Thursday, August 4, 2016 – Edition: #5789

Here’s More Bull Roar!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ 27-year-old actress Vanessa Hudgens thinks a woman’s ‘pooch’ is the problem area for all women and is the one part of the body all females have to work hard on to make it go away and be able to boast a super-toned torso. The ‘pooch’, in case you’re wondering, is apparently the stomach region. Hudgens suggests women should to be less critical of their pooches and appreciate them for working hard to digest food and fight bacteria.
– People.com
★ It was Shannen Doherty’s dog that detected her breast cancer before doctors diagnosed it in February 2015. The 45-year-old tells “Entertainment Tonight” she believes her pet ‘Bowie’ knew something was wrong long before that as she kept obsessively sniffing the actress’ right side. Doherty underwent a single mastectomy in May this year and has currently undergone 3 of 8 rounds of chemotherapy since finding out the disease has spread to her lymph nodes. She says whenever she returns from treatment, her beloved Bowie is even more protective than usual.
– Bang Showbiz
★ The parents of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin are suing the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee that crushed and killed the 27-year-old. This week they filed a wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler in Los Angeles Superior Court. The suit contends that the gear selector in the actor’s Jeep was defective, and poorly designed and manufactured. The suit does not stipulate how much Yelchin’s parents are seeking in damages. Meantime, new reports suggest Yelchin had $641,000 cash in the bank when he died … and no will.
– AP / Canoe.com
★ Terrence Howard is being sued by his former management company and the documents claim he was close to being fired from the hit FOX-TV show “Empire”. The 47-year-old, who plays music mogul ‘Lucious Lyon’, is alleged to owe Authentic Talent & Literary Management several hundreds-of-thousands’ in commissions. Reps say they negotiated a 7-year contract for Howard and later saved his job by convincing producers not to terminate him from the show. It’s not stated when or why he was at risk. He cut ties with the management team via e-mail in 2014.
– ContactMusic.com
★ And “Late Late Show” host James Corden has previously said that Beyoncé is the person he’d most like to have on for a sing-a-long in his ‘Carpool Karaoke’ feature. He’s so far shared his car with the likes of Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, and even Michelle Obama, but he’s yet to land his most craved guest. However, he’s just revealed that a date with Bey may not be far off. Quote: “It would break the Internet. She’s on tour right now. We’re working on it.” Also on the wish list: Kanye West, who’s cancelled out twice.
– “British GQ”

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Bee Gees: One Night Only” (PBS) – The trio perform their hits in Las Vegas NV, with an appearance by Céline Dion. Rerun.
• “Ellen DeGeneres Show” (syndicated/CTV2) – Drake (“Views”). Rerun.
• “Greatest Hits” (ABC) – Tonight Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, Céline Dion, Cyndi Lauper, Nelly, and Sheryl Crow.
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/CityTV) – Soul singer Sharon Jones of The Dap-Kings; Young the Giant (“Home Of the Strange”, out August 12th).
• “Last Call With Carson Daly” (NBC) – Dream Junkies (“Good Religion”). Rerun.
• “Late Late Show With James Corden” (CBS/M3) – Local Natives (“Sunlit Youth”).
• “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV) – Blake Shelton (“If I’m Honest”).
• “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global) – 1970s R&B group The O’Jays.
• “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV2) – Steven Tyler (“We’re All Somebody From Somewhere”).
• “Wendy Williams” (syndicated) – Ne-Yo (“Non-Fiction”). Rerun.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Eric Church – “Record Year” stands atop the new ‘Billboard Country Airplay’ chart after a 26-week upward crawl. This is Church’s fifth #1.
• Florida Georgia Line – They’re on track to remain atop the ‘Billboard Hot Country Songs’ chart for next week with “HOLY”. Chris Stapleton looks to regain the top of the ‘Country Albums’ chart with “Traveller”.
• Guns ‘N Roses – Stuntman Eddie Braun is attempting to cross the mile-wide Snake River in Idaho using a rocket-powered motorcycle, just like Evel Knievel (unsuccessfully) attempted in 1974. Slash has been given special permission by Elton John to cover his hi “Rocket Man” as the theme for Braun’s Kickstarter campaign. The daredevil will live-stream his September 17th attempt to anyone who donates.
• Kanye West – He’s teasing that he and Drake are working on an album together. They previously worked together on Ye’s “Life of Pablo” and Drake’s “Views”. Drake has also been hinting about a further collaboration.
• Katy Perry – Today a new video for her Olympics theme song “Rise” is released. Perry sang the tune, as well as her hit single “Roar”, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia PA.
• Thirty Seconds to Mars – They’ve just signed with Interscope Records and will release a new album in 2017. Frontman Jared Leto appears in the new DC Comics film “Suicide Squad”, out this weekend.
• TLC – Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas is said to be getting serious with Mariah Carey’s 35-year-old estranged husband Nick Cannon. Word has it he’s introduced her to his family and friends. The “America’s Got Talent” host has been dating the 45-year-old TLC singer for 2 months.
• ZAYN – According to “The Sun”, Zayn Malik will build on the success of his chart-topping debut album, “Mind of Mine”, by moving into a new industry as executive producer of a TV series about a One Direction-style boy-band.

COMING ATTRACTIONS:
A BS selection of movies in the making …
• “The Goldfinch” – Fresh off his Oscar-nominated pic “Brooklyn”, director John Crowley has set his sights on guiding another novel to the bigscreen, Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer-winning 2013 bestseller. It’s the story of a 13-year-old boy who, after surviving a terrorist bombing at an art museum that kills his mother, steals a world-famous painting.
• “Ingrid Goes West” – 27-year-old actress Elizabeth Olsen (“Captain America: Civil War”) stars alongside Aubrey Plaza in this upcoming independent comedy, which centers on society’s overwhelming obsession with celebrity culture. Olsen plays a social media star; Plaza the obsessed fan who relocates to live nearer to her idol. Filming is underway in Los Angeles CA.
• “The Professor & The Madman” – Mel Gibson is starring in the true story of the creation of the “Oxford English Dictionary”. Gibson portrays Professor James Murray, who began compiling the dictionary in 1857. Sean Penn is in negotiations to play Dr WC Minor, who submitted over 10,000 entries for the tome while an inmate of an asylum for the criminally insane.
• “Rogue Male” – 40-year-old Benedict Cumberbatch is starring in and producing an adaptation of Geoffrey Household’s classic novel about a hunter who is caught, tortured, and left for dead. The novel was previously adapted to the screen in 1940’s “Man Hunt”, then Peter O’Toole starred in a BBC-TV production of it in 1977.
• “Splash” – Disney is planning a gender-bending remake of this 1980s comedy with Channing Tatum starring as a ‘merman’. The “Magic Mike” star takes on the mermaid role originated by Daryl Hannah, while Jillian Bell fills the co-starring part that helped launch Tom Hanks’ career. Tatum also serves as a producer alongside Ron Howard, who directed the 1984 release.

DOES YOUR DOG LOVE YOU BACK?
Science says yes! Convinced that there is far more to a dog’s emotional intelligence than what common thinking suggests, neuroscientist Gregory Berns of Emory University in Atlanta GA has used MRI scans on his own dog to prove that the parts of a dog’s brain associated with love and pleasure react the same way as a human’s when exposed to positive stimuli. The ‘Dog Project’, as it’s called, has led to Berns publishing the book “How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist & His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain”. It suggests that dogs really can empathize with human emotions and therefore are capable of valuing friendship just like their owners. (Right. Cut off the table scraps and see how many sloppy kisses you get.)
– HuffingtonPost.com

IS THERE SUCH A THING?
A Frenchman is suing his former employer for ‘bore out’ – boredom’s equivalent of ‘burnout’ – which he claims turned him into a ‘professional zombie’. Frederic Desnard wants €360,000 (circa $400,000) for being “killed professionally through boredom” in his 80,000-euro-a-year ($90,000) job as an executive in a perfume business. Every aspect of it is the same, he says. The commute every day is the same, the people are the same, the lunch is the same. You turn up every morning and sit there. Boredom expert Dr Sandi Mann says workplace boredom is a growing problem and a significant source of stress and depression for many. It can have severe consequences including reduced life expectancy, she says. (Um, it’s called doing your job.)
– “BBC News Magazine”

SCIENTISTS SAY:
A BS compendium of recent ‘discoveries’ –
• Scientists say … that the majority of heart attacks occur at 8 o’clock in the morning, according to the “Harvard Medical Journal”. (So have a nice day. Actually it’s 7:55 … so have a nice 5 minutes.)
• Scientists say … that women may express their feelings more than men, but men experience the same ones. Researchers at Vanderbilt University also say that, though men and women show an equal amount of emotion physiologically, the feelings never show up on men’s faces. (Especially those pumped full of Botox, right Arnold?)
• Scientists say … that blowing off steam when you’re angry may actually make you angrier. For instance, if you take your anger out on a punching bag, you may experience an increase in your anger. (Especially if the punching bag knocks you down a few times.)
• Scientists say … you can rid yourself of pesky mosquitoes if you stop breathing. Apparently the more you breath, the more carbon dioxide you exhale and that’s how the little pests find their targets. (The reason dead people have fewer mosquito bites.)

FOR THE RECORD:
Over a thousand robots have broken a world record with a synchronized dance routine. 1,040 robots, each just under 44 cm (17 ins) in height, started their synchronized dance routine in Qingdao, China. 1,007 finished the challenge, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous robot dance. (Goes to show robots can do more than work in factories!)
– Newsbout.com

BS AMAZING FACT:
Someone who habitually picks their nose is called a ‘rhinotillexomaniac’ (rhino = nose,
tillexis = habit of picking at something, mania = obsession with something).
– DidYouKnow.org

BS CHRONOMETER 08.04.16

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1955 [61] Billy Bob Thornton, Hot Springs AR, TV actor (“Fargo” 2014)/movie actor (“Sling Blade”) UP NEXT: Bad Santa 2″, out November 23rd.

1961 [55] Barack Obama, Honolulu HI, 44th US President since 2009/Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2009)

1971 [45] Jeff Gordon, Vallejo CA, auto racer/owner (4-time NASCAR champ, 3-time “Daytona 500” winner)

1988 [28] Tom Parker, Bolton UK, boy-band pop singer (The Wanted-“Glad You Came”)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Backgammon Day”, saluting the board game that, in some form, has been around for millennia. Ancient ruins in Egypt, India, and Rome have unearthed revealing pictographs and artifacts of backgammon and its likely predecessors.

• “Chocolate Chip Day”, saluting those tiny little morsels of decadence that make almost any dessert taste better. (There’s hardly any calories in them, right? They’re just little.)

• “India Pale Ale Day”, a celebration on the 1st Thursday of August to appreciate one of the world’s most popular craft beers. IPAs date back to the late 18th century, when ales were brewed with a high hop content to maintain their taste for British sailors making long sea voyages to India. IPAs are making a comeback these days, many featuring other added flavors.

• “Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival”, the 53rd annual in Canton, Ohio. The celebrations culminate Saturday with the induction of the Class of 2016: owner Edward DeBartolo Jr, coach Tony Dungy, QB Brett Favre, DE Kevin Greene, WR Marvin Harrison, tackle Orlando Pace, QB Ken Stabler, and guard Dick Stanfel.
NET: http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement

• “White Wine Day”, an annual beverage holiday saluting the beverage derived from the skin and juice of grapes. White wine is actually not white; its colors range from light yellow to a golden hue. (Have a glass or two after you enjoy several India Pale Ales.)

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2013 [03] Actor Peter Capaldi lands the lead role of “Doctor Who” in the 12th incarnation of the Brit TV sci-fi show

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENT . . .
2010 [06] Former Fugees musician Wyclef Jean announces his intention to run for President of Haiti (it later ensues that he doesn’t qualify)

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2012 [04] At the London Games, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius (aka ‘The Blade Runner’) becomes the 1st amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics (now a convicted murderer)

COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Olympic Games opening ceremony (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
[Fri] “Nine Lives”; “Suicide Squad” open in movie theaters
[Fri] “The Little Prince” debuts (Netflix)
[Fri] Outside Lands Festival begins (San Francisco CA)
[Sat] Summer Mixtape Festival (Hershey PA)
[Sat] Rise Above Fest (Bangor ME)
This Week Is … World Breastfeeding Week
This Month Is … Goat Cheese Month

BULL’S BITS

BAD BS NAMES FOR ACTION MOVIES:
• “The Sissy Squad”
• “Exit the Dragon”
• “Walking Stout”
• “Frosty the Hit Man”
• “Lawrence Of Accounting”
• “Feet of Fungus”
• “Mission Possible”
• “The Road Worrier”
• “Black Belt, Brown Shoes”
• “A Wedgie Too Far”
• “Run Away!”
– Thanks to Peter Schooff

BS PHONE STARTER:
☎ What is the craziest thing you have ever done?

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
Which was the first nation to grant women the right to vote?
a. Switzerland
b. New Zealand [CORRECT. In 1893.]
c. Canada
d. Sweden
– “Grolier’s”

BS RANDOM JOKE:
Whenever I feel blue … I start breathing again.

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Odds are once you hit 50, you will never, ever do THIS again.
Answer: Eat a Pop Tart.

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.