Friday, April 16th

It is Thursday, April 16th and here is a peek at what is happening today.

Celebrating Birthdays Today:

Bobby Vinton is 86
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 74
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is 69
Ellen Barkin is 67
Michel Gill (House of Cards) is 61
Martin Lawrence is 56
Jon Cryer is 56
Peter Billingsley (A Christmas Story) is 50
Lukas Haas is 45
Broadway actor Kelli O’Hara is 45
Chance the Rapper is 28
Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) is 25
Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) is 19

On this Day in History:

1889: U.S. patent #432,728 was issued for the air-conditioned hat, a hat with a wind-up exhaust fan at the back that pulled air in through vents in the front and top.
1947: An explosion on board a freighter in port caused the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
1947: Bernard Baruch coined the term “Cold War” to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
1993: A Monmouth, Illinois, man told a judge his wife could come back home and cook for him while she was out on bail awaiting trial for trying to poison him.
2003: Michael Jordan played his last NBA game with the Washington Wizards, who lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 107-87.
2007: At Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, a gunman shot 32 people to death and injured 23 others before committing suicide.
2015: The now-disgraced Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015.

Special Events

Bean Counter Day
Stress Awareness Day
Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day
Orchid Day
Save The Elephant Day
Eggs Benedict Day
Baked Ham with Pineapple Day
Day of the Mushroom

Programming:

Avalanche! — There are over 1 million avalanches every year, but they kill only 150 people.

5:57 am and 4:57 pm – StarDate: Moon and Mars
6:30 am and 12:30 pm – The Sound of Texas with Tumbleweed Smith: Sam Houston of Katy
8:30 am & 3:30 pm – EarthDate: Avalanche
9:30 am & 2:30 pm – Science and the Sea: Sounding Off
10:30 am & 1:30 pm – Sound Beat: Mai Reggendo
5:00 pm – The Softer Side with Carl Rossi
- Episode 102 – Duets
  - You’re So Vain by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs
  - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine by Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne
  - I’m In by Rodney Foster and Abra Moore
  - Tragedy by Peter Wolfe and Shelby Lynne
  - Garden Party by John Fogerty, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmitt
  - Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
  - Before the Deluge by Joan Baez and Jackson Browne
  - Don’t Let The Sun Go Down One Me by Elton John and George Michael
  - Perhaps Love by John Denver and Placido Domingo
  - Tell Him by Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion
  - This Is Us by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris
6:15 pm – On the Dock with Rick Smith

Community Calendar:

Copperas Cove Library – AARP Tax Assistance

News Attack!

President Biden has imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to election interference and cyber hacks. [Sorry, Putin, we’re canceling your Disney+ subscription.]
Mike Pence had a pacemaker implanted. [And while he was under they also upgraded his sense of humor.]
A study finds that women who live near greenery live longer. [The study found that men who live near greenery also live longer but only if the greenery is a golf course.]
The tax deadline was extended, so you don’t have to mail them until May 17. [Is it just me, or do you also find it difficult to find an envelope that will hold your 1040, your check made out to the IRS, and your right arm?]
Viral video taken in an office shows a Chinese woman hitting her boss with a mop for alleged harassment. The woman also threw books at him. [He should be glad their place of work wasn’t a dumbbell factory.]
A guy in New Zealand is doing custom caskets inspired by Legos, donuts and chocolate bars. [“Sir, I know you’re hungry but please stop licking your brother-in-law’s casket.”]
The nutty CEO of MyPillow launches his own social media network today. No joke — it’s called Frank. [What? You’re not calling it MyFrank?]
A Canadian study says pregnant women should be careful when driving over speed bumps. [Unless you’re past due.]

Entertainment News

CBS RENEWS NCIS FOR SEASON 19 _ CBS has renewed NCIS for Season 19, but with Mark Harmon appearing in potentially fewer episodes. Harmon, who originated his special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs role on JAG in 2003, had been in talks to only appear in a handful of episodes if CBS renewed the procedural for a 19th season. Harmon and CBS have now struck a deal to keep NCIS alive. But what remains unclear is whether Harmon will be back on NCIS full time, according to The Hollywood Reporter… CBS has also renewed Magnum P.I., Bull, Blue Bloods and S.W.A.T.
HOME ALONE REBOOT CLOSE TO COMPLETION _ Disney+’s reboot of Home Alone has been in the cards for a while now, and will be more of a reimagining of the scenario than a straight update of the familiar story. A stoner version with Ryan Reynolds is also apparently planned, but the Disney+ remake looks to be closer to release. After filming in Canada — which included a set shutdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak — production on the Home Alone reboot is nearly complete.
ADAM SANDLER’S NEW NETFLIX MOVIE HAS ADDED AN OSCAR NOMINEE _ As we wait and see whether she’ll land the Best Actress trophy for her role in Promising Young Woman at this month’s Oscars, Carey Mulligan has just found her next project. According to Deadline the British star has joined Adam Sandler in his latest movie for Netflix, The Spaceman. This isn’t one of the funnyman’s comedies, though, but is instead a high-concept sci-fi drama… Based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia (by Jaroslav Kalfar), the movie “follows an astronaut (Sandler) sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious space dust. He soon finds that his early life is falling to pieces, and he turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together. It just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time, lurking in the shadows of the ship.” Mulligan will play the wife of Sandler’s astronaut character.
AQUAMAN 2 CAST MIGHT ADD GAME OF THRONES ACTOR PILOU ASBAEK _ Pilou Asbaek, who played horny pirate Euron Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, is setting his sights on more aquatic adventure with Aquaman 2. The actor is in talks to join the cast of the film, which will bring back Jason Momoa as the lead. As is usually the case with this sort of casting news, we have no idea who Asbaek is playing just yet. But the fact that his casting is being talked about at all suggests that pre-production work on Aquaman 2 is starting to pick up.
MADS MIKKELSEN ADDED TO INDIANA JONES 5 _ Mads Mikkelsen is stepping into another blockbuster role after signing on to join Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Indiana Jones 5. The star of Rogue One and Another Round, who last year replaced Johnny Depp as Fantastic Beasts villain Gellert Grindelwald, has been added to the cast of Indiana Jones 5. Mikkelsen also played a bad guy in the James Bond film Casino Royale… Producers hope the film will start shooting this summer. The film is set to hit theaters in July, 2022.
SHARON OSBOURNE WILL BREAK HER SILENCE _ Sharon Osbourne will have her first extended television interview since she left The Talk last month. Osbourne will share her side of the scandal on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher tonight (April 16)… Osbourne’s downfall began when she defended Piers Morgan’s freedom of speech after he doubted claims made by Meghan Markle during her and Prince Harry’s CBS tell-all with Oprah Winfrey. After Sheryl Underwood questioned how Osbourne could defend someone who “uttered” something “racist,” Osbourne had a melt down on-air followed by another after the episode — during which she accused CBS of blindsiding her with the Morgan segment… Shortly after the heated discussion, CBS launched an internal investigation into The Talk episode, putting the show on hiatus. As the scandal continued to worsen, racist allegations were made against the 68-year-old. On March 26, CBS announced that Osbourne “decided” to leave The Talk, which is the same claim Underwood made on the returning episode of the talk show on Monday, April 12.
BORAT SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTINGS _ Amazon is ramping up its Oscar campaign for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (nominated for two Oscars!) with the release of Borat Supplemental Recordings, a multi-part special featuring new, unreleased footage from the comedy sequel. Specifically it’s called Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved From Floor Of Stable Containing Editing Machine. • VIDEO… The footage features extended sequences of Borat in his lockdown house, more scenes of Tutar in her journey toward Rudy Giuilani, and one rather frightening scene which featured one of the rare occasions where Baron Cohen broke character. The scene in question took place after Borat crashed the alt-right rally, and the hordes of angry protestors stormed the van he fled in, with a suddenly-serious Baron Cohen holding the door shut as his natural British accent comes out. “Just keep going,” he tells his van driver, “because if you stop, you’re going to be in a violent situation”… No release date has yet been set for Borat Supplemental Recordings, but you can expect it to debut soon on Amazon Prime Video.
BRAD PITT LEAVES MEDICAL CENTER IN A WHEELCHAIR _ Brad Pitt was photographed exiting a Beverly Hills medical center in a wheelchair Wednesday after having his wisdom teeth removed. Pitt was clad in a black hoodie and gray jeans and was wheeled out by a bodyguard. Pitt sported an oversize pair of sunglasses over his mask.

On Television

MACGYVER (8p ET, CBS) — New. Mac and Desi travel with Bozer to his childhood home when his aunt dies in a tragic accident.
SHARK TANK (8p ET, ABC) — New. Products include a handwashing device, a quick and easy approach to drying greens, and a self-cleaning water bottle.
THE BLACKLIST (8p ET, NBC) — New. Red enjoys a quiet visit with a friend (guest star LaChanze) at her home in rural America.
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN (8p ET, FOX) — New.
SEASON FINALE: WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (8p ET, CW) — New. Gary Anthony Williams is the guest comic.
MAGNUM P.I. (9p ET, CBS) — New. A psychic hires Magnum and Higgins to prevent a murder she claims to have foreseen.
DATELINE (9p ET, NBC) — A new, 2-hour edition.
SEASON FINALE: PENN AND TELLER: FOOL US (9p ET, CW) — New.
BLUE BLOODS (10p ET, CBS) — New. Business becomes personal for Frank and his 1 Police Plaza team when Baker is assaulted on the street.
SEASON PREMIERE: VAN HELSING (10p ET, Syfy) — The fifth and final season finds vampire hunters Vanessa, Violet and Jack risking everything to finally bring an end to the Dark One once and for all.
MORTAL KOMBAT (HBO Max) — This reboot will have a simultaneous release in theaters and on HBO Max.
SERIES PREMIERE: BIG SHOT (Disney+) — John Stamos stars in this new dramedy as a disgraced college basketball coach who gets a new job at an all-girls prep school. Yvette Nicole Brown and Jessalyn Gilsig (Glee) also star.
THE YEAR THE EARTH CHANGED (Apple TV+) — This new documentary looks at the positive effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had in restoring a bit of balance to the natural world. David Attenborough narrates.
FRANK OF IRELAND (Amazon) — Brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson co-write and star in this offbeat comedy about best friends Frank (Brian) and Doofus (Domhnall) navigating single life in Dublin.

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