Tuesday, November 12, 2019        Edition: #6571

Bully For You!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The battle over the “Rise and Shine” name is heating up after the trademark holder filed a formal complaint with Snapchat to stop Kylie Jenner from selling products bearing the name. Cathy Beggan–who owns a company called “Rise-N-Shine” specializing in nutritional supplements, including a line of cosmetics, shampoos and conditioners, formally complained to Snapchat after Jenner was seen selling custom hoodies on the platform with the famous tagline. It’s unclear if Snapchat will make any moves to remove the content or stop Kylie from selling the products.
-TheBlast
★ Chrissy Teigen used to rummage through garbage bins for food. The 33-year-old says she used to be obsessed with the homemade chips with a chipotle BBQ sauce that a company she worked for sold, so she would wait for customers to toss out their unwanted grub and she’d devour it hours later. On the other hand, that’s not the worst thing she says she’d eat. She recently said: ”There’s actually nothing I wouldn’t eat or wouldn’t drink or wouldn’t try. If the person okayed it, I would eat a human.”
-ContactMusic
★ “The Simpsons” will hit a milestone this week with the introduction of Grey DeLisle-Griffin, the voice actress taking over the roles previously played by the late Russi Taylor. Taylor, who passed away on July 26, provided the voices of ‘Martin Prince’, ‘Sherri’, ‘Terry’ and several others for the show. She also was the voice of ‘Minnie Mouse’ for years, in addition to her other iconic work in animation and TV. Her replacement DeLisle-Griffen is best known for being the voice of ‘Catwoman’ in video games and the voice of ‘Arcee’ in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”.
PopCulture
★ Lisa Marie Presley is reportedly concerned that Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming film about her father, Elvis Presley, might meet backlash in light of the #MeToo era. Presley fears the film will expose Elvis’ interest in young girls, especially since he famously started dating her mother Priscilla Presley when she was just 14 years old. A source says : “Lisa Marie has been trying to have Priscilla really consider how much private information she gives, but it’s been a one-way conversation.” The new Elvis film still does not have a title, but is scheduled to open on Oct. 1, 2021.
-PopCulture

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Patrick Stewart, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Underwood, Old Dominion
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Kristen Bell, Judd Apatow, Danny Brown
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Liev Schreiber, Daniel Kaluuya, Cold War Kids
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Taron Egerton, Steve Kornacki, Mark Fischbach, Chris Johnson
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Laurie Metcalf, Jenny Slate, Billy Lockett
• “Lights Out with David Spade” (COMEDY): Rob Schneider, Esther Povitsky, Matteo Lane
• “Conan” (TBS): Lizzy Caplan
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Ilana Glazer, Kathleen Turner
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Kristen Bell, Jeff Goldblum
• “The Talk” (CBS): Adam Lambert
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Jeff Goldblum, Ben Platt
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Laura Dern, Noah Jupe
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Jason Derulo, Nicole Byer
• “Dolly Parton: Here She Comes Again!” (ABC): A look at her life and career, including never-before-seen archival interviews, performance footage and an intimate conversation with the cultural icon herself at the famed Dollywood Theme Park in Tennessee.
• “The Voice” (NBC): Eight artists are revealed as safe by America’s votes, and the coaches each select another to save; the remaining artists from each team with the highest overnight vote have a chance to compete for the wild card, and one will move on.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Kanye West – joked during an appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Thursday that he was considering changing his name to “Christian Billionaire Kanye West” in light of his new ‘holy man’ persona.
• Miley Cyrus – the outspoken singer will have to stay silent for a while she recovers from surgery on her vocal cords. While hospitalized last month for tonsillitis, doctors discovered a separate issue with her vocal cords. Along with instructions to not speak, she naturally has to take a break from recording her new album as well.
• Madonna — A man has filed a class-action lawsuit against her after a concert he planned to attend in Miami Beach was pushed back by two hours to accommodate her tardiness. Nate Hollander’s suit claims Madonna has a “long history of arriving and starting her concerts late”.
• The Who — Pete Townshend says he will only smash guitars in the future to raise money for charity. Although instrument destruction was once a hallmark of the group’s stage show, he now says ”I haven’t smashed guitars for a long time, for me it was an expression of youth. I smashed a guitar on David Letterman and it auctioned for $168,000”.
• Neil Young – says that his attempts to attain U.S. citizenship were delayed in part due to the “good moral character” clause on the immigration application. He blogged that although he passed the citizenship test, he was recently told that he must do another test, due to his use of marijuana and how “some people who smoke it have exhibited a problem.”
• Johnny Cash — YouTube Originals is now streaming the documentary film “The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash”. It features commentary from Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, and members of the Cash family, including his daughter Rosanne Cash and son John Carter Cash.
• Kane Brown — unveiled his “2020 Worldwide Beautiful Tour” on Friday. The trek will take him throughout North America and Europe in the winter and spring. It begins on Feb. 2 in Dublin, Ireland. He’ll stay overseas for about a week, until Feb. 8, and then head back to the United States to start his North American run on Feb. 29 in Atlantic City, N.J.

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES (Streaming and/or DVD):
• “Good Boys” (R-Rated, Comedy):  Three 6th grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party. (Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon)
• “The Angry Birds Movie 2” (PG, Animation):  The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level. (Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones)
• “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” (PG-13, Mystery/Suspense):  Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they’ve entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves. (Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx)
• “The Peanut Butter Falcon” (PG-13, Action/Drama):  A young man with Down syndrome runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck. (Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson)
• “After The Wedding” (PG-13, Drama):  Isabelle has dedicated her life to working with the children in an orphanage in Calcutta. When word comes of a mysterious and generous grant for the financially struggling orphanage, she must travel to New York to meet the benefactor.

COUGH-Y BREATH:
Just in case you thought there weren’t enough health risks associated with vaping, here comes the latest: A social media influencer is hawking a new caffeinated vaping device advertised as “coffee you can breathe”. That’s right: Let’s all try vaping…coffee! In a video posted to Facebook, Canadian influencer Adrianne Ho seductively poses with her ‘SnowPlus’ coffee vape, and says it has made it easier for her to caffeinate as she jets around the world posting selfies for her 819,000 Instagram followers. She says using it allows her to enjoy coffee while on the go, and that she can “just get a quick hit of caffeine and feel energized.” The SnowPlus coffee vape, which is said to be the first vape pod made from real coffee, sells for $39.99. It does not contain nicotine. No word on FDA approval.
(Coffee that you can breathe?  Judging by his breath, maybe that’s what (co-host) has been using all along!)
(Easier to enjoy on the go? I don’t know…I see a lot more “No Vaping” signs than “No coffee” signs!)
-NYPost

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE:
OK admit it. Running is good for you. That’s what we’ve always been led to believe. And no, sorry, I’m not about to tell you that running ISN’T good for you. The question is: How much do you need to run in order to reap the benefits? The answer is apparently “not much”.  Researchers examined data from studies on 232,000 adults who were followed for 5 to 35 years, and found that any amount of running is associated with a lower risk of dying prematurely, particularly from cancer or heart disease, compared to not running at all. Those who ran were 27% less likely to die for any reason during the course of the study. The frequency, duration, pace and total weekly running time didn’t appear to impact the lowered mortality risk associated with running. (It’s not good for you if it kills you…and running kills me!)
(Running might be good for me, but it’s not good for my knees!)
(If you ever see me running, you should too, because something is chasing me…!)
-Reuters

GO FIGURE:
A lot of us grew up with the belief that boys are innately better at math than girls. By now, several studies have debunked that myth, but now researchers have brain imaging to back them up. A study published in the journal “Science of Learning” got 104 kids between the ages of 3 and 10 to perform cognitive tests and watch videos of engaging math lessons while in an MRI scanner. What they found is that boys’ and girls’ brains respond in the exact same ways when engaged in the tests. One of the lead researchers explained that previous studies had proven that boys’ and girls’ math test scores are statistically equivalent, and that both develop their abilities at the same rates in early adulthood, but up until now, it had never before been proven that each genders’ brains handled mathematics in the same way.
(So the only difference is that girls’ answers are easier to read!)
(I’ll tell you this: No one who was ever in a math class with me believed that boys are better at math than girls!)
-CNN

THE BEST COUNTRIES TO RETIRE TO – 2019:
According to expatriates’ contributions to “International Living”…
1. Panama (sunny, warm, welcoming, low taxes, very affordable)
2. Costa Rica (natural beauty, tropical climate, low cost of living, affordable, high-quality medical care)
3. Mexico (many lifestyle options, very low cost of living, national senior’s discount)
4. Ecuador (many climate options, very affordable)
5. Malaysia (idyllic beaches, unspoiled tropical rainforests, $3 haircuts)
6. Columbia (weather, affordable, simple immigration process)
7. Portugal (welcoming atmosphere, very affordable)
8. Peru (miles of beaches, delicious cuisine, economical)
9. Thailand (amazing cultural diversity, cheap rent)
10. Spain (inexpensive food, low cost of living)
-BusinessInsider

DID YOU KNOW?
Pine needles are actually modified leaves, with a shape evolved to shed snow more easily, and with a natural antifreeze called ‘cryoprotectants’ that prevent cellular damage during the cold winter months.
-UnbelievableFacts

BS CHRONOMETER 11.12.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1944 [75] Al Michaels, Brooklyn NY, TV sportscaster (“NBC Sunday Night Football” since 2006, “ABC Monday Night Football” 1986-2006)/5 Emmy Awards/Hollywood Walk of Fame (2004)

1945 [74] Neil Young, Toronto ON, classic rocker (‘Heart of Gold’, Crosby Stills Nash & Young-‘Woodstock’)/Farm Aid co-founder/Canada’s Walk of Fame (2000)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1995-solo, 1997-Buffalo Springfield)/Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1982)/Married to Daryl Hannah since 2018

1958 [61] Megan Mullally, Los Angeles CA, TV actress (‘Karen Walker’ on “Will & Grace” 1998-2006, 2017-present)

1970 [49] Tonya Harding, Portland OR, figure skater (Olympic ice skater best known for her involvement in a widely disputed and controversial attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan)/two-time Skate America Champion/3^rd place on Season 26 of “Dancing With the Stars”

1979 [40] Cote de Pablo (María José de Pablo Fernández), Santiago, Chile, TV actress (‘Ziva David’ on “NCIS” 2005-16)

1980 [39] Ryan Gosling, London ON, movie actor (“La La Land”, “The Notebook”)

1982 [37] Anne Hathaway, Brooklyn NY, movie actress (“Ocean’s 8”, “Les Misérables”) COMING UP…“Dark Waters” 2019

BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Fancy Rat & Mouse Day”, a day set aside for people who appreciate pets … that are vermin.
NET: http://www.afrma.org

• “Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day”. The world’s first true pizzeria, Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba, opened in 1830 and is still in business today in Naples, Italy. Italian immigrant Gennaro Lombardi opened the first North American pizzeria in 1895 in NYC. Pizza is now consumed all over the world …with or without anchovies.

• “World Pneumonia Day”, an annual forum for the world to stand together and demand action in the fight against the deadly lung inflammation. More than 100 organizations representing the interests of children staged the first observance in 2009.

• “Chicken Soup for the Soul Day”, honoring the sappy series of feel-good books. Conventional wisdom says that chicken soup works wonders on the common cold.  So, “chicken soup” became a shorthand for a cure-all, a mysterious-but-effective way to solve problems. Hence the book with the same title, which spawned a generation of sentimental spinoffs.

• “Happy Hour Day”, celebrates the time at bars and restaurants when alcoholic drinks are served at discounted prices. Happy hours usually take place in the late afternoon—usually for more than an hour, and often between the hours of 4PM and 7PM. (Booze won’t fix your life…but it’s worth a shot!)

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Actor’s Day
[Wed] Sadie Hawkins Day
[Thurs] International Guinness World Records Day
[Thurs] National Pickle Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2016 [03] Jackie Chan is awarded an honorary Oscar for his film achievements at 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony

2018 [01] Stan Lee [Stanley Martin Lieber], comic-book artist, writer and creative leader of Marvel (Avengers, Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk), dies at 95

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2008 [11] Kenny Chesney captures the CMA Awards’ highest honor, ‘Entertainer of the Year’, for a 4th time

2011 [08] Justin Timberlake makes good on a promise to escort Corporal Kelsey De Santis to a Marine Corps ball in Richmond VA (she invited him via a YouTube video earlier in the year)

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2014 [05] European Space Agency makes history by landing its Rosetta probe named ‘Philae’ on the surface of a comet (67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko)

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ To ensure its growth, World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee refused to patent the idea.
✓ The average baby has its diaper changed up to 10,000 times before being potty trained.
✓ When an opossum plays dead, it can emit a smell like rotting meat.
✓ Typically, the larger the animal, the less sleep it needs.
✓ 97% of women kiss with their eyes closed. Only 37% of men do.
✓ The word for the study of pronunciation, orthoepy, can be pronounced two ways.
-BathroomReadersInstitute

BS THINGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR PREGNANT WIFE:
• “I finished the Oreos.”
• “Not to imply anything, but I don’t think the kid weighs 40 pounds.”
• “Y’know, looking at her, you’d never guess that Meghan Markle had a baby!”
• “Well, couldn’t they induce labor? The 2nd is the Super Bowl.”
• “Larry at the office passed a stone the size of a pea. Boy, that’s gotta hurt!”
• “Are your ankles supposed to look like that?”
• “Get your OWN ice cream.”
• “You’re awfully puffy looking today!”
• “Maybe we should name the baby after my secretary, Tawney.”
• “Retaining water? Yeah, like the Hoover Dam retains water.”
• “Got milk?”
-Poddy’s

Best of BS . . .
BS ODD REPLIES TO “HOW ARE YOU”:
• “Delicious.”
• “Is there any food here?”
• “Why?  What have you heard?”
• “I was fine until you started interrogating me!!!”
• “Maybe one day you’ll be lucky enough to find out.”
• “Never let your haters know your next move. Eye of the tiger, baby.”
• “At what?”
• “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer and invoke my 5th amendment privilege”
• “That’s what SHE said.”
• Really, anything other than, “Fine. How are you?”
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018

BS ‘GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK’ QUIZ:
• What is the name of the circle that lies about 23 degrees south of Earth’s equator? [Tropic of Capricorn]
• What is the longest river in North America? [Missouri]
• In what country is Angel Falls, the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world? [Venezuela]
• What is earth’s largest continent by size? [Asia]
• What is the southernmost capital of an independent nation in the world? [Wellington, New Zealand]
-TriviaPlaza

UNIVERSITY OR KNIGHT-OF-THE-ROUND-TABLE?
• Percival [Knight]
• Monash [University; Melbourne, Australia]
• Bedivere [Knight]
• MacEwan [University; Edmonton, Alberta]
• Baldwin Wallace [University; Berea, Ohio]
• Caradoc [Knight]
• Otago [University; Dunedin, New Zealand]
• Lancaster [University; Bailrigg UK]
• Lionel [Knight]
• (***Caution***) Ywain the Bastard [Knight]
– Thanks to Sid Karger & Tom Coleman

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’ve learned so much from my mistakes that I’m thinking of making a few more.

BS PHONE STARTER:
What was the most useless piece of advice your parents ever gave you?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 35% of people never get THESE. What are they?
Answer:  Wisdom teeth

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Be the attitude you want to be around.