Thursday, July 31, 2025 — Edition: #8000
8K – No BS!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have been selected to jointly receive the Television Academy‘s Bob Hope Humanitarian Award this year, which will be presented to them during the 77th Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 14. It will be the first time the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award has been given since 2022, and the first time it has been presented to a couple. The TV Acedemy saif the duo will be celebrated for “a lifetime of extraordinary philanthropy, activism and unwavering commitment to global good… 2 luminaries whose off-screen legacy shines as bright as their decades of celebrated television work.”
-Variety
★ Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson seem to have struck up a romance after making “The Naked Gun” together. A source close to the movie told People: “It’s a budding romance in the early stages. It’s sincere, and it’s clear they’re smitten with each other.” The source said 73-year-old Neeson and Anderson, who is 58, are “enjoying each other’s company,” as the costars promote their new comedy, which hits theaters tomorrow. At the New York premiere of The Naked Gun on Monday, both stars brought their 2 sons to the red carpet for a group photo.
-People
★ It looks like there’s still a healthy appetite for “Happy Gilmore,” with “Happy Gilmore 2” teeing off with the biggest US opening weekend viewership of all-time for a Netflix film. The sequel scored a whopping 46.7 million views in its first 3 days on Netflix, soaring to the top of the streamer’s most-watched English-language films list during the week of July 21, and becoming the most-watched title on Netflix during the week. Happy Gilmore 2 now ranks as the highest opening for any Adam Sandler Netflix film, ever.
-TheWrap
★ With “Together” having hit theaters yesterday, audiences for the “body horror romance” should come primed for a disgusting date night. But in case date night falls apart for any viewers, its distributor Neon is offering free couples therapy for anyone who sees the film during its opening weekend. Couples can upload a photo of their ticket to the therapy service OurRitual for a free session. Anyone who continues after their first session will receive an additional 20% discount. Together stars real-life spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a couple in crisis. As they move to the countryside to start a new life, they find themselves at the center of a body horror nightmare.
-TheWrap
★ Bob Ross, the quiet and calming painter who introduced his art and techniques to millions through his public television show “The Joy of Painting”, is back — in a fun and unexpected way. Bob Ross Inc. has partnered with super-popular video game Fortnite to create “Bob Ross Tycoon”, a free-to-play game within Fortnite where players can “step into Bob Ross’s world of infectious inspiration and joyful discovery,” according to the press release. It says: “You will become an aspiring artist under the tutelage of Bob Ross, where you will build and manage your own art studio nestled in the majestic mountain landscapes he cherished. You will create beautiful paintings while growing your creative businesses, expanding your craft one happy tree at a time.”
-Parade
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Mariah Carey, Bertie Gregory, Danna, guest host Fortune Feimster (R)
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Spike Lee, Zane Lowe, Olivia Carter
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Katherine Maher, Renée Rapp
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Liam Neeson
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco (R)
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Katie Ginella, Kim Zolciak
• “The Daily Show” (COM): Tony Hale, host Desi Lydic
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Sen. Raphael Warnock, Shanola Hampton (R)
• “Today” (NBC): Jason Momoa
• “GMA3” (ABC): Editor-in-Chief of Elle and “Project Runway” judge Nina Garcia
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Taye Diggs
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Noah Wyle, Patrick Gibson (R)
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): The team faces off in a candy dish competition (R)
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Seth Rogen, Lauren Rogen, Dove Cameron (R)
• “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC): Diplo, Laverne Cox, and cast members from “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless.”
• “Lost Treasures of Egypt” (NGC): Season 6 premiere
• “NFL Football” (NBC, TSN): Detroit Lions vs. LA Chargers in the 2025 Hall of Fame Game in Canton OH.
• “Seduced by His Lies” (LMN): Terri finds a mysterious yet captivating stranger living in her recently purchased home. Believing they’ve been scammed, they team up to uncover a chilling labyrinth of lies and deception.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Tate McRae – She and The Kid LAROI appear to have broken up. In a post on X, he seemingly confirmed that he and the Canadian pop star have called it quits after more than a year of dating. However, he noted that they are “on good terms.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/y5ax2fjv
• GloRilla and T-Pain – will receive special honors at 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles. T-Pain will receive the BMI President’s Award, and GloRilla will be presented with the BMI Impact Award.
• Chappell Roan – gives a big shoutout to a western Canadian province in her upcoming single ‘The Subway’. In a teaser vid, a truck is seen driving on a road surrounded by fields. It includes the lyric: “I made a promise if in 4 months, this feeling ain’t gone, well, (bleep!) this city, I’m moving to Saskatchewan.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3p5dytpk
• Twenty One Pilots – have snagged their 12th #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, and second in a row, with ‘The Contract’. The duo’s first #1 on the chart was 2015’s ‘Stressed Out’. Their previous topper was ‘The Line’, from the soundtrack to Netflix’s “Arcane League of Legends”.
• Ozzy Osbourne – The many faces he displayed throughout his career are celebrated in a new photo collection. Sonic Editions, known for partnering with the world’s best photographers and picture archives to produce limited edition, gallery-quality photo prints, released the Ozzy Osbourne collection this week. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/38d4ccnf
• David Gilmour — will release a new concert film from his shows at Rome’s Circus Maximus last year – and a live album recorded across the whole “Luck and Strange” tour. “Live At The Circus Maximus” will be shown in theaters and IMAX worldwide on September 17, and will be released on 2 Blu-Ray and 3 DVD sets on Oct. 17. The 2-CD set “The Luck And Strange Concerts” also drops Oct. 17.
• Beyoncé – Her “Cowboy Carter Tour” has become the highest-grossing “country” tour in history. According to Billboard, Bey grossed $407.6 million in ticket sales, with over 1.6 million tickets sold for her 32 concerts in 9 cities. It is also the shortest tour to gross over $400 million.
• Lady A – Hillary Scott and her husband Chris Tyrrell have welcomed their 4th child – yet another girl. Selah Jean was born on Friday, the 4th couple’s 4th girl.
• Reba McEntire – Fans will have 2 weekly appointments her this fall. She’ll return to “The Voice” on Sept. 22 for season 28 with Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg and Niall Horan. And on Nov. 7, “Happy’s Place” will be back for a second season, where Reba plays bar owner ‘Bobbie’.
• John Michael Montgomery – is bringing it all back home. He just announced his final show, set for Dec. 12 at Rupp Arena in Lexington KY. That’s where, according to him, “I stepped on a tour bus for the first time in 1992 and haven’t looked back since.”
SHOOTING THE BULL
WARNING: MAY IGNORE ALL WARNINGS:
Why do some people keep making bad choices—even when they know better? A new international study might have the answer. Researchers followed 267 people through a game designed to test how we respond to punishment. What they found? Not all brains learn from mistakes the same way. And it can’t be explained by attributing it to simple stubbornness. The researchers say that 3 distinct personality types emerged:
• Sensitive: Those who quickly change behavior after experiencing negative consequences.
• Unaware: They don’t learn from experience alone, but adjust once they’re told exactly what’s wrong.
• Compulsive: These people understand the consequences and how to avoid them – yet keep right on making the same bad choices.
The “Compulsive” group is the most puzzling: they knew what they were doing would hurt, but couldn’t stop. Researchers say this isn’t about willpower, but deep cognitive differences. And even 6 months later, most people stayed in their original category. So next time someone keeps messing up, it might not be that they don’t care – it could be that their brain just works differently.
(Ah yes, the world-famous ‘Touch the stove again’ personality’!)
(I know the type: “I can’t afford this… so I bought 2!”)
-StudyFinds
“BEATING” PAIN:
So, it turns out your body has a built-in beat—and it might help ease your pain. Researchers at Montreal’s McGill University found that music played at the same tempo as your natural internal rhythm (called your “spontaneous production rate”) can actually reduce pain. Dr. Mathieu Roy, who led the study, says the idea was simple: match music to your body’s pace, and it might have a pain-relieving effect. And it worked. This could be big news for the estimated 1 in 5 people who live with chronic pain. Roy’s lab is also exploring other non-drug options, like exercise, mindset — and even distractions — because if you can believe it, playing chess might help, if you love the game! The next steps? Understanding how this all works biologically — then figuring out the best way to bring “music as medicine” to more people. In some cases, it could be as easy as starting up your favorite playlist.
(If rhythm is the cure, I’m doomed—have you seen me dance?)
(So, my daughter was right when she said that blasting Taylor Swift on repeat is therapeutic?)
-Canadian InstitutesofHealthResearch
JET SET RESET:
Feeling mentally drained? A new survey suggests the fix might be just one trip away. According to a poll of 2,000 Americans, most people feel about 67% better mentally after traveling. And the more often someone travels, the better their mental health tends to be. The study, a part of Talker Research’s new travel trends report, found a clear connection between mental well-being and a love for travel. People who rated their mental health as excellent were way more likely to call themselves passionate travelers — 40% said they travel multiple times a year and view it as a lifestyle. On the flip side, those with poor mental health were more likely to call travel stressful and avoid it altogether. The survey revealed that for many, travel seems to act like a reset button — helping people escape daily stress and gain fresh perspective.
(Yeah, your mood improves 67%—unless your flight’s delayed!)
(There you have it: Proof that a vacation is cheaper than therapy — unless it’s Paris!)
-SWNS
HOW DO YOU SAY… “MULLET”?
Remember the quintessential ’80s haircut the “mullet”? (MacGyver, and Billy Ray Cyrus – I’m thinking of you!) Here are some (not so nice) nicknames for the “business in the front, party in the back” hairstyle from around the world…
- France: Coupe à la Waddle (named after a famous 1980s footballer who sported the ’do)
- Canada: “hockey hair”, or “flow”
- Sweden: hockeyfrilla (“hockey hairstyle”)
- Norway: hockeysveis (“hockey haircut”)
- Poland: Czeski pi karz (“Czech football player hair”)
- Czech Republic: colek (“newt”)
- Romania: chica (a tuft of long hair)
- Australia: Freddie Firedrill (as if the haircut was interrupted by a fire alarm)
- Chile: chocopanda (referring to the typical haircuts of ice cream sellers)
- Colombia: greña paisa (messy or unkempt hair from the Paisa region)
- Turkey: aslan yelesi (“lion’s mane”)
- Croatia: fudbalerka (referring to the soccer-player haircuts of the 1980s)
- Denmark: Bundesliga hår (“classic German footballer mullet”)
- Finland: takatukka (“back hair”)
- Greece: lasopetra (“mud flap”)
- Hebrew: vilon (“curtain”)
- Japan: wappa hei (“wolf hair”)
- Puerto Rico: playero (“beachcomber”)
- Serbia: Tarzanka (“Tarzan”)
- Italy: capelli alla tedesca alla MacGyver (“German-style MacGyver hair”)
- USA: B&T (bridge and tunnel), ape drape, Tennessee top hat, Kentucky waterfall, Missouri compromise
(The mullet: A million names – but still no excuses!)
-BathroomReadersInstitute
DID YOU KNOW?
Waze cofounder Uri Levine predicts that the next generation of kids will never learn to drive. The serial entrepreneur believes that within a decade, most paid mobility and transportation services will be autonomous. He compared the shift to driverless cars to past automations, like elevator operators. Levine, who also helped build the journey-planner app Moovit, predicts kids born today, known as Generation Beta, will never end up behind the wheel, and, “A generation after that, if you will tell them that you used to drive cars yourself, they will not believe you.” (Yet, somehow, there will still be huge lines at the DMV!)
-BusinessInsider
BS CHRONOMETER 07.31.25
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Mutts Day”, honoring all dogs of mixed breeds. Purebred owners often view them as lesser in many ways — but mutt owners know better!
• “Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day”, a celebration of strange musical instruments — such as the bubble organ, fluba, and dulcimer. (***Check out some REALLY weird ones here…LINK: https://www.oddee.com/item_98118.aspx ***)
• “Cotton Candy Day”, celebrating the sweet, sugary taste-treat that melts in your mouth. It was invented in 1897 as ‘Fairy Floss’, then renamed in 1920. In Greece, Israel, and India, it is often referred to as ‘Old Woman’s Hair’. Yuck.
• “Raspberry Cake Day”, a whole day dedicated to enjoying raspberries in cake format!
• “World Ranger Day”, initiated by the 54 member associations of the International Ranger Federation, to celebrate the work rangers do to protect the world’s natural & cultural treasures. LINK: http://internationalrangers.org/world-ranger-day
• “Avocado Day”. It’s not just for delicious guacamole. Targeting insulin resistance with heart-healthy fats and fighting Alzheimer’s with its Omega 3 fatty acids, the avocado also prevents and repairs damage, thanks to its abundance of Vitamins C, E and K. (And apparently it makes a fine spread for toast, if you’re a millennial…!)
• “Jump for Jelly Beans Day”. These tiny candies evolved from an ancient confection called “Turkish delight,” which was one of the earliest forms of hard candy.
• “Chili Dog Day”. Alas, making decisions about what mouth-watering cuisine to satiate your appetite with during the sweltering summer months can be difficult. Do you want chili? Do you want hot dogs? Well, sometimes you CAN have it all…
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Fri] Respect for Parents Day
[Fri] Spider-Man Day
[Sat] Ice Cream Sandwich Day
[Sun] Watermelon Day
This Week is…Hepatitis Awareness Week
This Month is…Smartphone Courtesy Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1949 [76] Susan Bennett, Burlington VT, singer/voice actress (best known as the original voice of Apple’s virtual assistant “Siri”)
1958 [67] Mark Cuban, Pittsburgh PA, sports executive (minority-owner of Dallas Mavericks)/reality TV star (“Shark Tank” 2011-25)/entrepreneur (co-founder of AXS TV, sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.9 billion in 1999)
1962 [63] Wesley Snipes, Orlando FL, movie actor (“White Men Can’t Jump”, “The Expendables 3″, “Blade” films)/Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998
1963 [62] “Fatboy Slim” (Quentin Cook), London England, electronic musician-DJ (‘Praise You’, ‘The Rockafeller Skank’)
1965 [60] J.K. (Joanne) Rowling, Yate England, mega-selling author (“Harry Potter” novels)
1966 [59] Dean Cain, Mt Clemens MI, TV actor (“Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” 1993-97)/TV host (“Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” 1999–2003)
1971 [54] “John 5” (John Lowery), Grosse Point MI, rock guitarist (Mötley Crüe since 2022, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1978 [47] Zac Brown, Cumming GA, country singer (Zac Brown Band-‘Beautiful Drug’, ‘Chicken Fried’)
1978 [47] Will Champion, Southampton England, rock drummer (Coldplay-‘Paradise’, ‘Viva La Vida’)
1979 [46] (Benjamin Joseph) “BJ” Novak, Newton MA, TV actor (“The Office” 2005-13)/movie actor (“Inglourious Basterds”)/author (“One More Thing: Stories & Other Stories”) COMING UP…”The Devil Wears Prada 2″
1988 [37] Charlie Carver, San Francisco CA, TV actor (“Teen Wolf” 2013-2017; “Desperate Housewives” 2008-2012)
1998 [27] Rico Rodriguez, College Station TX, TV actor (‘Manny Delgado’ on “Modern Family” 2009-19)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1980 [45] Fictional character ‘Harry Potter’, portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, is “born” in Godric’s Hollow, England.
1995 [30] Walt Disney Co. acquires ABC-TV in a $19-billion deal.
TODAY IN MUSIC . . .
1980 [45] The Eagles split up after Glenn Frey and Don Felder get into an altercation on stage. The group would reunite in 1994 for the “Hell Freezes Over” tour, named after Don Henley’s often-used statement about when the group would get back together. (They’re still going…).
2016 [09] Justin Timberlake accepts the ‘Decade Award’ at the Teen Choice Awards, the first time the award is given out.
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2023 [02] The world’s only known spotless giraffe is born at Brights Zoo, Limehouse, Tennessee.
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2012 [13] US swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the greatest medalist in Olympic history, taking gold with the 200m freestyle relay team in London. It’s his 19th Olympic medal. (He would retire with 28.)
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ The average person spends 60% of a conversation talking about themselves.
✓ Blue is the most common favorite color worldwide.
✓ Coffee beans can cure bad breath.
✓ It takes roughly 540 peanuts to make a jar of peanut butter.
✓ The words ‘Arctic’ and ‘Antarctic’ can be traced to their meanings of “Bears” and “Opposite the Bears.”
✓ In 2005, Frito-Lay launched ‘Cheetos Lip Balm’, which was flavored and scented like the cheese-flavored snack, but it never caught on.
-Facts, Today
Best of BS . . .
BS TERRIBLE INSPIRATIONAL SAYINGS:
• “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, no one else wanted it either.”
• “If you can dream it, that’s good enough.”
• “It is called a garbage can, not a garbage cannot.”
• “I believe in you, but I also can’t believe it’s not butter, so there’s that.”
• “If you can’t say something nice, become a Facebook troll.”
• “Bad decisions make good stories.”
• “If you give up now, you can go back to bed.”
• “If at first you don’t succeed, try not to bleed all over the place.”
• “Finish what you…”
• “If I can do it, anyone can.”
• “That which doesn’t kill you will make you wish it did.”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
BS PET PET PEEVES:
• People who leave the toilet lid down.
• When people talk to me in that stupid ‘nice puppy’ voice.
• The red dot keeps moving RIGHT when I’m just about to catch it.
• I seem to be missing something down there since my last visit to the vet…
• It’s 5:45am and you STILL haven’t fed me.
• That phrase “Who’s a good boy?” over and over and over…
• All those darn cat .gifs!
• When you claim it was me who made that smell.
• (***Caution***) Just throw the damn ball already!
• I’m a cat. Pretty much everything.
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
BS WEB GOODIE:
I’d still take a spider over a snake: https://tinyurl.com/4yrv9bdz
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’ve officially reached the age when I’ve come to accept that I will never be old enough to know better…
☎ BS PHONE STARTER:
Have you ever met one of your heroes? How did that go?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Oddly, about 1700 people are injured every year doing THIS. What is it?
Answer: Watching a professional baseball game
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
