Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Edition: #7568
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Brandi Glanville was hospitalized on Sunday after a collapse in her home. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum wrote on X: “I collapsed at home this am and my SON had to call 911 for help! You guys have no idea the amount of stress I’m dealing with.” The following day, Monday, Glanville confirmed that she was still in the hospital and “really” wanted to go home. No word on the reason behind her collapse, but another tweet posted on Sunday suggested she was stressed due to the upcoming premiere of “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season 4.”
-People
★ Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in “Titanic” didn’t have much to his name when he got on the ship, but ‘Jack Dawson’s’ outfit is now expected to sell for way over 6 figures. The costume Leo wore in James Cameron’s classic is going up for auction next month, with the winning bid predicted to fall somewhere between $115,000-$230,000. DiCaprio spent most of the film dressed in the outfit, consisting of corduroy pants, overalls, a button-down long-sleeve shirt and a vest. The garments include custom labels reading “MR: LEONARDO DICAPRIO” and “DATE: AUGUST ’96.” Other items of note at the November auction in London include a light-up ‘C-3PO’ head from “Star Wars: A New Hope”, expected to go for $1.15 million.
-TMZ
★ Kylie Jenner’s baby boy is officially, legally named Aire Webster. After filing to change her now 20-month-old son’s name in June, a judge has ruled that the boy’s name can be changed from the one given to him at birth — Wolf Jacques Webster. The Kylie Cosmetics founder appeared virtually in the hearing on Friday. Travis Scott, with whom she shares Aire and 5-year-old daughter Stormi, 5, did not appear. Jenner first mentioned publicly about changing her son’s name when she wrote on Instagram in March 2022 that her second child “isn’t Wolf anymore.”
-People
★ Jodie Turner-Smith has filed to divorce husband Joshua Jackson after more than 3 years of marriage. The “Queen & Slim” actress, who is 37, filed to split from the “Dawson’s Creek”, who is 45, listing their date of separation as Sept. 13. and citing “irreconcilable differences”. Turner-Smith and Jackson tied the knot in 2019 and welcomed their daughter Juno in April 2020.
-PopCulture
★ Adam Devine and Chloe Bridges, who tied the knot in 2021, are expecting their first baby together. Bridges captioned a series of Instagram pics: “We have news!!”, posting shots of the couple cradling her bump. She also wrote: “can’t wait to get this lil family started.” “Pitch Perfect” star Devine wrote on his Instagram: “Look we’re pregnant! Well, I’m just fat now but Chloe is all preggo with a human baby!”
-E!
★ Peppa Pig set the internet ablaze last week, when it was announced that Katy Perry will appear on the show’s anniversary special. Now, her partner Orlando Bloom is joining the party. “The Pirates of the Caribbean” actor will make his debut on the children’s show for its 20th anniversary special, “The Peppa Pig Wedding Party Special”, playing ‘Mr. Raccoon’, a jeweler who helps ‘Mr. Bull’ and ‘Ms. Cow’ prepare for their nuptials. Perry will voice ‘Ms. Leopard’, who also helps the community prep for the wedding. (Where do they get these names!?!?)
-EW
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Wanda Sykes, Cassidy Hutchinson, LANY
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Chelsea Handler, Carly Pearce
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Anderson Cooper, Japanese Breakfast
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Nick Offerman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Jungle, Craig Reynolds
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Melissa Etheridge, Katie Couric
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Leslie Odom Jr., Amy Schneider
• “The Talk” (CBS): Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chefs Won Kim and Guy MeikleIrika, Irika Sargent guest co-hosts (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Jane Krakowski, “The points guy” Brian Kelly
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Jessica Simpson, Trevor Jackson, Chris Janson (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Martha Stewart, Phil Rosenthal (R)
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Adam Lambert, Jalyn Hall (R)
• “Survivor” (CBS): One person from each tribe hops on a boat, where they must make a big decision.
• “Quantum Leap” (NBC): Season 2 premiere
• “The Masked Singer” (Fox): Celebrating the NFL with songs that have been performed at the Super Bowl, Le’Veon Bell performs
• “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (ABC): Followed by “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Selena Gomez – made a surprise appearance at Coldplay’s Sunday show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA. She joined Chris Martin on stage to perform their 2021 collab ‘Let Somebody Go’, alongside artist H.E.R, who sang along and played guitar. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4emddufp
• Arina Grande – fans are hopeful for new music after she was seen hanging out with legendary pop music producer Max Martin in a photo she shared on Instagram. He’s behind some of her biggest hits. The last time she the last time she released new music was 2020’s “Positions”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3852s7n2
• Mariah Carey – Monday, she announced her “Merry Christmas One and All!” tour — a 13-date run kicking off Nov. 15 in Highland CA, and hitting LA, Montreal, Chicago, New York and more. She posted on X: “Yes, the actual defrosting has begun! Announcing the MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL Tour! On sale 10/6.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4j2pnpc5
• Foo Fighters – have announced the “Everything Or Nothing At All” stadium tour, a huge 2024 run, plus some initial dates this week. Special guests include Pretenders, The Hives, Mammoth WVH, L7, Amyl & the Sniffers and Alex G. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yer82w2r
• Fleetwood Mac — Steve Nicks pretty much confirmed in an interview that the band is done, following the November passing of Christine McVie. Quote: “Without her, what is it?…When she died, I figured we really can’t go any further with this. There’s no reason to.”
• Rush – Geddy Lee has announced a North American spoken-word tour. “My Effin’ Life in Conversation” will begin Nov. 13 in New York and conclude on Dec. 7 in Toronto. He’s plugging his upcoming memoir of the same name, which arrives Nov. 14. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
• Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, and Lynyrd Skynyrd – will perform on “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash”. The 5-hour celebration will air live Sunday, Dec. 31 on CBS and Paramount+. The annual event will feature close to 50 entertainers from various locations across the city.
• Morgan Wallen – A woman at his Toronto show held a sign that read: “Draw my 1st tattoo?” Wallen, wearing a Maple Leafs jersey, grabbed the cardboard sign and a sharpie, and got down to business, writing what the fan has since had permanently inked on her skin. It says: “Love Ya -M -W.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ftae5afc
• Wynonna Judd and Trisha Yearwood — teamed up for a new version of ‘Cry Myself to Sleep’, which appears on “A Tribute To The Judds”, out Oct. 27. The song was originally released in 1986 on The Judds‘ “Rockin’ With The Rhythm” record. The all-star tribute album will also feature Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Dolly Parton, Lainey Wilson and more. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3aphyret
SHOOTING THE BULL
PILLOW TALK:
So, the light is out after a long day, and you’re finally ready to drift off. What are you thinking about? It’s important. Scientists say that what goes through your mind before you doze off can impact the quality of your sleep. In studies, those who report good quality sleep experience mostly visual sensory images as they fall to sleep: seeing people and objects, and having dream-like experiences. Those with insomnia or poorer-quality sleep report that their pre-sleep thoughts tend to be less visual and more focused on planning and problem-solving. These people are also more likely to stress about sleep as they’re trying to sleep, leading to a vicious cycle; putting effort into sleep actually wakes you up more. The good news is that you can use certain techniques, called “cognitive refocusing” to change the content of your pre-sleep thoughts. These include deciding before you go to bed what you’ll focus on as you wait for sleep to come.
(Hey! Don’t these people know it’s 2023? EVERYONE thinks about Taylor Swift ALL THE TIME!)
(My main thought as I go to sleep is a visual one. But I don’t think it’s a pleasant one to share. It usually centers around me hoping that I won’t have to get up to pee!)
-StudyFinds
CHATWWJD:
From the department of “it was going to happen sooner or later”, a church used ChatGPT AI to deliver the Sunday sermon. Pastor Jay Cooper of Violet Crown City Church in North Austin used the language-learning model to do the lord’s work — by having it write not only sermons, but prayers…and a song as well at the Methodist church. He said the reason he used the bot to deliver the Sunday service was to “inform our congregation about AI and to understand its potential and its limitations.” And apparently, the ChatGPT program did reveal some limitations: The sermon was received by many as “shallow and generic” according to the preacher, but it did create “meaningful conversation” among parishioners. However, Cooper calls the AI message a one-time experience, at least for now.
(Sounds like someone forgot to click “save”. How’s THAT for irony?)
(Is this what would be referred to as “unorthodox orthodoxy”?)
-NYPost
SMALL VICTORIES:
You may feel, as a parent, that having kids consists of a never-ending series of losing battles, but according to a new survey, the average parent enjoys a whopping 190 “parenting wins” per year. The top 3 wins reported by Moms and Dads are when their kid takes care of their hygiene (16%), gets dressed in time for school (15%), and eats fruits and vegetables (14%). On the other hand, parents also reported 218 “cave-ins” per year. Those include letting their kid eat the foods and snacks they want (21%), letting them have dessert before dinner (18%) and giving them a device during mealtime (17%). The survey of 2,000 parents with school-age kids also found that in order to get children to eat healthy, parents set up a reward system (17%), add dressing, sauce, dip, whipped cream or ice cream to their kid’s food (14%), and use utensils or dinnerware with characters on them (11%).
(Um…I think I just discovered my wife’s secret tricks to get ME to eat healthy!)
(Adding ICE CREAM to their food?!?!?!? That means even if they’re not eating dessert before dinner, they’re still eating dessert before dinner!)
-SWNS
BEST HALLOWEEN MOVIES, EVER:
Feel-good (or feel-freaked-out) Halloween fare…
1. Halloween (1978): Young Jamie Lee Curtis invented the ‘scream queen’ moniker and Michael Myers still ranks as one of the most iconic villains in horror.
2. Hocus Pocus (1993): It proves that a film doesn’t have to be horrifying in order to capture the spooky aura of the Halloween season.
3. Trick ‘r Treat (2007): It’s the stellar cast – from Oscar-winner Anna Paquin to character greats Brian Cox and Dylan Baker – that elevate the 4 very wicked and genuinely unsettling stories.
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): The stop-motion animated musical is a visual delight that seamlessly combines Halloween and Christmas into one film.
5. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982): An evil company creates masks that kill children wearing them on Halloween night. Oh, and there are a bunch of androids. And Stonehenge is involved. What’s not to love?
6. Pumpkinhead (1988): Nothing says Halloween like a murderous pumpkin beast.
7. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): It not only featured the spooky holiday as its backdrop, the Spielberg film also inspired the perfect “minimum effort” Halloween costume for generations.
8. Donnie Darko (2001): It’s a time-traveling tale made even spookier by a goth rock soundtrack and Gary Jules’ eerie cover of ‘Mad World.’ Plus, Jake Gyllenhaal’s skeleton get-up has become a cult-fav Halloween costume.
9. House of 1000 Corpses (2003): Rob Zombie’s spin on backwoods horrors like “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” is gruesome, dirty and captivating.
10. The Karate Kid (1984): Not a traditional Halloween movie, it still scratches that nostalgic itch to sit on the couch with a bowl of popcorn (or candy) as Daniel LaRusso squares up against Johnny Lawrence. And, hey, a pivotal scene does take place on Halloween!
(What movie [or movies] make the top of YOUR “must-watch-every-year” list?)
-Variety
DID YOU KNOW?
If you want to keep your pearly whites, cut the calories. British researchers analyzed the results of several studies conducted on both humans and animals to determine the benefits of restricting calories compared to a usual diet. They found that restricting caloric intake “might have the potential to reduce the local and systemic hyper-inflammatory state as well as disease progression” of periodontitis — a serious but fairly common gum disease impacting nearly half of people 30 years and older. (This especially applies to those who insist upon opening their chicken in a can with their teeth!)
-NYPost
BS CHRONOMETER 10.04.23
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Walk to School Day”, held annually on the first Wednesday of October, with students from schools around the globe pledging to walk to school. Kids who do some form of exercise, such as walking to school, arrive refreshed and ready to learn.
• “Cinnamon Roll Day”, or “Kanelbullens Dag” as it’s known in Sweden, the country of the yummy sweet-bun’s presumed origin. A good excuse to scarf one with your coffee this morning. (One another after…)
• “Improve Your Office Day”, a day to focus on ways to make your work experience better. Ideas: Keep it clean; simplify; and bring a piece of outside…inside. (Also: cinnamon rolls.)
• “International Toot Your Flute Day”, to encourage the idea of selling yourself — and telling others how good you are, while rejecting the idea that self-promotion is ‘bragging’. (The problem is that you’ll probably have to listen to others doing the same thing!)
• “Taco Day”, an annual celebration of the great taste of the traditional Mexican dish. Most traditional tacos have corn tortillas with a soft pliable shell, but in the US and Canada, the hard-shelled U-shaped version is the most popular, and was first described in a cookbook in 1949. (You’d almost think they’d have this on a Tuesday, no?)
• “Vodka Day”, celebrating the versatile, virtually tasteless and odorless tipple that accounts for about 25% of spirits sold in North America. There are some wild and wacky added-flavor vodkas available, including maple syrup, root beer float, s’mores, PB & J and – an homage to the breakfast cereal Fruit Loops – ‘Loopy’. More savory options include smoked salmon, chili peppers, bacon, espresso, cucumber, rose and buttered popcorn. (Buttered popcorn flavor? I’m shaken. And stirred.)
• “Golf Lover’s Day”, providing an opportunity for golf enthusiasts to swing down the fairway at least one more time this season. (I’m so bad, last time I golfed, I lost 2 balls in the ball washer!)
• “National Kale Day”, a versatile food, kale can be cooked or eaten raw. It is commonly used in salads or baked into chips. It can be also be used to make many other things, from smoothies to pizza. (I prefer mine with a silent “K”!)
• “Balloons Around the World Day”, the annual event celebrating ‘Balloon Sculpture’. Balloon artists worldwide showcase the art of balloon twisting and decorating and, in the process, deliver thousands of smiles through the act of giving.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Thurs] World Teachers’ Day
[Thurs] Get Funky Day
[Fri] Mad Hatter Day
[Sat] Frappé Day
This Week Is…Get Organized Week
This Month Is…AIDS Awareness Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [77] Susan Sarandon, New York City NY, movie actress (“Thelma & Louise”, “Bull Durham”, “Rocky Horror Picture Show”) COMING UP… “Six Triple Eight”)
1956 [67] Christoph Waltz, Vienna Austria, movie actor (Oscars for “Django Unchained” and “Inglourious Basterds”, villain in James Bond films “Spectre”, “No Time to Die”)
1957 [66] Russell Simmons, Queens NY, entrepreneur (co-founded the hip-hop music label “Def Jam”, signing Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Jay Z, DMX, Kanye West & more/creator of clothing lines “Phat Farm”, “Argyleculture”, and “American Classics”)
1961 [62] Jon Secada (Juan Francisco Secada Ramirez), Havana Cuba, Latin pop singer (‘Just Another Day’)/songwriter (for Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, and Jennifer Lopez)
1967 [56] Liev Schreiber, San Francisco CA, TV actor (“Ray Donovan” 2013-20)/movie actor (“Goon”, “The Butler”)
1976 [47] Alicia Silverstone, San Francisco CA, movie actress (“Clueless”, “Batman & Robin”)/TV actress (“The Baby-Sitters Club” 2020-21)/music video star (Aerosmith videos)/animal rights activist
1979 [44] Rachael Leigh Cook, Minneapolis MN, movie actress (“She’s All That”, “Josie and the Pussycats”)
1988 [35] Melissa Benoist, Houston TX, TV actress (‘Kara Danvers’ on “Supergirl” 2015-21, “The Flash”, “Arrow”)/movie actress (“Jay and Silent Bob Reboot”)
1989 [34] Dakota Johnson, Austin TX, movie actress (“Fifty Shades of Grey” films, “The Social Network”)/TV actress (“Ben and Kate” 2012-13)/daughter of Don Johnson & Melanie Griffith/COMING UP… “Madame Web”, 2024
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ:
1990 [33] “Beverly Hills, 90210” starring Luke Perry, Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty, premieres
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1970 [53] Janis Joplin dies of a drug overdose at 27
2008 [15] Darius Rucker, frontman for Hootie & the Blowfish, hits #1 on the Country chart with ‘Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It’, the first African American to top that chart since Ray Charles with ‘Seven Spanish Angels’, a 1985 duet with Willie Nelson
2016 [07] Gwen Stefani and Bush’s Gavin Rossdale divorce after 13 years of marriage
2022 [01] Country singer Loretta Lynn dies at age 90
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
2004 [19] “SpaceShipOne” flies to an altitude of 62 miles over the California desert, becoming the first privately-funded rocket to reach space (thereby winning the $10-million Ansari X Prize)
2006 [17] Wikileaks is launched by internet activist Julian Assange
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1981 [42] The oldest recorded pet gerbil, ‘Sahara’, dies in Lathrup Village, Michigan at age 8 years, 4½ months
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Starbucks is on pace to open a new store in China every 9 hours – for the next 2 years.
✓ In a study, “love” was found to be the most common word used in 8 out of 10 music genres. The exceptions? Rap and heavy metal.
✓ Your brain uses 40% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream.
✓ Willow bark can be used as an alternative to aspirin.
✓ Researchers say marriage makes a woman more likely to become depressed; a man, less likely.
✓ It would take 76 workdays (if you work an 8-hour day) to read every online privacy policy you agree to in an average year.
-BestLife, Insider
Best of BS . . .
It’s “Dental Hygiene Month”, so we present these…
BS FAKE DENTAL HYGIENE FACTS:
• Eating hard toffee is an effective way to clean out the bad old teeth that you no longer need.
• If you were supposed to brush them all, it would be called “teethpaste”.
• When it comes to flossing, it’s the thought that counts.
• A female dentist is called a “dentess”.
• Mountain Dew and Aquafresh are chemically identical, so just #SwishtheDew.
• While it’s not necessary to brush your cat’s teeth, she will enjoy it.
• At the end of each month, dentists award a plaque to the person with the most plaque.
• Sweets all day chase the cavities away.
• The fifth dentist caved, and now they’re all recommending Trident.
• Most dental incidents occur at the same time of day — Tooth-hurty. I’ll show myself out…
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2021
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Committed environmentalist Leo DiCaprio has broken up with yet another supermodel girlfriend. (…proving once again that he is deadly serious about recycling!)
➠ There are now more marijuana dispensaries in Colorado than McDonald’s Restaurants. (However, if people keep smoking weed, I’m pretty sure McDonald’s will catch up!)
➠ A Houston man was arrested after robbing a Little Caesars Pizza, then barricading himself inside a 4-story office building. (He’s expected to plead “Guilty, Guilty”.)
➠ Men who smoke weed have lower sperm counts, says a report. (If that’s true, could someone please explain the population of Jamaica?)
➠ A couple were escorted off a plane after being caught having sex in the toilet on an easyJet flight. (Another way to get screwed on a plane is by ordering anything from “SkyMall”!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Just like leaving the kids alone (sound up): https://tinyurl.com/4upd5njf
BS RANDOM JOKE:
Why is it that I drive home so fast after work that it’s like I’m late for the house?
BS WHICH CAME FIRST?
• “Blue’s Clues” or “Dora the Explorer”? [Blue’s Clues began in 1996. Dora the Explorer premiered in 2000]
• Ask.com (formerly Askjeeves.com) or Google.com? [Ask.com was founded in 1996, Google in 1998]
• France or United Kingdom? [France was founded in 1792, United Kingdom not until 1922]
• ‘Barbie’ doll or LEGO? [LEGO debuted in 1934, Barbie in 1959]
• The Roman Colosseum or The Great Wall of China? [The Great Wall of China was finished in 220 BC, The Colosseum was completed in 72 AD]
• Demi Lovato or Taylor Swift? [Swift was born in 1989, Lovato in 1992]
• The lightbulb or the telephone? [The telephone was invented in 1879, the incandescent light bulb in 1979]
• Tyrannosaurus Rex or Brontosaurus? [Brontosaurus went extinct around 145 million years ago, about 50 million years before the T-Rex lived]
-VariousSources
BS PHONE STARTER:
What do you spend way too much money or time on — but it is totally worth it?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 32% of us say others drive them crazy when they do THIS. What is it?
Answer: Walk slowly
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
The less you respond to negative people, the more positive your life will become.
