Thursday, October 5, 2023 — Edition: #7569
The BS Press!
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BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Britney Spears is teasing a second tell-all book, weeks before her highly anticipated memoir hits shelves Oct. 24. Alongside a video from her latest tropical getaway, the singer wrote on Instagram: “Riding ‘n writing!!! All I’m doing at the moment … volume 2 coming after 1!!! #TheWomanInMe”. In the clip, set to the upbeat song ‘Fall in Love’ by Icona Pop, Spears can be seen aboard a private jet with 5 male friends. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bdz3dhpf
-PageSix
★ Idris Elba has revealed that he has turned to therapy after realizing he had developed an “unhealthy habit”. The actor said he sought help last year when he realized that being an “absolute workaholic” was taking a massive toll on his well-being. On the “Changes with Annie Macmanus” podcast, Elba said: “It’s not because I don’t like myself or anything like that, it’s just because I have some unhealthy habits that have really formed. And I work in an industry that I’m rewarded for those unhealthy habits.” The “Luther” star said that in the process of seeking help, he realized that “everything needs balance.”
-NYPost
★ After a cross-country move from LA to New York and surviving the writers strike, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” has set its return for a 5th season on Oct. 16. Clarkson’s talk show will film in Studio 6A in 30 Rock, which has previously been home to “Late Night” with David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon. Ahead of its Oct. 16 premiere, The Kelly Clarkson Show will begin filming on Oct. 10 in its new, state-of-the-art studio, which is said to have a relaxed and intimate vibe, a prominent platform for her house band, and 200 seats to welcome fans.
-Variety
★ “Barbie” leads the feature competition of the annual HPA Awards, whose nominations in features, TV, documentaries, commercials and restoration were announced this week. The postproduction community nominated Greta Gerwig’s hit film for outstanding color grading, editing and sound. Close behind with 2 nominations each in the feature categories are “Oppenheimer”, “Pinocchio”, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, “Tár” and “Avatar: The Way of Water”. Winners will be announced during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the Hollywood Legion Theater.
-HollywoodReporter
★ A report says that Netflix is planning another price hike its ad-free tiers. And it could be implemented just a few months after the Hollywood actors strike comes to an end. The Wall Street Journal says the price increases will be introduced in several markets, starting with the United States and Canada. Details on how much the increase will be aren’t known. Netflix last raised prices in early 2022.
-Messenger
★ Classic game show “Hollywood Squares” is getting a makeover. VH1 has announced its new game show “Celebrity Squares”. Hosted by actor-comedian DC Young Fly and executive produced by Kevin Hart, Celebrity Squares is being called a “modern twist on the classic game show format featuring Black pop culture trivia”, and featuring celeb guests including Babyface, Bobby Brown, Tiffany Haddish, Kirk Franklin, Bresha Webb, Luenell, Taye Diggs, and more. Celebrity Squares debuts Oct. 17 on VH1.
-PopCulture
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Dax Shepard, Nicole Avant, BoyWithUke
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Maluma
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Bob Odenkirk
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): David Byrne, Craig Reynolds
• The View” (ABC/CTV): Nick Offerman, Hilarie Burton Morgan
• “The Talk” (CBS): Justin Hartley, MMA’s Ryan Bader; Lisa Hughes guest co-hosts (R)
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Billy Porter, fitness expert Marc Santa Maria
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Eugene Levy, Alyson Hannigan (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Joanna Gaines, Andrea Savage (R)
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Cedric the Entertainer, “American Ninja Warrior” winner Vance Walker
• “The Golden Bachelor” (ABC): Episode 2. Followed by a new “Bachelor in Paradise”.
• “Big Brother” (CBD): Live. A houseguest is evicted, remaining houseguests compete for power.
• “Accused: Guilty or Innocent?” (A&E): Season 5 premiere. A mother learns her daughter has been abused by the teen’s estranged father. Then, the father visits unexpectedly.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Demi Lovato — will be rockin’ around the Christmas tree in a new holiday special for Roku. “A Very Demi Holiday Special” will see her perform seasonal songs, a ‘surprise duet’, and songs from her latest album. The special debuts on the streamer on Dec. 8.
• BTS — Jung Kook has set a release date for his debut solo album “Golden”. It will arrive Nov. 3, featuring the previously released singles ‘Seven’ with Latto and ‘3D’ with Jack Harlow.
• Poison – has Jimmy Buffet to thank after a recent cancer scare. He posted a pic of a fresh surgery scar, writing: “with the recent passing of my friend Jimmy Buffett, I decided it was time for a more recent check-up of something I thought was nothing.” It turns out he needed to have a patch of skin removed above his right hip, which “not only may have saved my life but surely extended it.” Buffet died of complications from skin cancer Sept. 1. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3544y658
• Stevie Nicks – After being released for pre-order on Monday, the first-ever Barbie version of her sold out within minutes. Now, it’s popping up on resale sites such as eBay for big bucks. The $55 doll has been sold for as much as $160…and counting…
• Ozzy Osbourne – Two items from the always interesting Ozzy camp — #1: He plans to try Tai Chi to improve his balance and mobility. #2: His wife Sharon is working on bringing an Ozzy memorabilia museum to his hometown of Birmingham, England.
• Kacey Musgraves – has been immortalized in wax. She was there to debut her new wax figure at Madame Tussauds Nashville. It mimics Musgraves’ outfit from the 2019 Houston Livestock Show and rodeo: A white lace jumpsuit with a nose stud, gold rings, and hoop earrings. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mr4cek76
• HARDY — The first anniversary of the tour bus crash in which he and 3 others were seriously injured just passed, and he posted a statement on Instagram revealing that anxiety has plagued him since the wreck, but that in the last 2 weeks, it had “taken control” of his life, landing him in hospital. As a result, he has canceled 2 concerts set for this week, and plans to return to the stage Oct. 12. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4v3dbrhf
• Jon Pardi – has announced his first-ever Christmas album “Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi,” out Oct. 27. It drops the same week Pardi is set to become the first California native inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. He kicked off his “Mr. Saturday Night Tour” in Knoxville on Thursday.
SHOOTING THE BULL
WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO?
The background you choose for your Zoom call can significantly impact first impressions. That’s probably not news to you. But here’s the surprising thing: It turns out that the busier your background is, the better! Researchers from Durham University found that those involved in a video conference show a preference for settings featuring bookcases and houseplants. Those items were determined to convey an aura of trustworthiness and competence. The team said that we should not only consider displaying books or plants in the background of our video calls – we should also remember to smile.
(So there you have it – you’ve need to do one of 2 things: Either take your books to work – or work from home!)
(Well, I have to admit it – I definitely feel more trust toward a guy who has an impressive collection of literature, over some dude wearing a safari hat with a fake rainforest behind him!)
-StudyFinds
TECH TALK:
➢ Makers of the world’s first “AI-powered grill” say it can cook the ‘perfect’ steak in 3 minutes. British company Seergrills’ cool new culinary toy — called “Perfecta” – is powered by proprietary NeuralFire technology, which uses dual infrared burners — and machine-learned knowhow — to determine how to cook the food to “perfection” at a blistering 1652°F, according to the company. Would-be chefs insert the steak into the machine vertically, then tap the touch screen to select the cut of steak they are using, as well as the desired wellness level. Propane burners emit infrared rays, cooking steak evenly…and it doesn’t even need to be flipped. How much for the AI-powered grill? $3,500. (Pretty sure I could still screw it up!)
➢ While there’s no denying that many have found love online, a new study has found that married couples who met using dating apps, like Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Hinge, are less satisfied with their marriages than wedded partners who met in-person. Researchers at Arizona State University surveyed 923 married adults in the US, and found participants who met in online were not only less satisfied in their relationships, they also reported less stability. Possible reasons surmised by researchers included the fact that digital daters tend have their unions marginalized by some friends and family, and they tend to be younger, which can have a negative affect on relationships. (So – NOT living ‘app-ily’ ever after?)
-NYPost
HAIRY GIRL WINTER:
“Hot Girl Summer” must be officially over. A big-name TikTok creator has come out to defend her body hair in an empowering post, and encourage anyone who wants to put down the tweezers and razor — and have a “hairy girl winter”. 20-year-old Spencer Barbosa has over 9 million followers. She dedicates most of her content to talking about body image, body acceptance and self-love, and now, she has opened up about her body hair, saying in a TikTok vid that “Body hair is natural, real and more than acceptable.” And while this shouldn’t be news to anyone, Barbosa is reminding people that you should never feel like you have to shave for someone else, because it “your body, your choice”. The influencer explained that she grew up feeling like she needed to eliminate all her body hair to feel attractive. But as she puts it, “If you want to have hairy legs…have hairy legs…If you despise hair and you don’t want hair on your body, remove the hair on your body.” She also took time to remind followers that having body hair isn’t “unhygienic” or “masculine” – it’s just something that everyone grows.
(And hey – it’s warmer!)
(She’s right. You should never have to shave for someone else. And that’s exactly what I’m gonna say next time my Mom gives me crap about my beard!)
-News.com.au
WACKY WEATHER WORDS:
Tired of your typical weather terms, like “scattered showers” or “hot and humid”? Try working one of these into your next weather conversation (or forecast!)…
☞ Frog strangler: This goes back to the 1870s, and refers to a heavy downpour…apparently capable of drowning frogs. Also acceptable: ‘frog choker’, ‘frog drowner’, or substitute the word ‘toad’ for extra oomph.
☞ Gorilla hail: Coined by Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer during a Texas storm in 2020. It means just what you think it means – huge hail.
☞ Monkey’s wedding: Also known as a sunshower. Legends vary, but rats, bears, jackals and tigers have also been accused of arranging nuptials in this type of conditions.
☞ Turkey Towers: Storm chaser slang for clouds that rapidly build upwards, exhibiting a turkey-like “neck.”
☞ Microburst: When a surge of rain falls out of a thunderstorm and hits the ground, and pushes outward into a foot shape.
☞ Sting jet: A small area of intense winds that can cause extensive damage. The formation looks like a bee’s stinger or scorpion’s tail on weather maps. (What? No bees? No airplanes?)
☞ Bear’s cage: The area of a tornado where the view is literally blocked by rotating walls of rain or hail.
☞ Suck zone: The point basically when a twister literally sucks you up. (That’s not the technical term for it, obviously…)
-UPI, first published in BS in 2022
DID YOU KNOW?
Would you pay nearly US$14 a month to use Instagram on your phone without ads? How about nearly $17 a month for ad-free Instagram plus Facebook — but on desktop? That’s what Meta wants to charge Europeans for monthly subscriptions if they don’t agree to let the company use their digital activity to target ads, according to a proposal the social-media giant has made to regulators. That’s Meta’s solution to the European Union rules that threaten to restrict its ability to show users personalized ads without user consent — jeopardizing its main source of revenue. (No, I wouldn’t. But I WOULD pay to stop receiving friend requests from fake profiles of friends that I already have!)
-SlashDot
BS CHRONOMETER 10.05.23
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “James Bond Day”, celebrating the Bond franchise on the anniversary of the date on which the first Bond film, “Dr. No”, premiered in London, in 1962. James Bond Day was first celebrated in 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of the film series.
• “Depression Screening Day”. Today, hospitals and other organizations, such as corporations, nursing homes, and colleges, host confidential depression and mental health screenings, in-person and online, and provide referrals and treatment information if needed.
• “Apple Betty Day”, honoring the dessert related to ‘Apple Brown Betty’, ‘Apple Crisp’, ‘Apple Crumble’ and ‘Apple Cobbler’. (Whatever you call it … pass the ice cream!)
• “World Teachers Day”, begun by UNESCO in 1994 as recognition for the vital contribution teachers make to education & development. Over 100 countries now observe the day.
• “Do Something Nice Day”, anything nice. And, do it to . . . or for, another individual. At the very least, it results in a smile. (At worst, they’ll think you’re up to something…)
• “National Get Funky Day”, turn up the energy, improve the mood, smile, laugh, dance and share the enthusiasm everywhere you go. Today is the day to break out of your funk and get funky. (And if you REALLY want to get funky: https://tinyurl.com/yyly6mrq )
• “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 . . .
[Fri] Garlic Lovers Day
[Fri] Plus Size Appreciation Day
[Sat] Bathtub Day
[Sun] Pierogi Day
This Week is…School Yearbook Week
This Month is…Bat Appreciation Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1943 [80] Steve Miller, Milwaukee WI, rock singer-guitarist (‘The Joker’, ‘Rock’n Me’)/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016
1947 [76] Brian Johnson, Dunston England, rock singer (AC/DC- ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’, ‘Thunderstruck’)
1951 [72] Bob Geldof, Dun Laoghaire Ireland, rock singer (Boomtown Rats, ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’)/activist (co-founder of the “Band Aid” charity supergroup/organizer of charity concerts Live Aid and Live 8)
1958 [65] Neil deGrasse Tyson, New York City NY, astrophysicist/TV host (“StarTalk” 2015-19, “NOVA ScienceNow” 2005-11)
1965 [58] Mario Lemieux, Montreal QC, retired hockey star (2-time Stanley Cup winner, 6-time Art Ross trophy winner as points leader)/Hockey Hall of Fame 1997/current Pittsburgh Penguins part-owner
1967 [56] Guy Pearce, Ely England [raised Geelong, Australia], movie actor (“Memento”, “Iron Man 3”)/TV actor (“Jack Irish” 2016-21)
1975 [48] Kate Winslet, Reading England, movie actress (“Titanic”, “Revolutionary Road”)/Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2012/COMING UP… “Avatar 3”, 2025
1978 [45] James Valentine, Lincoln NE, pop guitarist (Maroon 5-‘Moves Like Jagger’, ‘Girl Like You’)
1983 [40] Jesse Eisenberg, Queens NY, movie actor (“Zombieland”, “The Social Network”)
1989 [34] Travis Kelce, Westlake OH, NFL tight end (2X Super Bowl winner, 4X First-team All-Pro, 8X Pro Bowl with KC Chiefs/in a relationship with…you know…
2006 [17] Jacob Tremblay, Vancouver BC, movie actor (“Room”, “Wonder”, “Book of Henry”) COMING UP… “The Toxic Avenger”, 2023
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2004 [19] Rodney Dangerfield, the “No respect” comedian/actor, dies at 82
2011 [12] Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, which revolutionized the computer, music, and mobile communications, dies at 56 of complications from pancreatic cancer
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENT . . .
1973 [50] Elton John releases his classic “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album (He wrapped up his 5-year “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour earlier this year)
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1921 [102] The World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time. NY Giants beat NY Yankees 5 games to 3 (The words “brought to you by…” are uttered for the first time?)
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2001 [22] Barry Bonds surpasses Mark McGwire’s MLB single-season home run record with his 71st and 72nd (both records are tainted by alleged use of steroids)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Jeff Goldblum was given the offer to be the voice of Siri by Steve Jobs.
✓ The bottom of the Grand Canyon is above sea level.
✓ Paper cuts hurt because they don’t bleed much.
✓ 95% of the creatures on Earth are smaller than a chicken egg.
✓ A turtle’s shell is sensitive enough to feel a twig brush across it.
✓ There are an estimated one trillion bacteria . . . on each of your feet.
-WhattheFFacts, BathroomReadersInstitute
Best of BS . . .
FACEBOOK ANNIVERSARIES YOU’D ACTUALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE:
• Congratulations! It’s been 8 days since you looked at your ex-boyfriend’s profile.
• Congratulations! It’s been 2 months since you posted a status with zero likes.
• Congratulations! It’s been 3 months since you’ve had a profile picture flagged as inappropriate by your father.
• Congratulations! It’s been 7 weeks since you thought an ‘Onion’ article was real news
• Congratulations! It’s been 3 weeks since you drunk-commented “too soon” on a photo of a high school classmate’s baby.
•Congratulations! It’s been 9 days since you checked to see if your college lover was still blocking you.
• Congratulations! It’s been 5 months since you almost caused a car crash by checking Facebook in an intersection.
• Congratulations! It’s been 6 months since you’ve been blocked by anyone for making an offensive comment about them on their wall.
• Congratulations! It’s been 17 minutes since you last checked Facebook.
-McSweeney’s, first published in BS in 2017
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ The average woman spends $30,000 on her face in a lifetime. (There’s no word how many lifetimes Madonna has lived.)
➠ Apple has a “secret police” force called the Worldwide Loyalty Team that makes sure no employees leak something. (Microsoft has the same thing, except they make sure customers can’t download anything.)
➠ Spam on social media has increased 355% in the first half of this year. (…at least that’s what I read on Facebook, before clicking on an incredible link GUARANTEEING to help me meet single women in my area, eliminate my debt, cure my baldness, give me 6-pack abs, and double my income while working from home!)
➠ These days, it seems Republicans blame Democrats and Democrats blame Republicans. (I miss the good ol’ days when we blamed everything on Miley Cyrus…!)
➠ Jimmy Carter turned 99 on Sunday. (You remember Jimmy Carter, right? One-term president . . . Democrat . . . NOT Joe Biden?
WHATCHA CALL IT?
Some of the following pairs are different names for the same item; some are two different foods altogether, despite conventional thinking. So, what’s the preference at your house?
• ‘Turkey Stuffing’ or ‘Turkey Dressing’?
• ‘Yams’ or ‘Sweet Potatoes’?
• ‘Cranberry Sauce’ or ‘Cranberry Jelly’?
• ‘Whipped Potatoes’ or ‘Mashed Potatoes’?
• ‘Tart’ or ‘Pie’?
-Condensed from RD.com
BS WEB GOODIE:
Caption says it all: https://tinyurl.com/mvzk39y2
BS RANDOM JOKE:
You’re officially an adult when you finally buy all 4 tires for your car at the same time…
BS PHONE STARTER:
What are you interested in — that most people just aren’t?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: About 1/3 of all people are guilty of doing THIS at least once a week — and it’s always done outside. What is it?
Answer: Running a red light
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
