Tuesday March 6, 2018 – Edition: #6170

Thanks a Sheetload for Choosing “BS”!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are determined that their children understand the value of providing for themselves, and Kutcher explained why during an appearance on Dax Shepard’s podcast. Kutcher said that he and Kunis won’t be leaving any money to their 3 year-old daughter Wyatt and 15 month-old son Dimitri. He says: “My kids are living in a very privileged life… and they don’t know it…And so if my kids want to start a business and they have a good business plan, I’ll invest in it but they’re not getting trusts.”
(So…who gets the money?)
-MSN
★ You know all about the Oscars by now, but did you know that the satirical horror film “Get Out” was named best feature at this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday? The film, which was made for $4.5million, beat out “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Call Me By Your Name” for the top prize. First-time film-maker Jordan Peele was also named best director. Best Female lead went to Frances McDormand for her role in “Three Billboards”, while best the Best Male Lead winner was Timothée Chalamet for his work in “Call Me by Your Name”.
-MSN
★ And what about the Razzies?  Hollywood dishonored its worst on the weekend.  “The Emoji Movie” won for ‘Worst Picture’.  It also picked up Razzies in the ‘Worst Screenplay’ and ‘Worst Director’ categories.  Tom Cruise took home ‘Worst Actor’ for his role in “The Mummy”, while  Tyler Perry won ‘Worst Actress’ (you read that right) for his (her?) role as Mabel “Madea” Simmons in “Boo 2!”.
-EW
★In spite of the fact that ‘The Walking Dead’ ratings are steadily dropping as of late, AMC is looking to the future with a variety of different options on the table when it comes to extending and continuing its universe. The show has already spawned one spinoff, ‘Fear the Walking Dead’, and there may be more coming. Show runner Scott Simple says that, “I’m hoping to do a variety of different projects…and I know we’ll have more to talk about soon on that.”
-ContactMusic
★ Some exciting casting news for fans of ‘Stranger Things’: A new character is about to arrive in Hawkins. Netflix has announced that Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman’s daughter, Maya Hawke, has been cast in ‘Stranger Things 3′. Hawke will play a character called Robin who is “bored with her mundane day job. She seeks excitement in her life and gets more than she bargained for when she uncovers a dark secret in Hawkins.” She recently starred in the BBC’s new adaptation of ‘Little Women’.
-Cosmopolitan
★ Mark Hamill will be honored with the 2,630th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this Thursday.
-WalkofFame

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Neil Patrick Harris, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Jon Pardi
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Oliver, Lucy Hale, Marshmello & Anne-Marie
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Oprah Winfrey, Justin Hartley
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Luke Bryan, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Zach Danziger
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Eric Bana, Padma Lakshmi, Anders Holm
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Martin Short, Natalie Zea, Michael Longfellow
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Brandi Glanville, Adam Rippon
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Chelsea Clinton, guest co-host Amber Tamblyn
• “The Talk” (CBS): Ricky Martin, Janee Bolden, Dianna De La Garza
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Luke Bryan, Jussie Smollett
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Hugh Jackman, Demi Lovato ( R )
• “The Bachelor” (ABC): After the Final Rose
• “The Voice” (NBC): The vocalists compete to be selected by one of the coaches.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Fergie – was back on stage after her NBA All-Star Game anthem debacle, joining DJ Khaled at the LA Forum to rock her hits ‘Fergalicious’, ‘London Bridge’ and ‘Glamourous’.
• Cardi B – has popped up in a stylish new video for Vogue magazine highlighting the best looks of New York Fashion Week for Fall 2018. Cardi poses, dances and lip syncs in front of a mirror to Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’.
• Pink – takes fans behind the scenes of her life in the new video for ‘Whatever You Want’. She is seen getting ready to embark on her current ‘Beautiful Trauma’ tour, with behind the scenes rehearsal footage next to performance clips. It also shows intimate moments with her family, and images of her husband, Carey Hart, competing in professional motocross events.
• Imagine Dragons – frontman Dan Reynolds says that fame “is a beautiful thing…But it comes with shaking the devil’s hand”. He says he opens his heart in his music, “And if you’re a sensitive person, there’s gonna be times where you wanna hide in a hole and take it all back, but you can’t.”
• David Bowie – fans have three special vinyl releases to look forward to on Record Store Day, April 21. ‘Welcome to the Blackout (Live London ’78)’ will be available as a 3 LP set, featuring previously unreleased tour recordings. A 12″ single of ‘Let’s Dance’ with a studio version on side A, and a live version on side B, and ‘Bowie Now’, which features tracks from ‘Heroes’ and ‘Low’ on white vinyl, will also be available.
• Elton John – left the stage at a Vegas show last week due to the actions of a “rude” fan. Towards the end of his show, he cut short the song ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’ and left the stage. He returned to finish the set, but announced that, because of the incident, he would no longer invite fans on stage during the song. The fan apparently touched John’s piano keys during the song.
• All Time Low – are in the lineup for the final ‘Vans Warped Tour’ this summer. The festival mainstays will be joined by Taking Back Sunday, Simple Plan, 3OH!3, Less Thank Jake, The Used, Sum 41 and Asking Alexandria and more for the 24th edition of the tour.
• Blake Shelton – was forced to cancel his Saturday night gig in Bossier City, La., due to what sounds like a nasty case of the flu. The show has been rescheduled for tonight.
• Devin Dawson – was caught completely off guard by his ACM nomination for New Male Vocalist of the Year. He was still in bed when he checked an email blast to see if any of his friends scored a nomination. He says he was scrolling down, “and I was like, ‘Wait. Does that say Devin Dawson?…and I was just like, ‘What?! Are you serious?”

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
(***SUBSCRIBER NOTE: With movies being released to streaming platforms on a different date from their DVD/Blu-ray release, going forward we will attempt to specify in which formats the releases highlighted refer to. This week’s are all DVD/Blu-ray releases which have previously been available via streaming.***)
• “Lady Bird” DVD/Blu-ray (R-Rated, Comedy/Drama): Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson fights against…but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father loses his job. (Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts)
• “Thor: Ragnarok” DVD/Blu-ray (PG-13, Action/Adventure): Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok–the destruction of his homeworld. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger–the Incredible Hulk. (Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett)
• “The Man Who Invented Christmas” DVD/Blu-ray (PG, Comedy/Drama): The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday. (Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer)
• “Wonder Wheel” DVD/Blu-ray (PG-13, Drama): On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife, and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down. (Jim Belushi, Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake)
• “The Clapper” DVD/Blu-ray (R-Rated, Comedy/Romance): 15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television. (Amanda Seyfried, Ed Helms, Leah Remini)

DO YOU FEEL LUCKY?
What does it take to be successful in life? Although it is certainly helpful to posses certain traits which will serve you well in your career and other areas of life…such as passion, perseverance, imagination, intellectual curiosity, and openness to experience, you have to wonder about other variables. Like plain old blind luck. In recent years, a number of studies have suggested that luck and opportunity may play a far greater role than we ever realized when it comes to finding success. Their argument is not that luck is everything; of course talent matters. But maybe where you are, and when, have as much a say in how you do as WHO you are. A group of Italian physicists came up with an experiment to make the first ever attempt to quantify the role of luck and talent in successful careers. It’s pretty complicated methodology, so I won’t attempt to explain it here, or it will become obvious that I don’t have a physics degree, but they concluded that luck and opportunity play a very significant role in determining anyone’s success in life. And likewise in anyone’s lack of success. Oh, and if you are looking for good news…they also found that luck can emerge spontaneously at any time. So hang in there!
(Never mind good luck…I’m just hoping to avoid BAD luck!)
(At least now I can blame my failure on lack of luck rather than lack of skill!)
(I guess the ‘luck’ thing would be a logical explanation for Snooki!)
-ScientificAmerican

PENGUINS DROPPING FROM THE ENDANGERED LIST (Literally):
News broke on the weekend that researchers have discovered a previously unknown “supercolony” of penguins off of the Antarctic Peninsula’s northern tip. A supercolony to the tune of about 1.5 million of them. This is great news to scientists because they had no idea that so many of these classic black and white penguins existed. It was thought that with changing weather patterns and dwindling food supplies, their species may be in danger. And what’s more remarkable is HOW they were discovered. They were seen from space. Or at least their guano was. NASA satellite imagery of the area showed large amounts of penguin waste, which suggested the presence of an unusually large number of penguins in an area where none had been suspected. And what’s even MORE remarkable is this: It turns out that penguin poop is pink.
(And the all-time winner of ‘Hide and Seek’ is….)
(So we don’t need to worry about the species being ‘wiped’ out?)
-WallStreetJournal, USAToday

REASONS THAT GOOD EMPLOYEES QUIT:
(According to a survey, about half of people who leave their positions do so to get away from their boss. Any of these ring a bell?)
1. Micromanaging: It’s oppressive, fosters anxiety and creates a high-stress work environment. If you hired someone for a job, then trust them to get the job done. No one can perform at their best being constantly monitored and scrutinized. (But then again, some of us need that, or we’d never get anything done!)
2. No Opportunities for Growth and Development: Challenging projects that motivate employees causes them to grow. If they have plateaued and there is nothing else to look forward to, they become disengaged.
3. Lack of Empathy: When you regularly go beyond the call of duty for your employer, and they respond with inflexibility and insensitivity during your time of need, the relationship at that exact moment is lost.
4. Not Supporting Work-Life Balance: Encroaching on employees’ personal time by regularly pushing them to work long hours or weekends breeds resentment and disloyalty. (That’s the problem with kids today. They want to have a personal life!)
5. Not Recognizing and Rewarding Employee’s Efforts: This is a great demotivator. Everyone wants to feel appreciated. When you don’t value employees contributions, they will become disengaged. (So make sure you hand out a lot of ‘attaboys’!!)
(I’m looking at this, and I’m starting to get the impression that my boss wants me to quit!)
-Brigette Hyacinth

BS CHRONOMETER 03.06.18

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [72] David Gilmour, Cambridge England, guitarist/vocalist (Ex-Pink Floyd-‘Another Brick in the Wall’, ‘Comfortably Numb’)

1947 [71] Rob Reiner, The Bronx NY, movie producer-director (“The Wolf of Wall Street”, “This Is Spinal Tap”)

1967 [51] Connie Britton, Boston MA, TV actress-producer (‘Rayna Jaymes’ on “Nashville” 2012-2017)

1972 [46] Shaquille O’Neal, Newark NJ, retired basketball player (15-time All-Star, 4-time NBA Champion, NBA MVP 2000)/sports analyst/rapper/actor/sheriff’s deputy in Jonesboro, Georgia

1984 [34] Chris Tomson, NYC, indie rock drummer (Vampire Weekend-‘Diane Young’, ‘A-Punk’)

1991 [27] Tyler, the Creator (Tyler Gregory Okonma), LA CA, rapper (‘Yonkers’)/producer (Mac Miller-‘Watching Movies With the Sound Off’, Frank Ocean-‘Channel Orange’)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Dentist’s Day”, honoring the professionals who help us maintain a big, toothy smile … for a big fee. The business of dentistry has an average profit margin of about 17%, higher than any other industry. Yeah, you know the drill.

• “Frozen Food Day”, commemorating the first ‘Individually Packaged Frozen Foods’, created by Clarence Birdseye in Springfield, Massachusetts 88 years ago (1930). He got the idea after seeing Canadians thawing and eating naturally frozen fish.

• “Oreo Cookie Day”, honoring the taste treat many of us deconstruct before eating. The 1st Oreos went on sale on this date in 1912. More than 500 billion have been sold since. Some think the name comes from a combination of taking the ‘re’ from ‘creme’ and placing it between
the two ‘o’s in ‘chocolate’, – making ‘o-re-o’.

• “Day Of the Dude”, promoting the philosophy & lifestyle inspired by fictional character ‘Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski’, as portrayed by Jeff Bridges in the Coen Bros’ 1998 film “The Big Lebowski”. Many consider ‘Dudeism’, a modern form of Chinese Taoism, as a mock religion.
NET: http://dudeism.com

• “Unique Names Day”, a day to appreciate people who have unusual names as part of “Celebrate Your Name Week”. Many of those saddled with the most unusual names are the offspring of celebrities such as: ‘Apple’ (Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow); ‘Audio Science’ (actress Shannyn Sossamon); ‘Blue Angel’ (U2’s The Edge); ‘Fuchsia’ (Sting); ‘Gulliver’ (actor Gary Oldman); ‘Jazz Domino’ (The Clash’s Joe Strummer); ‘Lark Song’ (actress Mia Farrow); ‘Memphis Eve’ (U2’s Bono); ‘Pilot Inspektor’ (actor Jason Lee); ‘Poppy Honey’ (chef Jamie Oliver); and ‘Seven Sirius’ (singer Erykah Badu).
NET: http://www.namesuniverse.com

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Cereal Day
[Wed] Stop Bad Service Day
[Thurs] International Woman’s Day
[Thurs] Nametag Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2016 [02] Former movie actress and 42nd US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies in Bel Air CA aged 94

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2000 [18] With his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, Eric Clapton becomes the 1st to be so-honored 3 times (also as a member of Cream and The Yardbirds)

2013 [05] Singer-songwriter and Canadian icon Stompin’ Tom Connors dies at age 77 (his oddball songs include ‘Bud the Spud’, ‘The Hockey Song’, and ‘Big Joe Mufferaw’)

2016 [02] Diplo and his electronic dancehall project Major Lazer become the first US musical act to perform in Havana, Cuba in the new era of diplomatic relations

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1945 [73] George Nissen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, receives a patent for the first modern trampoline (which at the very least, inspired the best ‘Yo Mama’ joke ever. Google it!)

2014 [04] Britain’s Prince Harry initiates the ‘Invictus Games’, a sporting competition for wounded members of the military

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ In 1983, the first mobile phones went on sale in the U.S. at almost $4,000 each.
✓ Apple sold 340,000 iPhones per day in 2012.
✓ Mobile phones have on them an average of 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles.
✓ In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof because people use them even in the shower.
✓ More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.
✓ Scientists have developed a way of charging mobile phones using urine.
-Factslides

BS PONDERABLES:
• How come cats’ butts go up when you pet them?
• If a criminal turns himself in, shouldn’t he get the reward money?
• Do the English eat English muffins, or are they just called muffins there?
• Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?
• How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn’t grow in it?
• If you steal a clean slate, does it go on your record?
• If a bee is allergic to pollen would it get the hives?
• Why do they lock the lid on a coffin?
• Why does bread cut into triangles taste better than square bread?
• If one man says, “it was an uphill battle,” and another says, “it went downhill from there,” how could they both be having troubles?
• Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?
• If it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
-CrazyThoughts

BS RANDOM JOKE:
Waldo wears stripes because he doesn’t want to be spotted.

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
1. Who was the first baseball player to make $5 million per year?
a. Roger Clemens [CORRECT]
b. Kirby Puckett
c. Barry Bonds
d. Chet Lemon

2. What is the surface temperature of the Sun? (degrees Fahrenheit)
a. 6000
b. 7500
c. 8860
d. 9940 [CORRECT]
–VitalStastics

BS PHONE STARTER:
• What’s your best story about sitting next to someone great (or someone terrible) on an airplane?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A poll of adults says that 20% of us eat this every day, what is it?
Answer: Cereal

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Never let success get to your head. Never let failure get to your heart.