Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Edition: #6490
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ It’s been more than 20 years since the Coen Brothers’ cult classic film “The Big Lebowski” was released in theaters, and now, we’re finally getting a sequel. Or at least a spinoff. While Jeff Bridges’ The Dude and John Goodman’s Walter will be the first characters that come to mind with movie fans, bowler Jesus Quintana, played by John Turturro is an absolute scene stealer in the original, and he’s the one getting his own movie, titled “Jesus Rolls”. It’ll be in theaters in early 2020. The Coen Brothers aren’t involved in the spinoff, but they reportedly gave their blessing to Turturro.
-ComicBook
★ “Breaking Bad” fans were disappointed on Monday when Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston posted new matching Instagram photos. Suddenly, the “collaboration” that fans had hoped was a Breaking Bad sequel, was beginning to look suspiciously like an ad. For many, that was more disappointing than nothing at all. Both stars posted a tumbler glass emoji with the words: “A collaboration so smooth you can taste it. 24 hours people!” Many fans were dismayed by the implication that they would be “tasting” this collaboration rather than watching it on TV.
-PopCulture
★ Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of Chris Rock’s “Saw” reboot. He’ll star alongside the comedian in the re-imagining of the $1 billion horror franchise. The original series follows psychopathic serial killer John Kramer, known as ‘Jigsaw’, who traps his victims in horrifically perilous situations that he calls ”games” to test their will to live through physical and psychological torment in a bid to rehabilitate them for their perceived sins. Jackson is expected to play the father of Rock’s detective character in the reboot.
-ContactMusic
★ Kim Kardashian West’s solution for that ‘Kimono’ PR nightmare is just that … Solutionwear. That’s the new name for her line of slimming undies after she ran into the problem of being accused of cultural appropriation for her use of the original name. Kardashian made the announcement on Monday, but the name isn’t all that new, legally speaking. Her company — Kimono Intimates — had trademarked ‘Solutionwear’ in April. The name was approved last week. The new branding is for Kim’s shapewear line and other products including lingerie, breast shapers, nightgowns and more.
-TMZ
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Seth Rogen, Dave Bautista, Jaden Smith
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Lin-Manuel Miranda, Willie Nelson, Adam Devine (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Dax Shepard, Preet Bharara, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Jon Stewart (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Terry Crews, Anthony Jeselnik, Jon Wurster (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Karlie Kloss, Max Minghella, Sean Paul & J Balvin (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Adam Scott
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Kumail Nanjiani, Phoebe Robinson
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, James TW
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): David Spade, Sara Bareilles, Kalen Allen (R)
• “The 2019 ESPYS” (ABC): Tracy Morgan hosts the 27th annual event in Los Angeles, honoring top athletes, teams and performances, plus special acknowledgments including the Arthur Ashe Courage Award and Pat Tillman Award
• “Battle of the 80s Supercars with David Hasselhoff” (HISTORY): David Hasselhoff shows how the 80s KITT car revolutionized the car industry for years.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Ariana Grande – said in a statement that she is grateful for the support of her fans during the tough moments on stage. That is her way of explaining a video shared by a concertgoer in St. Louis on Saturday, where she is seen breaking down into tears while performing ‘R.E.M.’, a love song Grande’s fans theorize has to do with her ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson.
• Adele — led a 3am backstage singalong after Celine Dion’s headline performance at Hyde Park. After Dion left the stage, Adele, who was at the show, ended up in one of the festival promoter’s offices with friends and was heard belting out ‘My Heart Will Go On’.
• Billie Eilish – is among the stars who have donated their Glastonbury outfits to Oxfam to raise awareness for their ”Second-hand September” campaign. Fans will be able to purchase the items in an online auction. Kylie Minogue and The Cure’s Robert Smith have also chipped in.
• Alice Cooper – is one of many hard rock stars who will make a guest appearance on the debut solo album from ex-Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell. “Old Lions Roar” will also feature cameos from Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider. It’s expected to be released later this year.
• Elvis Presley — Ansel Elgort and Harry Styles are in the running to play the king of rock ‘n’ roll in an upcoming biopic. But rapper G-Eazy has also thrown his hat in the ring. TMZ reports that he met with both director Baz Luhrmann and Warner Bros. to express his interest in playing Elvis.
• Old Dominion – have announced they will release a self-titled album, their third, on Oct. 25. They first shared the news on “Good Morning America”, where they also performed their new single, ‘One Man Band.’
• Chuck Wicks — Wedding bells will be ringing on Friday for him and his fiancée, Kasi Williams. The country singer and radio DJ says he and Williams — who is Jason Aldean’s sister — will tie the knot in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The two got engaged in March, while on vacation in Alberta, Canada.
PIECE OF CAKE:
From our department of GOOD NEWS comes this: Cutting back on fatty foods might be bad for you, according to a new study. A report in the medical journal “BMJ” suggests current dietary recommendations from the World Health Organization — which suggest limiting saturated fat intake — might actually hurt your health. The big takeaway from the study is that there are many different kinds of saturated fats, and they are not all created equal. For instance, the saturated fat in dark chocolate has “totally different physiological effects” on the body than the type of saturated fat found in meat, or in dairy products. And cutting too many high-sat-fat foods from your diet could actually mean robbing yourself of other important nutrients and their benefits, such as decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, other serious non-communicable diseases, malnutrition, and deficiency diseases.
(Cut fat? I don’t even cut fat from my steak!)
(If I cut fatty foods from my diet, my biggest worry would be starving to death!)
(Now I’m not sure WHAT my doctor meant when he said, “Don’t eat anything, Fatty”!)
-NYPost
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME:
Yes, in many areas of the world, we expect it to be hot in the month of June. But maybe not THIS hot. On average across the globe, the temperature for June 2019 was the hottest EVER in recorded history. According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the global temperature was 0.1°C higher than the highest temperature previously recorded for June. They also found that intense heatwaves like those that swept the world in June are 10 times more frequent than they were a century ago, pointing out that these heatwaves are “made more likely and more intense by human-induced climate change.”
(Meh. Since when are those weather guys EVER right?)
(0.1 degree. No problem. Just crank up the A/C!)
-Bustle
WEIRDEST ICE CREAM FLAVORS:
(All of them are currently available in the U.S…)
➢ Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Brooklyn, NY): They say its flavor is nothing like the stuff you sauté veggies in, and the texture is just about as smooth and creamy as it gets. (I’ll never know!)
➢ Sweet Avocado Cayenne (Maine): The color is even better than the surprisingly satisfying taste — neon green. (Green? Then it HAS to be healthy!)
➢ Pink Lemonade Pop Rocks (Queens, NY): Light pink-lemonade flavor gets a jolt of fun with fizzy popping candies peppered throughout. (Add some stolen cookies and it tastes like my childhood!)
➢ Thanksgiving Dinner (Delaware): Egg-yolk vanilla ice cream studded with tomatoes, potatoes and green beans, and topped off with hot sauce and granulated sugar. (And just like Thanksgiving dinner, you’ll feel like you’re going to be sick afterward…)
➢ Dill Pickle (North Dakota): With a soft chestnut color that looks like caramel or peanut butter, this brine-spiked scoop is sure to surprise. (But not necessarily in a good way…)
➢ Idaho Potato (Idaho, where else?): Potato-shaped ice cream base topped with “sour cream” (which is actually vanilla ice cream). (We think the whole thing is swimming in chocolate sauce, but that just might be gravy!)
➢ Lobster (Massachusetts & Maine): Vanilla bean and butter base with candy-red lobster pulled fresh from the Atlantic (then cooked and chopped). (I can’t wait to Insta my crustacean-cone!)
-TasteofHome
DID YOU KNOW?
A new study from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Miami found that the majority of people smoke weed for a very boring reason: they just want to get some sleep. Of the 1,000 customers surveyed at a Colorado legal marijuana store, 74% said they bought cannabis as a sleep aid. 65% reported buying it as a method of pain relief.
(There must have been a LOT of tired, hurt people at (Hyde Park) on the weekend!)
-RollingStone
BS CHRONOMETER 07.10.19
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1951 [68] Phyllis Smith, St. Louis, MO, TV actress (“Phyllis Lapin-Vance” on ‘The Office’ 2005-2013)
1970 [49] Gary LeVox, Columbus OH, country singer (Rascal Flatts-‘Bless the Broken Road’)
1972 [47] Sofia Vergara, Barranquilla, Colombia, TV actress (‘Gloria Pritchett’ on “Modern Family” since 2009)/movie actress (“Hot Pursuit”) COMING UP…“Bottom of the 9th”, 2019
1976 [43] Adrian Grenier, Santa Fe NM, TV actor (“Entourage” 2004-11)/movie actor (“The Devil Wears Prada”)
1980 [39] Jessica Simpson, Abilene TX, reality TV star (“Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” 2003–05)/movie actress (“Dukes of Hazzard”)/former pop singer (‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’’)/fashion designer (“Jessica Simpson Collection”)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Don’t Step on a Bee Day”, a warning to kids and grown-ups that now is the time when going barefoot can mean getting stung by a bee. And with the recent disappearance of millions of the crop-pollinating critters, EVERY day should be Don’t Step on a Bee Day!
• “Piña Colada Day”, saluting the refreshing tropical cocktail that originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The name means ‘strained pineapple’ in Spanish. The traditional recipe calls for pineapple juice, light rum, and coconut cream poured over crushed ice. Don’t forget the mini umbrella!
• “Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day”, an annual excuse to have a picnic with your stuffed animals. (Why? ‘Because today’s the day the Teddy Bears have their pic–nic!’) ‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ was originally a song consisting of a 1907 melody by US composer John Walter Bratton with lyrics added in 1932 by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy.
• “Pick Blueberries Day”, or if you’re as lazy as we are, pick blueberries off the shelf at your local supermarket day. Either way, they’re good for you – high fiber, no fat, loaded with antioxidants. (Caution: do not pick your neighbor’s blueberries. You’ll be caught purple-handed)
• “Kitten Day”, a day to celebrate the incredible magic of kittens and encourage adoption.
COMING UP . . .
[Thurs] Free Slurpee Day
[Thurs] Essential Oils Day
[Fri] Collector Car Appreciation Day
[Fri] Pecan Pie Day
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
2007 [12] Turkish adventurer Erden Eruç begins 1st solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world at Bodega Bay CA (hiking, using rowboats, kayaks, and bicycles, he finishes in July 2012)
2008 [11] Shazam’s free smartphone app is released. For the first time, by simply tapping an app button on an iPhone, music fans can get an answer to the timeless question, “What’s that song?” And it actually works.
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1965 [54] The Rolling Stones start a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’, the group’s first chart-topper there. Keith Richards claims he wrote the main riff in his sleep, waking only long enough to record it
2009 [10] Robert Plant is made a Commander of the British Empire after being bestowed with the title by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace
2018 [01] Drake surpasses The Beatles’ record of 5 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. He charted seven songs from his new album “Scorpion”
TODAY’S RECORDS . . .
1999 [20] ‘Largest Crowd to Attend a Women’s Sporting Event’ as 90,185 fill the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA to watch US defeat China to win a 2nd Women’s World Cup of soccer
2017 [02] With nearly 2.9 billion views, ‘See You Again’ by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth breaks the record for most-viewed video on YouTube, overtaking ‘Gangnam Style’ by PSY (current title-holder: ‘Despacito’ by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee – over 6.3 billion views)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ When you snap your finger, it moves at about 20 mph (32 kph).
✓ “Time” is the most commonly used noun in English.
✓ A new word in English is created every 98 minutes.
✓ Ounce by ounce, nutritious food costs up to 10 times more than junk food.
✓ The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
✓ Your real accent comes out when you’re drunk. The more alcohol you consume, the harder it is for the brain to control the way words are pronounced.
-FactSlides
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
Best of BS . . .
BS FEMALE SUPERHERO PROBLEMS:
• Their costumes were all designed by Victoria’s Secret.
• Having to ‘friend zone’ at least one male superhero a week.
• They can save the universe, and still, they get called ‘girl’.
• Super‘mansplaining’.
• Supervillains telling them to calm down.
• Receiving a text while diverting an asteroid from colliding with earth that says “U up?”.
• Can’t fight crime on Mondays at 8pm because “The Bachelorette” is on.
• Can’t hang out in groups or their super-powers sync up and things get real ugly for the male superheroes.
• Same problem as male superheroes. No pockets.
• No privacy when you want to join the Mile-High Club in your invisible jet.
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018
BS STARTS AND ENDS WITH:
From the clue, name the 5-letter word that starts and ends with the same letter…
1. Having a full, rounded shape (P) [plump]
2. Causing or meant to cause laughter. (C) [comic]
3. Cards used for fortune-telling (T) [tarot]
4. A particular skill at performing a task (K) [knack]
5. A short description of a book, movie, or other product written for promotional purpose (B) [blurb]
BS PHONE STARTER:
What ‘achievement’ do we need to stop taking seriously? Getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Placing first on a TV talent show?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Sometimes it may feel like no one’s there for you. But you know who’s always there for you? Laundry. Laundry will always be there for you.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 14% of people with tattoos have THIS tattooed on their body. What is it?
Answer: Their pet
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
