Friday, July 16, 2021 — Edition: #7030
Bully For You!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jennifer Carpenter is set to return to “Dexter” in Showtime’s limited-series revival. Her character, serial killer Dexter Morgan’s sister ‘Deb’, was killed off in the 2013 series finale, which was pretty widely panned. The “Dexter” revival is set one decade after the finale, which is about how much real-life time has passed since then. The show ended with Dexter leaving Miami and exiling himself in Oregon following his sister’s death. Title star Michael C. Hall is also on board for the show’s return.
-TheWrap
★ Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert will be the subject of a narrative documentary podcast series for Spotify. The series about the pair, known for their “Thumps Up, Thumbs Down” movie reviews, will chronicle their lives and careers and feature never-before-heard commentary and sound bites from Siskel and Ebert and those closest to them. Ebert died in 2013 and Siskel in 1999.
-Deadline
★ Smize Cream isn’t just an ice cream shop. Tyra Banks hopes her new ice cream company, named after her signature modeling expression of “smiling with your eyes,” is the start of an empire with the reach and scope of Disney. Banks says Walt Disney is an inspiration to her. Quote: “I look at what he did and how it’s still relevant to this day. His legacy lives on — the family entertainment, the happiest place on Earth. That’s what I want.” For now, Smize comprises of 7 ice cream flavors and a cast of original animated characters.
-Yahoo
★ Harvey Weinstein is officially free to date whoever he wants — in prison, of course(!) — now that he and Georgina Chapman’s divorce is a done deal. Court records confirm the judge signed off on their divorce last week. As previously reported, the disgraced studio mogul and fashion designer reached a divorce settlement in January 2018, which included divvying up their property, and hashing out a custody arrangement for their 2 kids.
-TMZ
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Seth Rogen, Winston Duke, Gucci Mane, guest host Nick Kroll
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Joel McHale, Bill Cowher, Carmen Christopher, Brendan Buckley (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Ben Schwartz, Foo Fighters (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Colin Farrell, Tim Gunn
• “The Talk” (CBS): Tom Cavanagh, Darren Barnet, guest co-hosts Jerry O’Connell & Victor Cruz
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Keegan-Michael Key, Kashe Quest
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Aubrey Plaza, Lil Nas X (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Heidi Klum, Winnie Harlow, Annie Murphy, Duff Goldman (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Chloë Grace Moretz, Kevin Frazier (R)
• “Icon: Music Through the Lens” (PBS): Taking a look at what defines an iconic image with some of music photography’s greatest names.
• “Ninja Sharks 2: Mutants Rising” (DSC): In the icy waters off Alaska, off populated beaches of New York, and lurking in shipwrecks off the coast of North Carolina, experts have discovered 3 sharks that have developed unique and deadly ninja skills.
SATURDAY-
• “2021 NBA Finals” (ABC): Game 5. Milwaukee Bucks @ Phoenix Suns
• “Nobody Will Believe You” (LIFETIME): A woman and her teenage daughter are ready for a fresh start. But things spiral out of control when someone hacks the daughter’s phone and begins stalking her.
• “Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC): Season 20 premiere.
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC): Host Keegan-Michael Key, with musical guest Olivia Rodrigo
SUNDAY-
• “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC): Good Trouble vs. Grown-ish and Million Dollar Listing LA vs. Million Dollar Listing NY
• “Dead Pixels” (CW): Season 2 premiere.
• “The Machines That Built America” (HISTORY): Series premiere. Harvesting crops is grueling, back-breaking work, and farmers must walk miles behind horse drawn plows to get food on American tables.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Billie Eilish – is one of the top names set to sing at Global Citizen Live. The 24-hour broadcast on Sept. 25 will feature artists performing from around the world to benefit pandemic recovery. Also on the bill: Metallica, BTS, and the Weeknd. It will be broadcast on TV and streaming platforms.
• Ed Sheeran – is self-isolating for the second time in a matter of weeks. After attending England’s Euro 2020 game against Germany alongside David Beckham and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, he found out he’d been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, he has had to cancel a slew of promotional activities for his upcoming album.
• Adele – has purchased a third home in her Beverly Hills suburb, this one from Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. The newest house is next to the other 2 she owns, in a star-studded neighborhood.
• Christina Aguilera – says she has been “reinspired by music all over again” while working on a new Latin album. She released a Spanish-language record in 2000, and says the upcoming album is like a “coming-full-circle moment” for her.
• Spice Girls — Emma Bunton has been flooded with congratulations from celebrity friends – including her fellow Spice Girls – after getting married. She and partner Jade Jones – former singer of the boy band Damage, who is now a chef – have been together for 23 years and have 2 sons.
• The Beatles — A rare demo recorded at Abbey Road has gone to auction. The unheard cassette, containing early versions of ‘I am the Walrus’, ‘Fool on the Hill’ and ‘I Me Mine’ – was left behind after a session in the 1960s. It’s expected to fetch up to $1300.
• Poison — Drummer Rikki Rockett has tested positive for Covid-19 despite having been vaccinated. In a You Tube video, he said his doctor believes he contracted the delta variant but he is now “out of the woods”, and if he weren’t vaccinated, “this would be way worse”.
• Oasis – Their Knebworth documentary will be released in UK theaters on Sept. 23. The group – who split in 2009, will mark the 25th anniversary of their two legendary shows there with the release of “Oasis Knebworth 1996”, including never-seen-before concert and backstage footage, as well as interviews with the band members and event organizers.
• Ashley Monroe – has revealed that she is battling a rare form of blood cancer. Monroe, who is a member of Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Angeleena Presley and is married to former MLB pitcher John Danks, said she would begin chemotherapy this week for a highly treatable type of cancer
called “waldenstrom macroglobulinemia”, which left her “severely anemic”.
• Chris Young and Kane Brown – Their hit ‘Famous Friends’ has taken over the top spot on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart.
• Toby Keith – will release his first new studio album in 6 years on Oct. 15. “Peso in My Pocket” will feature his current single ‘Old School’ as well as ‘Take A Look at My Heart’, a song John Mellencamp wrote with the late John Prine.
• George Strait and Eric Church – will both play the second annual ATLive concert event, set for Nov. 5-6 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Strait will headline the first day, while Metallica will headline day 2. Also on the bill: Caitlyn Smith, Greta Van Fleet and Cage the Elephant.
SHOOTING THE BULL
TODAY’S MOVIE OPENINGS:
• “Space Jam: A New Legacy” (PG/Comedy): A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of basketball star LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game. (LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis)
• “Escape Room 2” (PG-13/Horror): Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before. (Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll)
• “The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home” (Documentary/Limited Release): Filmmakers and paranormal investigators spend two weeks in the world-famous home that inspired the horror movie “The Conjuring.” (Kendall Whelpton, Vera Whelpton)
FRIDAY FOOD FUN:
⇒ A Manhattan restaurant has broken a Guinness World Record with its latest menu item: a plate of French fries that costs $200. Serendipity3 created the world’s most expensive French fries to coincide with Tuesday’s National French Fry Day. The dish, named “Creme de la Creme Pommes Frites”, features ingredients including Chipperbeck potatoes, Dom Perignon Champagne, Ardenne Vinegar, cage-free goose fat from France, truffle Salt, truffle oil and truffle butter, Crete Senesi Pecorino Tartufello cheese, truffles from Italy, organic grass fed cream from Jersey Cows, and a topping of 23-karat edible gold dust. The restaurant previously landed Guinness World Records for foods including the world’s largest wedding cake and most expensive ice cream sundae. (I’ve paid that for fries, easy…if you include tax, delivery, tip, and the interest I’m still paying on my credit card!)
⇒ Behold the ice cream made from beer and booze! The new Below Zero ice cream machine uses a unique technique to freeze alcohol, allowing the user to turn beer, cocktails and even spirits into delicious soft-serve ice cream. Inventor Will Rogers, of Hinkley, Illinois, was trying to create a caffeinated espresso ice cream flavor when he realized he could use the same technique with alcoholic beverages. He eventually came up with something called “NEA” gel. It’s this magical concoction that allows the alcohol to freeze to a near solid inside the Below Zero ice cream machine. Rogers has been serving up cones at catering events, but plans to sell Below Zero ice cream machines to bars and breweries for about $6,000. (Finally! I’ve always wanted to be “over-soft-served”!)
-UPI, OddityCentral
NEWS OF THE WEIRD:
➢ A bitter woman and her love-struck new boyfriend have been arrested — after renting her ex-boyfriend’s car and racking up 49 tickets for running red lights. Police in Shaoxing, China started investigating after the same Audi was to blame for dozens of red-light tickets, plus another for speeding, in just 2 days. The owner, only identified by his surname, Qian, said he had rented out the car to a man who said it was for an acquaintance, “Zhu”, who was the red-light-running driver. Zhu eventually confessed — telling cops he did it for a woman he was pursuing named “Lou”. Lou had been dumped by the car’s owner for another woman — and she told Zhu that she would only date him if he helped her get revenge by getting her ex multiple tickets. (She couldn’t just ‘key’ her ex’s car like everyone else? Oh…uh…asking for a friend…)
➢ A Michigan man made a surprising discovery under the stairs of his home — 160 bowling balls. David Olson said he was taking apart the stairs behind his Muskegon house when he noticed a spherical object in the sand. But, he says, the deeper he got into it, he realized there was an entire gridwork of them. Eventually, he counted 160 bowling balls. The house was built in 1959, while the Brunswick Bowling Products factory was still operating in Muskegon, and according to former employees who have contacted him on social media, it was common for workers to take unusable balls home substitute for gravel or sand in construction projects. What will he do with 160 bowling balls? Olsen says his wife is “crafty and wants to do some projects.” (Meantime, he’s going to get the ball rolling on his renos!)
-NYPost, UPI
DID YOU KNOW?
Researchers once concluded that there are 4 types of drunks: The “Hemingway”, whose personality stays the same; The “Mary Poppins”, who becomes sweeter and more outgoing; The “Nutty Professor”, who becomes an uninhibited attention-seeker; and “Mr. Hyde”, who turns hostile.
-F’dUpFacts
BS CHRONOMETER 07.16.21
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1943 [78] Jimmy Johnson, Port Arthur TX, sports analyst (“Fox NFL Sunday”)/former NFL coach (Miami Dolphins, 2 Super Bowls-Dallas Cowboys)/Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020
1952 [71] Stewart Copeland, Alexandria VA, rock drummer (Police-‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘King of Pain’)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2003
1963 [58] Phoebe Cates, New York City NY, movie actress (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, “Gremlins”)
1967 [54] Will Ferrell, Irvine CA, movie actor (“Anchorman” movies, “Elf”)/TV comic (“Saturday Night Live” 1995-2002)
1971 [50] Corey Feldman, Los Angeles CA, movie actor (“Goonies”, “The Lost Boys”, “Stand By Me”)
1979 [42] Jayma Mays, Bristol TN, TV actress (‘Debbie’ on “The Millers” 2013-15, “Glee” 2009-15)/movie actress (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” films, “The Smurfs” movies)
1987 [34] AnnaLynne McCord, Atlanta GA, TV actress (“90210” 2008-13, “Nip/Tuck” 2007-09)
1996 [25] Luke Hemmings, Sydney Australia, pop singer (5 Seconds of Summer- ‘She Looks So Perfect’)
SATURDAY- Donald Sutherland (“Hunger Games”) is 86; Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles Windsor is 74; David Hasselhoff (“Knight Rider”) is 69; Mark Burnett (“Survivor”) is 61; Motocross racer Carey Hart is 46; Luke Bryan (‘Kick the Dust Up’) is 45; Mike Vogel (“Under the Dome”) is 42; Tom Cullen (“Downton Abbey”) is 36; Billie Lourd (“American Horror Story”) is 29
SUNDAY- Entrepreneur Richard Branson is 71; Elizabeth McGovern (“Downton Abbey”) is 60; Wendy Williams (“The Wendy Williams Show”) is 57; Vin Diesel (“Fast & Furious”) is 54; Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”) is 41; Michiel Huisman (“Game of Thrones”) is 40; Priyanka Chopra (“Quantico”) is 39
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Fresh Spinach Day”, an occasion to make use of some healthful leafy greens in your favorite recipes. Spinach & sharp cheese omelet, anyone? (My jokes are like spinach…they were probably already forced on you as a child!)
• “World Snake Day”, an annual celebration by wildlife enthusiasts of the age-old fascination with these beautiful but misunderstood creatures. (Snakes are so creepy that even snakes are afraid of snakes…)
• “Guinea Pig Appreciation Day”, as far as small fuzzies go, the Guinea Pig is certainly one of the world’s favorites. Domesticated in South America thousands of years ago, they’re one of the longest-serving human companions. (Be sure to keep them away from those snakes!)
• “Personal Chefs Day”, an annual reminder to consider hiring a private chef for a day, a unique way to entertain friends or business guests in your home. It’s not as costly as you might think. (Funny enough, there is also a Personal Chef Day in February. Was this part of the contract?)
• “Corn Fritter Day”, a celebration of comfort food and simple cooking. With some corn, egg, flour, milk, and melted butter, anyone can throw together a batch of these side dish favorites. Plus, you can add your own favorite ingredients to spice them up, or create your very own fritter monstrosity. Sardines and chocolate chips, anyone?
SATURDAY-
• “World Emoji Day”, celebrating the pictograms that have become a modern form of punctuation. Why July 17th? That’s the date famously displayed on the iOS Calendar Emoji.
• “Peach Ice Cream Day” (aka ‘Fuzz Ripple’). Who cares why? Gimme some! Most ice cream makers only make the stuff during summer.
• “Yellow Pig Day”, a mathematician’s holiday celebrating yellow pigs (is there such a thing!?!), and the number 17. It’s been a thing since the early 1960’s, primarily on college campuses, and primarily by mathematicians.
• “National Tattoo Day”, a celebration of body art, saluting the artwork decorating the proud owners of tattoos, and the thousands of studios that continue to crop up everywhere. (These days, are you a rebel if you DON’T have a tattoo?)
• “World Day for International Justice”, to recognize the emerging system of international criminal justice. July 17 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court.
SUNDAY-
• “Caviar Day”, saluting the mega-expensive roe (eggs) of the sturgeon fish, proving that we’ll eat just about anything if it is given an attractive name and costs a lot of money.
• “Nelson Mandela International Day”, as initiated by the UN in honor of the late civil rights leader and former South African president. Celebrated on his birth date (1918-2013).
• “World Listening Day”, celebrating the practice of listening as it relates to the world around us, environmental awareness, and acoustic ecology. A joint effort of the World Soundscape Project, World Listening Project, and World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. (I AM listening…for a chance to get a word in edgewise!)
• “Perfect Family Day”, Does anyone have a perfect family? (Mine can only claim to put the ‘fun’ in ‘dysfunction.’)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2004 [17] Martha Stewart is sentenced to 5 months in prison plus 5 months in home confinement for lying to federal investigators
2017 [04] BBC announces the first-ever female ‘Doctor Who’ will be played by Jodie Whittaker
THIS DAY IN SPORTS . . .
1988 [33] Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky and actress Janet Jones (“Police Academy 5″) wed in Edmonton
2017 [04] Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic for a record 8th Wimbledon men’s title
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1981 [40] Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin dies in a car crash at age 38
2011 [10] ‘Party Rock Anthem’ by LMFAO hits #1 after first appearing on the Hot 100 on February 12 at #78. The song starts the “shufflin’” dance craze and spends a staggering 68 weeks on the chart (six at #1), longer than any other chart-topper
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1935 [86] The world’s first parking meter, the ‘Park-O-Meter #1’, is installed in Oklahoma City OK
1969 [52] Apollo 11 is launched, carrying the first men to land on the Moon (July 20)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2003 [18] A drink sold at the Ritz Hotel in Paris is recognized as ‘Most Expensive Commercially Available Cocktail in the World’ by Guinness. ‘The Sidecar’, containing hundred-year-old Champagne Cognac, costs $440.88 a glass … plus tip
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Bees know when it’s going to rain, so they put in extra work the day before.
✓ That shiny layer on your apple comes from bug poop.
✓ Babies can grow mustaches in the womb.
✓ In camera terms, the human eye is about 576 megapixels.
✓ Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid.
✓ In 2007, a man named Jeremy Harper counted to one million. He did not leave his apartment or shave until he finished, and it was all broadcast live on a webcam. It took him 3 months.
-WhattheFFacts, BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
BS SUGARCOATING BAD NEWS:
• “Your house burned down while you were away, but it was the most beautiful shade of orange I’ve ever seen.”
• “Just think of jail as a vacation from your family.”
• “It’s not contagious.”
• “We had to amputate your legs, but the guy in the next bed would like to buy your slippers.”
• “I don’t like you, but I’m sure somebody will.”
• “Yes you did sprain your ankle after slipping in dog poo, but it was Bill Gates’ dog.”
• “Dinner is ready, but we’re gonna need a new microwave.”
• “Sorry to hear about your divorce. Try to think of your bank account as “half-full” …
• “On the plus side, you won’t have to pay an inheritance tax.”
• “The surgery was a success, but you’re still ugly.”
• “You’re always saying that you’re so hungry you could eat a horse…”
• “Yes, that dress does make you look fat, but big butts are in.”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Kraft has unveiled its limited edition ‘Mac & Cheese ice cream’. (And that, my friend . . . is the whitest thing I’ve ever uttered!)
➠ A study shows drinking tequila may fight obesity. (The study has a margin of error of “plus or minus one plastered, 300-pound spring-breaker doing the Dougie on the bar at the Cancun Senor Frog’s.”)
➠ I just read that a lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away. (Which explains why I can hear the beginning of every movie from the theater down the street…)
➠ A study says that women having affairs watch more porn than men having affairs. (To me, this study is lacking some very important information. Like the names and addresses of these women.)
➠ Researchers have suggested that sex is actually good for your health. (In other words, I could be dead by morning…)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Smooth-sailing into the weekend like: https://tinyurl.com/m7yrdzss
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Does anybody have plans to stare at their phone somewhere exciting this weekend?
BS PHONE STARTER:
What did you think was cool when you were young, but definitely don’t feel it is now?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey found THIS to be the most popular activity during summer vacation. What is it?
Answer: Shopping
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Life is the dancer, and you are the dance.
