Monday, July 8, 2019 – Edition: #6488
Sweet Sheet!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is showing that even after “Avengers: Endgame,” interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t faded in the slightest. The film took in $32.6 million from 4,634 screens on Friday alone, and is now estimated for a 6-day opening of $188 million. Reception for the latest MCU film has been characteristically strong with an ‘A’ on CinemaScore and a 92% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
-TheWrap
★ Netflix has promised to cut down on its smoking habit in future programming after a report detailed just how much tobacco use is featured in the streaming service’s content, with its biggest offender being “Stranger Things.” A Netflix spokesperson said in a statement: “Going forward, all new projects…with ratings of TV-14 or below for series or PG-13 or below for films, will be smoking and e-cigarette free — except for reasons of historical or factual accuracy. For new projects with higher ratings, there’ll be no smoking or e-cigarettes unless it’s essential to the creative vision of the artist or because it’s character-defining.” The streaming service will also include smoking information as part of its ratings.
(“Stranger Things” is set in the ’80s. They ARE being historically accurate!)
-TheWrap
★ 20-year-old Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce has died after suffering a seizure while battling an ongoing illness. He’s best known for playing ‘Luke Ross’ on the Disney Channel series, “Jessie,” and also as the voice of ‘Jake’ on the popular Disney Junior animated show, “Jake and the Neverland Pirates.” He’ll be appearing in the upcoming Disney movie, “Descendants 3,” directed by Kenny Ortega. The late star reprised his role as ‘Carlos’, the son of Cruella De Vil. The movie is set to premiere on August 2nd.
-TheBlast
★ WarnerMedia is reportedly planning to reboot four beloved sitcoms, and they will all be exclusive to the company’s upcoming streaming platform. “Step by Step”, “Perfect Strangers”, “Family Matters” and “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper” are set for possible revivals as a way to bring nostalgic viewers to the service. Talks are said to be in “exploratory stages” for the four shows, but it is reported that there is “interest” among WarnerMedia executives who saw the success of the “Full House” revival “Fuller House” at Netflix.
-PopCulture
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Tracy Morgan, Patrick Mahomes II, Gwen Stefani, Megan Thee Stallion
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Kate Beckinsale, Ralph Macchio, Rudy Francisco (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): James Corden, Zoë Kravitz, Lewis Capaldi (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Olivia Munn, Ramy Youssef, Matt Maeson, Jon Wurster (R)
• ” The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Zachary Levi (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Kevin Bacon
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Joao Franco, Colin Macy-O’Toole
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Andrew Yang
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Kumail Nanjiani, Bernadette Peters
• “Scream” (VH1): The long-delayed third season of MTV’s series adaptation of the film franchise. Two episodes will air back-to-back tonight, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
• “2019 MLB Home Run Derby: From Cleveland” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Eight sluggers swing for the fences in the All-Star Week event at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Bryce Harper won last year’s event.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Shawn Mendes – was just getting set to start his set at LA’s Staples Center on Friday when the aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Ridgecrest, California, struck. For a moment, the whole building began to sway, including the screen backdrop and huge rose dangling from the ceiling. When the shaking stopped, everyone was safe and it was decided that the show must go on.
• Nicki Minaj — The Human Rights Foundation is calling on her to cancel her headlining performance at the Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia om July 18. The organization has sent her an open letter that aims to inform her of what the HRF says is a “human rights crisis” in the country. Minaj is one of the headliners of the festival, along with Liam Payne and Steve Aoki.
• Celine Dion – There is a “campaign” to have her image printed on Canadian cash. It started when Canadian author Anne Theriault tweeted, “just put her face on money already” with a photo of Celine at a Paris fashion show. Her tweet soon picked up traction and fans started responding with their own ideas for Celine Dion cash. One even suggested changing the Canadian currency from dollars to “Celines”.
• Roxodus – Ticketholders will receive refunds through ticket agency Eventbrite, the company said Saturday. The festival — scheduled for this weekend 90 minutes outside Toronto, which was to feature 20 acts including Aerosmith and Lynyrd Skynyrd — was called off last week after promoters says were months of “tremendous rainy weather” at the makeshift venue.
• Foo Fighters — have released a surprise live EP. The new EP is titled ‘00950025’, which fans are assuming to be a reference to the band’s debut album (released in 1995). Included on the EP are the “elusive live tracks” ‘For All the Cows’ and ‘Wattershed’ from the Reading Festival in 1995, and ‘Next Year’ from a 2000 gig in Melbourne, Australia.
• Paul McCartney – says he “cried for a year” when his first wife Linda McCartney passed away. The pair were married from 1969 until she passed away from breast cancer in 1998, and in a new interview, Paul said: “You expect to see them walk in, this person you love, because you are so used to them. I cried a lot. It was almost embarrassing except it seemed the only thing to do.”
• Eddie Money – Has been forced to cancel all live appearances for the rest of the year. He underwent heart valve surgery in the spring, and is expected to make a full recovery, but according to a rep, developed pneumonia while in the hospital.
• Luke Combs – has promised his Twitter followers that he’ll post a clip of a new, unreleased song each Thursday at 4pm EDT “For 5 weeks or so.” On July 4th, he shared a 44-second acoustic clip of a song titled ‘Better Together’.
• Confederate Railroad — have been dropped from the lineup of an upcoming fair in Illinois due to their name. Their Aug. 27 performance at the Du Quoin State Fair has been cancelled after a writer for the Illinois-based political blog Capitol Fax, questioned whether it was appropriate for them to perform. The group has not commented.
WHAT? ME WORRY?
Say goodbye to the foldable back covers & “Spy vs Spy”: The iconic “Mad Magazine” will no longer be on newsstands after this summer. That’s right, after 67 years, never again will you see the gap-toothed smirk of mascot Alfred E. Neuman staring back at you from the magazine rack at your local convenience store. Last week, it was announced that the popular satirical magazine will cease to exist in its current format. Mad Magazine, which launched in 1952, is best known for its celebrity and political satire, adult humor and whimsical comics. Although DC will continue to publish the magazine, it will only be available via subscription and direct markets. What’s more, any new issues will only feature reprints of classic “Mad” articles and comics, with new covers. Mad Magazine will still publish its annual year-end issue, as well as occasional books and special editions.
(Is this magazine also to blame for “MAD TV” in the 90s?)
(I’m just glad that today we have so many other ways to corrupt our children and help them form a cynical view of society…)
(That’s fine, as long as “Cracked” is still around. Cracked IS still around isn’t it?)
-CNET
BAD MEMORY:
How many times have you read a book or watched a documentary and the subject says something along the lines of “My earliest childhood memory is…”? Well, chances are, that “earliest memory” isn’t a memory at all. According to a new study from the University of London, 40 per cent of people report that their earliest memory dates back to age two or younger. Here’s the problem: Researchers say it’s pretty much impossible for the human brain to retain memories from that far back. A possible explanation is this: Many of our “earliest memories” are actually the result of us hearing stories of our very early years from our parents and other older acquaintances…over and over and over. The first time you hear the story, it feels like learning something new — by the 12th time you’ve heard it, you might feel like you remember the event itself and not the perpetual re-telling.
(My memory is so bad, my “earliest childhood memory” is of when my first kid was born…)
-Curiosity
RESISTANCE TRAINING:
You may have heard that a cockroach can live for up to a week even if you cut off its head. Now this: They are becoming immune to insecticides. Scientists from Purdue exposed cockroaches to different insecticides, and found that the cockroach populations not only developed a resistance, but they also picked up resistances to other insecticides “in real-time”. The super-immune insects were then found to pass their resistance on to their offspring, making it only a matter of time before a given population becomes, essentially, insecticide-proof. So how are we supposed to get rid of them? The study’s author says the best method may be to use a combination of a few different methods, such as traps and vacuums plus preventative measures like better sanitation.
(I KNEW my apartment was bugged!)
(Sanitation? Let’s not get crazy here…!)
(No word on whether Keith Richards’ kids have developed the same resistance. What? You didn’t think I was going to let you out of this story without a Keith Richards reference, did you?)
-CNN, NYPost
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE?
➠ Paper Towel – 2-4 weeks
➠ Paper bag – 1 month
➠ Apple core – 2 months
➠ Milk carton – 5 years
➠ Cigarette butt – 10-12 years
➠ Plastic straw – 200 years
➠ Aluminum can – 200-500 years
➠ Plastic bottle – 450 years
➠ Disposable diaper – 550 years
➠ Plastic bag – 200-1000 years
(I’m starting to see why everyone is telling me that I should be using paper bags!)
-ChangeEverything
DID YOU KNOW?
According to recent research, the most effective way to win trust and make people like you is to reveal your flaws and weaknesses. And a workplace expert also wrote that “revealing our vulnerabilities builds trust and accelerates team bonding.”
(I’ve got a feeling that revealing my vulnerabilities at work might leave me a little TOO vulnerable…)
-Curiosity
BS CHRONOMETER 07.08.19
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1944 [75] Jeffrey Tambor, San Francisco CA, TV actor (‘Maura Pfefferman’ on “Transparent” 2014-17, “Arrested Development” 2003-06, 2013, 2018)/movie actor (“Hangover” films)
1951 [68] Anjelica Huston, Santa Monica CA, TV actress (“Smash” 2012-13)/movie actress (“Prizzi’s Honor”, “The Addams Family”)
1958 [61] Kevin Bacon, Philadelphia PA, movie actor (“Apollo 13”, “Footloose”)/ TV actor (“The Following” 2013-15)/Hollywood Walk of Fame (2003)
1961 [58] Toby Keith, Clinton OK, country singer (‘Red Solo Cup’, ‘I Love This Bar’)/sometime movie actor (“Beer For My Horses”, “Broken Bridges”)
1970 [49] Beck (Bek David Campbell), LA CA, alt-rock singer (‘Dreams’, ‘Loser’)
1977 [42] Milo Ventimiglia, Anaheim CA, TV actor (‘Jack Pearson’ on “This Is Us” since 2016)
1985 [34] Jamie Cook, Sheffield UK, indie rock guitarist-songwriter (Arctic Monkeys-‘Do I Wanna Know?’, ‘I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor’)
1998 [21] Jaden Smith, Malibu CA, movie actor (“The Karate Kid”, “The Pursuit of Happyness”)/son of actors Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Be a Kid Again Day”, when we’re encouraged to participate in activities we enjoyed as a child and to introduce them to a kid we know. (“OK Zachary, this is known as ‘playing outdoors’ …”)
• “Videogames Day”, a day to acknowledge the art and science behind video games and to appreciate the skills required to play them (and for gamers, this is different from any other day HOW?)
• “Ice Cream Sundae Day”, a day to create your own sundae from all your favorite toppings. The first sundae was purportedly created on this date in 1881 by Edward Berner in Two Rivers WI.
• “International Town Criers Day”, observed annually on the 2nd Monday of July to honor the news announcers of yesteryear, who wandered throughout towns proclaiming the latest events, announcements, and even the weather. (“7 o’clock and all’s well!”)
• “National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day”, celebrated every year on July 8. Milk chocolate is a type of chocolate that contains milk in the form of condensed milk, liquid milk, or milk powder. According to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, it must contain at least 12% milk solids. It has a sweeter and lighter taste than bitter or dark chocolate.
COMING UP . . .
[Tues] Cow Appreciation Day
[Tues] MLB All-Star Game
[Tues] Fashion Day
[Wed] Kitten Day
[Wed] Piña Colada Day
This Week Is…Sports Cliché Week
This Month Is…National Picnic Month
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1999 [20] “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” the 3rd book of the series by J. K. Rowling, is first published (exactly one year later, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” is published).
2011 [08] UK prime minister David Cameron announces an inquiry into “News Of the World”, allegedly involved in a phone hacking scandal (eventually what was once the world’s most-read English-language newspaper folds)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENT . . .
2006 [13] Queen guitarist Brian May makes a ‘substantial donation’ to save hedgehogs from a cull by Scottish Natural Heritage in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of mainland Scotland
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2007 [12] Boeing launches its newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner (up to 335 passengers)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1977 [42] Sabra Starr finishes the longest-ever recorded belly dance (100 hrs)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Oklahoma declared watermelon a vegetable and made it their official state vegetable.
✓ The word “cheesy” originally meant “excellent”.
✓ A 12-year-old whiskey will always remain a 12-year-old whiskey because it does not mature in the glass bottle.
✓ In 2003, archaeologists in Venezuela discovered fossilized remains of a guinea pig the size of a cow.
✓ Judges are more lenient after lunch, a study found.
✓ For the Apollo 11 moon landing conspiracy theory to be true, over 400,000 people would need to be part of the secret.
-Twitter
BS AWKWARD QUESTIONS FOR COUPLES:
• “He’s cute. Is he a rescue?”
• “Does she shed?”
• “Is this your mother?”
• “Did she finally tell you that the baby isn’t yours?”
• “When did you decide to settle?”
• “Who wears the pants in the family?”
• “Have you seen the movie “Indecent Proposal”?”
• “Have you met his wife yet?”
• “Are you expecting ugly children?”
• “So, how’s the sex?”
-Twitter
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOU’RE NOT A VERY GOOD SALES REP:
• You start every demonstration with, “In spite of what you may have read in Consumer Reports …”
• Your big ‘Special Offer’ is a complimentary receipt with every purchase.
• You’ve ever referred to your customer’s wife as, “Your passenger-side airbag, there.”
• You burst into tears when someone shakes hands firmly.
• Upon the first sign of rejection, you offer 15 for the price of one.
• Your big closing line is: “You might find a better price elsewhere but don’t let me catch you doing it, pal!”
-First published in ‘BS’ in 2008
BS PHONE STARTER:
What’s the worst thing you can say on a first date? (15% of guys have asked a first date for gas money.)
BS RANDOM JOKE:
One of the stranger things about being an adult is having a favorite stovetop burner. Yet nobody talks about it.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 6% of people have broken up with someone over THIS.
Answer: Something seen on Facebook.
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Those who judge you will never understand you…and those who understand you will never judge you.
