Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Edition: #7567
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Moments after Beyoncé graced the stage for the final show of her Renaissance World Tour, she officially announced that her concert film will debut in theaters on December 1st. The description for the head-turning trailer reads: “RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ accentuates the journey of RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri.” The clip features a compilation of concert footage featuring fans, behind-the-scenes content, a Blue Ivy appearance, of course, and more. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/rbxaabr9
-E!
★ Russel Brand is facing an investigation from a second British law enforcement body. Thames Valley Metropolitan police say a woman has contacted them with new information about stalking and harassment allegations she first brought in 2018. Last month, 4 women alleged Brand sexually assaulted them between 2006-13. Those allegations are being investigated by London Metro Police. The 5th woman reported her allegations between 2018-22, but no action was taken at the time. The department confirmed it is now investigating. Brand has denied any wrongdoing.
-TheWrap
★ Tom Hanks is not telling fans to get their teeth cleaned. The Oscar-winner shared a computer-generated image of himself on Instagram, warning followers about a promotional video for a dental plan circulating online. Over a photo of a computer-generated Tom Hanks, he wrote: “BEWARE!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it.” Hanks has previously discussed the rise of AI and deepfake technology in the creative industries, saying once that it’s now possible for him to continue acting after his death. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ww7kdpwx
-Variety
★ “Downton Abbey” actor Hugh Bonneville has broken up with wife Lucinda “Lulu” Williams after 25 years of marriage. The split was Bonneville’s decision, according to a source quoted by the UK Sun. The former couple first sparked split rumors when 59-year-old Bonneville attended Downton Abbey co-star Michelle Dockery’s wedding last week without Williams and without his wedding ring.
-Page Six
★ Len Goodman’s cause of death has been revealed. Daily Express reports the death certificate for the late “Dancing With the Stars” judge says he died after prostate cancer spread to his bones. The former ballroom dancer died in April, surrounded by his family in a UK hospice at age 78. He served as a judge on the British dance competition show “Strictly Come Dancing” for 12 years, then began judging “Dancing With the Stars” in the US in 2005.
-PageSix
★ The upcoming “Barney” movie will not be too ‘out there’. Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz confirmed that in an interview published over the weekend. He was quoted as saying: “It’s too early to be specific, but I can tell you we are taking a fresh approach that will be fun, entertaining and culturally oriented. It will not be an odd movie.” Eyebrows were raised when Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon explained that the “Barney” film would be “surrealistic” and lean into adults “millennial angst.”
-ETCanada
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Kathy Griffin, Luenell, Glen Hansard
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Taraji P. Henson, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Jelly Roll
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): John Oliver, boygenius
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Tracy Morgan, Chris Hayes, Craig Reynolds
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Tracy Morgan, Chris Hayes, Craig Reynolds
• The View” (ABC/CTV): Patrick Stewart, Geri Halliwell-Horner
• “The Talk” (CBS): Tracey Bregman, Kevin Frazier (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Leslie Odom Jr., Dr. Sampson Davis
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Jason Derulo, Nicole Byer (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Jonathan and Drew Scott (R)
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Gwen Stefani, Niall Horan
• “The Voice” (NBC): The Blind Auditions, Part 4
• “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC): Latin night
• “FBI True” (CBS): Series premiere. The FBI Hostage Rescue team must save a 5-year-old boy from an armed killer holding him captive in a bunker filled with explosives.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Drake – reportedly showed up at an Alanta strip club last week with a giant Tupperware container, filled to the brim with $250,000 in cash. Onyx Gentleman’s Club posted a vid showing him emptying the container filled with the bills and setting them on top of the bar, with the caption: “Last night was a blue”, a reference to Drake’s “It’s All a Blur Tour.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/56kye4ku
• Megan Thee Stallion — once again ushered in October with a carved pumpkin on her head. She posed for Instagram selfies on Sunday wearing a cozy cardigan paired with a jack o’lantern covering her face…and a pumpkin spice latte in hand — to welcome the spooky season. Wearing a pumpkin on her head has become her October tradition, having done something similar the past 2 years. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bdz92p6p
• Poison – Drummer Rikki Rockett on whether rock is dead: “Nobody stands for anything right now. Actually, Taylor Swift has more bravery than most rock bands these days, not afraid to open her mouth and go against the man. Rock bands play the game now, man.”
• Green Day – Billy Joe Armstrong embraced the “Wake Me Up When September Ends” meme in a new music teaser. They group posted video of him waking up and hitting “snooze” on his alarm clock, which is playing what seems to be a snippet of an unreleased Green Day song. As a rooster crows, he sits up and looks at a calendar with the date Oct. 24 circled in red ink. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/hfp7j3ew
• Alice Cooper – doesn’t see a farewell tour for him anytime in the near future. Quote: “None of that occurs to me. It’s never been a thought that I’d retire. I feel great, and the band sounds great. I’m 75, but I’ll be up there at 90 if I’m still in good enough shape. (As if there was any doubt…)
• Kelsea Ballerini — After some viewers were convinced she lip-synched her performance of ‘Mountain With a View’ at Thursday’s People’s Choice Country Awards, she took to Instagram Stories to respond. In a video, she jokes: “I just want to say, if I was lip-synching, I would’ve sounded a lot better.” She also explained the reason she seemed out of sync: “One of the cameras was off. Thank you, and good night.”
• Gabby Barrett – can’t wait to have another daughter. She’s pregnant with her third child, and told People: “My first was a girl, second was a boy, third will be a girl again. So, love girls. Love raising my first one.” She announced her pregnancy with hubby Cade Foehner in August.
• Thomas Rhett – led his crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena in prayer after a fan suffered a medical emergency. Video shows Rhett making his way to the side of the stage near where the fan had been carried away by medical personnel. There, alongside the fan’s visibly distraught group of fellow attendees, Rhett sat down and began to pray, asking God “for your healing over Terry”.
SHOOTING THE BULL
STEPPING UP:
So, when your destination is 2 floors up, do you wait for an elevator, or do you simply take the stairs? If you picked door #2, your heart may be healthier because of it? Not only that, stair-climbing might be even better for you than walking thousands of steps a day. Tulane University researchers found that taking at least 50 steps up stairs each day could slash your risk of heart disease — including coronary artery disease or stroke — by 20%. And it can be better for you than pounding the pavement with your step counter, because stair-climbing requires the use of more muscles, more balance, and more motor skills, according to the researchers, plus “a lot of activity from your cardiovascular system, and that is why people often find themselves out of breath whilst climbing stairs.”
(Dudes — I get out of breath taking the elevator!)
(Sounds great – except the part about climbing 50 steps per day!)
-NYPost
SATISFACTORY BATTERY:
Now that electric-powered cars are becoming commonplace, get set to start seeing transport trucks – without the traditional plume of smoke exhaust belching from a smokestack. Recent developments in battery-power technology have resulted in some battery-electric big rigs doubling their range and charging speed. The non-profit North American Council for Freight Efficiency conducted real-world tests on 21 battery-electric big rigs from, among others, Ford, Daimler, Tesla, Volvo, and General Motors. They found that innovation has been lighting-fast recently, and determined that “the future of battery electric commercial trucks is bright”. For those who live in urban areas, the idea of silent, emission-free freight trucks passing through town is a sweet concept. As you know, a rig building up speed is extremely smog-filled, slow, and noisy. Not only that, but electric trucks are able to use regenerative braking – a system that recharges the battery pack by utilizing the braking force of the heavy vehicle, meaning some can recover a quarter of its charge in the course of braking during a 13-hour haul day.
(All this new battery tech, and there’s still just a 50-50 chance that my car will start on a cold morning…)
(Will they even allow these things to deliver to gas stations?
-GoodNewsNetwork
CROMULENT ADDITIONS:
Season 34 of “The Simpsons” premiered last week, and one word popularized by the legendary 4-fingered family also premiered last week in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The word “cromulent” was added to Merriam’s as part of its most recent update. That term that first appeared in a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, used as a synonym for ‘acceptable’ or ‘satisfactory’. Cromulent joins 689 other popular slang and social media terms in having become “official” words, according to Merriam. Among the words that the cool kids are using are: “doggo” (dog), “rizz” (appeal or charm) and “GOATED” (considered to be the greatest of all time). TikTok terms that made the cut include: “thirst-trap” (desperately seeking attention), “finsta” (secret or incognito account on Instagram) and “grammable” (suitable to be posted on Instagram). Sports-related new additions include: “beast mode” (an extremely aggressive or energetic style or manner that someone adopts temporarily to overpower an opponent), and “Bracketology” (predicting the outcome of elimination tournaments or competitions, especially in NCAA college basketball). Other additions: “smashburger”, “chef’s kiss”, “rage quit”, “jump-scare” and “jorts” (look ‘em up). And as for new abbreviations, Merriam-Webster has added “TFW” (that feeling when), “ngl” (not gonna lie) and “TTYL” (talk to you later) to the vocabulary.
(So there you go, cool kids: There are the words that you CAN NEVER SAY AGAIN!)
([***Afternoon guy***] has been making up words for years, and his only seem to get him in trouble!)
-NYPost
FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM PARENTS:
⇒ I’m giving dirty looks to this dad at the cafe whose kid is being obnoxious but he’s not doing anything about it so I guess I’m going to have to deal with it because he’s my kid too or whatever – I Hide From My Kids
⇒ Took my 6 y/o daughter to a college football game and my dream of turning her into a fan quickly faded when she asked to go home in the first quarter because “we just watched this game on TV last week.” — NicholasG
⇒ I’m directing a psychological thriller called my twins are running against each other for student council. – itssherifield
⇒ Wife: You sure you got all 4 kids while I head out tonight? Me: Yup, easy peasy. Narrator: But things were NOT lemon squeezy – Dad PickupLine
⇒ I’ve been texting with “Isla’s mom” for 3 years. When is a good time to ask her her name? – I Hide From My Kids
⇒ Me: Hey, am I too wrinkly? Child: You’re old, that’s going to happen. Me: I MEANT MY SHIRT. – RodneyLaCroix
⇒ Why would I pay for an escape room when I can be trapped in a school pickup line in the boiling heat with a bunch of entitled parents who think they can cut in line and a kid in the backseat screaming and kicking my seat for free – Maryfairyboberry
⇒ Sex ed for teens should include loading kids, stroller, and groceries/sports equipment into the car while it’s pouring rain. – One Awkward Mom
-HuffPost
DID YOU KNOW?
There are plenty of health claims about humming, including reducing stress, helping you breathe more easily, relieving sinus congestion, lowering blood pressure, and providing benefits to heart rate and digestion. So, are the claims true? Experts say more research is needed, but they do know that humming not only feels good, it improves our mood, distracts us from boring tasks, and can even be used for spiritual practice.
-StudyFinds
BS CHRONOMETER 10.03.23
TODAY’S BS REASON TO PARTY . . .
• “German Unification Day”, celebrating the 1990 reuniting of East & West Germany to again become a single country after 45 years. It was a benchmark of the end of the ‘Cold War’.
• “Techies Day”, saluting those who know their way around the technology that is essential to our daily lives. Also, a day when students are encouraged to consider a career in technology. (There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t…)
• “Boyfriend Day”. If you have a boyfriend, today is for giving them extra attention and doing all the things they want to do. If you aren’t someone’s boyfriend, you could always watch a movie featuring a memorable boyfriend, such as Paul Rudd in “Clueless” or Hugh Grant in “Notting Hill”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5cbkppsk
• “Look at the Leaves Day”, a day to admire the color changes of Autumn. (Now imagine the leaves a foot-and-half deep all over your backyard and a rake in your blistered hand …)
• “Caramel Custard Day”. It is a rich, flavorful dessert that originated in Europe. The Ancient Romans experimented with the binding properties of eggs in their cooking, but custard as we know it didn’t emerge until the Middle Ages. (If it has caramel in it, I’m in!)
• “Family TV Show Day”, a time for everyone to gather round the TV for the privilege of learning how wonderful this brand of air freshener and that roll of toilet paper are.
• “Mean Girls Appreciation Day”, any day is the perfect day to quote “Mean Girls”, but today’s date is a particularly noteworthy one for fans of the 2004 hit movie. (Things really started to heat up between Aaron Samuels and Cady when he asked her what day it was, and she replied, “It’s October 3rd.”)
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Improve Your Office Day
[Wed] Taco Day
[Thurs] Do Something Nice Day
[Fri] Coaches Day
This Week Is…Teller Appreciation Week
This Month is…Adopt-A-Dog Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1941 [82] Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans), Spring Gully SC, rock n’ roll pioneer (‘The Twist’, ‘Let’s Twist Again’)
1949 [74] Lindsey Buckingham, Palo Alto CA, rock guitarist-singer (‘Trouble’, ex-Fleetwood Mac-‘Go Your Own Way’)
1959 [64] Jack Wagner, Washington MI, TV actor (“General Hospital” 1984-1995, 2013, “The Bold and the Beautiful 2003-12, “Melrose Place” 1994-99)/pop singer (‘All I Need’)
1962 [61] Tommy Lee (Bass), Athens Greece, rock drummer (Mötley Crüe-‘Dr. Feelgood’, ‘Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room’)/married to Pam Anderson 1995-98, Heather Locklear 1986-93
1964 [59] Clive Owen, Coventry England, TV actor (“The Knick” 2014-17)/movie actor (“Sin City”, “Closer”)
1969 [54] Gwen Stefani, Anaheim CA, pop singer (‘Hollaback Girl’, No Doubt-‘Don’t Speak’)/reality TV personality (“The Voice” on and off since 2014)/fashion designer-marketer (LAMB)/married to Blake Shelton since 2021
1971 [52] Kevin Richardson, Lexington KY, boy-band pop singer (Backstreet Boys-‘Quit Playing Games With My Heart’, ‘I Want It That Way’)
1973 [50] Neve Campbell, Guelph ON, movie actress (“Scream” movies, “Wild Things”)/TV actress (“Party of Five” 1994-2000)
1973 [50] Lena Headey, Hamilton Bermuda, TV actress (‘Cersei Lannister’ on “Game of Thrones” 2011-19)/movie actress (“300”, “The Purge”)
1976 [47] Sean William Scott, Cottage Grove MN, movie actor (‘Stifler’ in “American Pie” franchise, ‘Goon’, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’)/TV actor (“Welcome to Flatch” since 2022, “Lethal Weapon”)
1979 [44] Josh Klinghoffer, LA CA, rock guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers 2009-19-‘Californication’, ‘Otherside’)/Gnarls Barkley, Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder touring bandmember
1983 [40] Tessa Thompson, Los Angeles CA, movie actress (‘Valkerie’ in “Thor” movies, “Creed” movies)/TV actress (“Westworld 2016–2022)
1984 [39] Ashlee Simpson, Waco TX, pop singer (‘Pieces Of Me’, ‘Boyfriend)/TV actress (“Melrose Place 2009-10)/movie actress (“The Hot Chick”)/sister of Jessica Simpson
1988 [35] A$AP Rocky (Rakim Mayers), Harlem NY, rapper (ft. Skepta-‘Praise The Lord (Da Shine)’, ‘L$D (LOVE x $EX x DREAMS)’
2004 [19] Noah Schnapp, Scarsdale NY, TV actor (‘Will Byers’ on “Stranger Things” since 2016)/voice of ‘Charlie Brown’ in “The Peanuts Movie”)
THIS DAY IN SHOWBIZ . . .
2003 [20] Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy is attacked and seriously injured by one of the show’s tigers, resulting in the end of their “Beyond Belief” show
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1992 [31] Declaring “Fight the real enemy,” Sinead O’Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live”
2011 [12] Based on scientific research, Queen’s ‘We Are the Champions’ is declared the “Catchiest Song Ever Written”
TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1946 [77] The first TV ‘soap opera’ airs (“The Faraway Hill” – on the DuMont Network)
1964 [59] The first ‘Buffalo Wings’ are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo NY
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1997 [26] 69-year-old Gordie Howe plays a game with the IHL’S Detroit Vipers, becoming the first to play pro hockey in 6 different decades
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Cats have 3 eyelids, but most do not have eyelashes.
✓ Strawberry is the only fruit with its seeds on the outside.
✓ A car traveling 100 mph (160 km/h) would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star.
✓ Dragonflies have 6 legs — but can’t walk.
✓ A soap bubble is 10,000 times thinner than the average human hair.
✓ 4.5% of applicants to Harvard are accepted. 2.3% of Walmart job applicants are.
-InterestingOnlineFacts, DidYouKnow
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS YOU’RE AT A BAD TAILGATE PARTY:
• It’s being held outside a bowling alley.
• The topless babes dancing on the hood of the next car turn out to be your daughters.
• Host asks: “What’ll ya have … veggie frank or tofu burrito?”
• Opposing team’s mascot takes a leak on your Hibachi.
• The Chateau-Neuf-de-Pape has been improperly decanted; the vichyssoise is tepid; and the canapés are pedestrian, at best.
-First published in BS in 2013
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Oktoberfest in Germany ends today. (German beer has a higher alcohol content than other beers. Ever wonder why Hasselhoff loves it there?)
➠ The world’s oldest living woman just celebrated her 117th birthday. (She says that the key to a long life is to be good, don’t smoke, and stay away from beer joints. Asked if she had any regrets, she said: Being good, not smoking, and staying away from beer joints…)
➠ My Facebook Messenger went down yesterday. (For 98 excruciating minutes, no one was able to send me forwarded cat videos or fake political news. It was wonderful!)
➠ International Coffee Day was on Sunday. (I love coffee at work. Not only do you get a coffee break, you get a bathroom break 20 minutes later!)
➠ Gwyneth Paltrow turned 51 last week. (She celebrated by announcing she’s “consciously uncoupling” from age 50…)
BS WEB GOODIE:
Nailed the landing (sound up): https://tinyurl.com/3rj724je
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m at the point where I do NOT want to be involved in office drama…but I DO want to know 115% of the info on what happened…!
BS PHONE STARTER:
What mythical creature do you wish actually existed?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: THIS is something usually most associated with women, but recent research actually shows it applies more often to men. What is it?
Answer: Fear of bugs
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Beautiful days do not come to you. You must walk toward them.
