢ Jean rivets:  These tiny buttons function as reinforcements at areas that are most likely to tear apart from strain or movement. (You’ll notice [co-host] doesn’t have them on the pocket where he carries his wallet!)
➢ Grooves on the bottom of some coffee cups:  When placed upside down in the dishwasher, the grooves allow the water to flow off rather than spilling all over your feet when you take them out.
➢ The hole in your pen cap:  Many of us are guilty of nibbling our pens. Believe it or now, swallowing accidents are a more common occurrence than you’d imagine, especially among school kids. The hole allows air passage to prevent suffocating if it is swallowed.
➢ The ridges on the “F” and “J” keys on the keyboard:  Ever wonder how you can just type effortlessly without looking at the keyboard? These ridges allow your index fingers to locate other keys with your muscle memory.
➢ The little pompoms on a toque (beanie):  They’re not just there to be cute. They were introduced to French sailors so they wouldn’t hit their heads on low ship ceilings.
➢ The little dot next to the camera on an iPhone:  It’s not a flash. It’s a microphone, used to record audio when you’re using the back camera.
-BrightSide

DID YOU KNOW?
Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough. The researchers at Monash University say their test can determine if someone is currently infected, and if they have been infected in the past, and hundreds of samples can be tested per hour. In the short term, they say their test will help with rapid case identification and contact tracing. It could also be used in the future to aid clinical trials of potential COVID-19 vaccinations.
(Hey, if it means no one is going to stick one of those huge Q-tips up my nose, I’m all for it!)
-Yahoo

BS CHRONOMETER 07.21.20

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1948 [72] Cat Stevens/Yusef Islam/Steven Georgiou, London England, folk singer (‘Wild World’, ‘Peace Train’, ‘Morning Has Broken’)/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014

1957 [63] Jon Lovitz, Tarzana CA, movie actor (“A League of Their Own”, “Grown Ups 2″)/TV comic (“Saturday Night Live” 1985-90)/Voice Actor (“The Critic” 1994-95″)

1970 [50] Alysia Reiner, Gainesville FL, TV actress (‘Natalie Figueroa’ on “Orange Is the New Black” 2013-19)

1972 [48] Paul Brandt (Belobersycky), Calgary AB, country singer (‘Get a Bed’, ‘I Do’)

1978 [42] Josh Hartnett, San Francisco CA, TV actor (“Penny Dreadful” 2014-16)/movie actor (“Pearl Harbor”, “Black Hawk Down”) COMING UP…”The Long Home”, 2020

1978 [42] Brad Mates, Grande Prairie AB, country singer (Emerson Drive-‘Who We Are’, ‘Moments’)

1986 [34] Betty Gilpin, New York City NY, TV actress (“GLOW” 2017-19, “Nurse Jackie” 2013-15)

1989 [31] Juno Temple, London England, movie actress (“Atonement”, “Maleficent”, “The Dark Knight Rises”)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Junk Food Day”. If your health wasn’t a factor, which junk food would you chow down on every chance you got: Burgers, Pizza, Hot Dogs, Tacos, Fries, Chocolate? (All of the above?)

• “Tug-of-War Day”, an annual celebration of the competitive sport in which 2 teams hold opposite ends of a large rope and attempt to pull the other towards them in order to win. The spectacle has a long and ancient history all over the world. (And works best if there is a mudpit in the middle!)

• “Legal Drinking Age Day” so if you’re 21, 19, or 18 depending on where you are… cheers…because it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

• “No Pet Store Puppies Day”, initiated by the SPCA to educate the public about the connection between pet stores and ‘puppy mills’, commercial dog breeding facilities where the emphasis in on profit, not animal welfare.

• “Invite an Alien to Live with You Day”, celebrates Mork & Mindy, the television show that starred Pam Dawber as ‘Mindy’ and Robin Williams as ‘Mork’, an alien from the planet Ork whom Mindy invited to live with her. The day takes place on the late Robin Williams’ birthday.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Hammock Day
[Wed] Ratcatchers Day
[Thurs] Hot Enough For Ya Day
[Thurs] Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1987 [33] Guns ‘n Roses release their monster debut album “Appetite For Destruction” (over 30 million sold)

1990 [30] Roger Waters stages a production of “The Wall” at the former site of the Berlin Wall to commemorate its fall eight months earlier. Van Morrison, The Band, Sinead O’Connor, Bryan Adams, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, German band Scorpions, and others take part

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2013 [07] Kenyan-born Brit cyclist Chris Froome wins the title in his first time competing in the Tour de France (also wins in 2015, 2016 and 2017)

TODAY’S LAST . . .
2011 [09] NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of the shuttle “Atlantis”

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2012 [08] After 5 years, Turkish adventurer Erden Eruç completes the only solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world (hiking, using rowboats, kayaks, bicycles, etc.)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
• The average caloric requirement for simply existing (breathing, sleeping, etc.) is 1000-1500 per day.
• A man once survived on pizza alone for 25 years.
• All dogs except the Chow have a pink tongue. The Chow’s is blue-black.
• The official color of the universe is “Cosmic Latte”.
• Mr. Ed’s real name was Bamboo Harvester.
• Frank Sinatra once boxed under the name Marty O’Brien.
-WhattheFFacts, BathroomReadersInstitute

Best of BS . . .
BS STUPID QUESTIONS FOR ASTRONAUTS:
• How do you make sure you’re not going to hit anything before you make the jump to light speed?
• Can you bring me back that balloon I lost when I was five? It’s red.
• Do you have to wear a suit to work?
• If you diet in space, do you lose weightless?
• It’s not really cheese, right?
• Does anyone call you Maurice or just Space Cowboy?
• What do you call it when you moon the Earth while on the moon?
• Why is it dark in space when the sun is right there?
• How’s Uranus?
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2017

BS THINGS EVERY PARENT DOES BUT WOULD NEVER ADMIT:
• Belt out songs like a rock star with your kids in the car.
• Bust out your finest moves at home.
• Investigate the parents of your kids’ friends on social media.
• Hide or toss out a loud and annoying toy.
• Re-enact the ‘Circle of Life’ scene from “The Lion King”.
• Use your kid as an excuse to get out of something.
• Take candy from waiting rooms to give to your kids.
• Tell your own ‘abridged’ version of a bedtime story by flipping 10 pages instead of 1.
• Let your kid play with your phone so you can get a few minutes of peace.
• Pass gas and blame it on the kid.
-Adapted from BuzzFeed, first published in BS in 2016

TODAY’S SLICE OF BS:
➠ According to a survey, July is the month people are most likely to cheat. (And if you’re caught, you’ll get to observe a second “Independence Day.”)
➠ Ted Nugent says Joe Biden is “Painfully deranged in a mental capacity” and “The poster child for hypocrisy’ (“Great. Now play ‘Cat Scratch Fever’!,” responded the non-face-masked attendees of the county fair.)
➠ The “Top Gun: 2” trailer is out, and Alanis Morissette has announced the release of a new album. (So, it’s been a great week for your middle-aged aunt who lives alone with three cats…)
➠ Virtual Comic-Con begins tomorrow. (Whether in person or virtual, Comic-Con is always full of geeks AND nerds. Here’s the difference between a “geek” and a “nerd”:  A geek giggles when he hears the word “boobie.” And a nerd snickers…)
➠ Amy Winehouse fans are expected to commemorate the 9th anniversary of her death on Thursday by leaving empty liquor bottles and packs of cigarettes on her mother’s lawn, like they do each year. (So, I guess my neighbor commemorates her death on my lawn EVERY DAY?)

BS WEB GOODIE:
Shark!  https://tinyurl.com/y2kng757

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!

BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the one thing that you learned embarrassingly late in life?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  25% of women say they do THIS while on vacation, but rarely at home. What is it?
Answer:  Read a book.

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
If you stumble, make it part of the dance.