• Bill Thomas was given the job of publicizing It Ain’t No Sin, starring Mae West. He bought 100 parrots, trained them to say, “It ain’t no sin,” and was getting ready to send the parrots to newspaper editors and to the owners of movie theaters when he received upsetting news — the title of the movie had been changed.
• Monty Python member John Cleese once asked a publicist, “What is the hardest kind of movie to publicize?” The publicist replied, “Anything original.”
Agents
• Quentin Tarantino wanted actor James Woods to star in his first movie, the hit Reservoir Dogs, so he made several cash offers to Mr. Woods’ agent. Unfortunately, the agent never told Mr. Woods about the offers. Later, after Mr. Tarantino was famous, he met Mr. Woods and mentioned the offers to him. Mr. Woods was first surprised, then angry. He fired his agent.
• Actor Montgomery Cliff wanted to make an important cameo in Stanley Kramer’s 1961 movie Judgment at Nuremberg, but his agent nearly botched things by asking a very high fee for Mr. Cliff’s services. Therefore, Mr. Cliff did the cameo for free, then sent his agent the agent’s commission — in an empty paper sack.
AIDS
• Anthony Perkins, the actor who played Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, died of AIDS in 1992. After he discovered that he was HIV-positive, he and his wife started to volunteer for Project Angel Food. This Los Angeles organization delivers food to men, women, and children who have AIDS. Mr. Perkins said, “There are many who believe that this disease is God’s vengeance, but I believe it was sent to teach people how to love and understand and have compassion for each other.”
• Geoffrey Bowers worked as an attorney for a New York law firm, but when he contracted AIDS, the law firm fired him. He sued on the basis of discrimination, although he was worried that the lawsuit would upset his mother. However, his brother told him that “she didn’t raise any of us to sit in the back of the bus.” Later, the movie Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks, was based in part on Mr. Bowers’ experience.
Airplanes
• Cliff Robertson once played an airplane pilot in a movie that required him to run through an airport. After Mr. Robertson had run five times through some corridors in the Los Angeles International Airport, the director called for a break. Being hot, tired, and thirsty, Mr. Robertson went into a bar at the airport, where he ordered a martini. After a few minutes, however, an official with the airline whose uniform Mr. Robertson was wearing asked him if he would please leave because he was upsetting the other customers — who thought he was a real pilot.
• Howard Hughes was interested in Ingrid Bergman. After learning that she would be flying to Los Angeles on a certain date, Mr. Hughes immediately bought all the tickets to Los Angeles for that day, making it impossible for her to get a ticket, then he offered to fly her there in his private plane. He even arranged the flight schedule so he could give her an aerial tour of the Grand Canyon at dawn. Nevertheless, Ms. Bergman remained romantically uninterested in him.
Alcohol
• Cartoonists Tex Avery and Michael Maltese once played a practical joke on an unsuspecting colleague by spiking a bottle of Coke in a vending machine. They removed the bottle cap, siphoned out some of the Coke, replaced it with a double shot of bourbon, and then put the bottle cap back on. The man who got the spiked Coke was a teetotaler, so he didn’t recognize the taste of bourbon and he didn’t enjoy drinking it. Instead, he spit it out and exclaimed, “I’ve been poisoned!”
The sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean is the Pitcairn Islands, a group of 4 volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 18 square miles. Officially, the 4 islands are Pitcairn, Ducie, Oeno, and the largest, ______?_____
Jif is an American brand of peanut butter made by The J.M. Smucker Company, which purchased the brand from Procter & Gamble in 2001. In 1955, Procter & Gamble bought Big Top peanut butter from William T. Young of Kentucky and, in the ensuing years, reformulated and rebranded it to compete with Skippy and Peter Pan. P. & G. named its product Jif, used oils other than peanut oil in its hydrogenation process, and sweetened the recipe, adding sugar and molasses. The original Creamy and Crunchy style Jif peanut butters both debuted in 1958. In 1974, Extra Crunchy Jif was introduced, followed in 1991 by Simply Jif, a peanut butter variant with low sodium and less sugar than regular Jif. Reduced Fat Jif was introduced three years later in 1994. In 2014, Jif Whips was released as the first whipped peanut butter.
Since 1981, Jif has been the leading peanut butter brand in the United States.
In 1958, the brand rollout in the U.S. involved a heavily publicized house-to-house distribution of free sample jars from special trucks emblazoned with the then Jif mascot, the "Jifaroo", a blue kangaroo. An early slogan was "Jif is never dry; a touch of honey tells you why." Early advertising also emphasized the beveled edge of the jar base, meant to make it easier to get the last bit of Jif out of the corner. For many decades, TV commercials for the product ended with the tagline, "Choosy mothers choose Jif", and, in the 1990s, "Choosy moms choose Jif." From 1998 to 2000, there was a musical jingle that accompanied many Jif ads, which used the lyrics, "Moms like you choose Jif, choose Jif!"
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Jon L was first, and correct, with:
Gotta have Jif.
Randall wrote:
Jif
Mark. said:
Choosy mothers choose Jif.
Alan J answered:
Jif.
mj replied:
If I recall
It was also advertised as having a bit of honey added for sweetness. Jif.
zorch ( who never eats that monkey poop ) responded:
Choosy moms choose Jif.
Stephen F said:
Jif
Dave wrote:
Jif. That was the brand my mom always bought. For years I brown bagged it at school with a PBJ sandwich and a little plastic bag of a few potato chips. And maybe a Hostess cherry pie. Jif used to have a kangaroo on the label, and it gradually became the best selling brand in the US.
Daniel in The City replied:
Choosy moms choose Jif.
Deborah, the Master Gardener wrote:
Choosy moms choose Jif. We were a Skippy family.
Watching/listening to the Impeachment trial and escaping into nature via bikes or hiking boots for a breather. This historic time in our government is exhausting.
Billy in Cypress U.S.A. said:
Jif
Dave in Tucson answered:
Choosy moms choose Jif! A rancid choice. Growing up our house peanut butter was Peter Pan.
Rosemary in Columbus responded:
JIF
Jacqueline replied:
Jif
Michelle in AZ said:
Jif
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame wrote:
The answer is Jif.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, answered:
JIF
Joe S (We resisted, we voted, we won. Get over it) replied:
Jif, that's all I'm gonna say 'bout that.
Cal in Vermont responded:
Jif. We choose Skippy here at home. No fluffernutters, though. Yuck.
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How come nobody asks "What'll we tell the children" anymore?
But, really - wtf do we tell the children?
Tonight, Friday:
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'MacGyver', followed by a FRESH'Magnum PU', then a FRESH'Blue Bloods'.
On a RERUNStephen Colbert (from 2/7/21) are Robert Downey Jr., Tiffany Haddish, and Metallica.
On a RERUNJames Corden, OBE, (from 1/19/21) are Anthony Mackie and Machine Gun Kelly.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'The Blacklist', followed by 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Kenan Thompson, Lana Condor, and Fireboy DML.
On a RERUNSeth Meyers (from 2/2/21) are David Duchovny, Elizabeth Olsen, Wright Thompson, and Matt Cameron.
On a RERUNLilly Singh (from 1/28/21) is Mary Holland.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Shark Tank', followed by '20/20'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 2/2/21) are Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn, and Rhye.
The CW offers a RERUN'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', followed by another RERUN'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', then a RERUN'Penn & Teller: FU'.
Faux fills the night with FRESH'WWE Friday Night SmackDown'.
MY recycles an old 'L&O: CI', followed by another old 'L&O: CI'.
A&E has 3 hours of old 'The First 48', followed by a FRESH'Rescue Cam', and another 'Rescue Cam'.
AMC offers the movie 'Jumanji', followed by the movie 'The Intern'.
BBC -
[6:00AM - 11:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
[12:00PM - 4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
[5:00PM] THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR
[7:00PM] NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT
[9:00PM] THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD!
[11:00PM] THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
[12:00AM] THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD!
[2:00AM] THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR
[4:00AM] NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has 'Below Deck', followed by a FRESH'Below Deck', then the movie 'Friday'.
FX has the movie 'Straight Outta Compton', followed by the FRESH'Hip-Hop Uncovered', then another FRESH'Hip-Hop Uncovered'.
History has 'Ancient Aliens', another 'Ancient Aliens', followed by a FRESH'Ancient Aliens'.
IFC -
[6:15am] Bad News Bears
[8:45am] Drillbit Taylor
[11:15am] Summer School
[1:30pm] A Very Brady Sequel
[3:30pm] The Brady Bunch Movie
[5:30pm] The Karate Kid Part II
[8:00pm] The Karate Kid
[11:00pm] The Karate Kid Part II
[1:30am] The Karate Kid Part III
[4:00am] The Brady Bunch Movie (ALL TIMES ET)
Sundance -
[6:00am - 12:30pm] the andy griffith show
[1:00pm - 1:00am] law & order
[2:00am] columbo
[3:45am] columbo (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'The Foreigner', followed by the movie 'GI Joe: Retaliation'.
Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery.
A small, private ceremony, with relatives taking part remotely via Zoom, was held Thursday morning at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Reynolds’ cremated remains were placed in a grave next to a lake nearly 2 1/2 years after his death.
After the ceremony on Thursday, a wreath and flowers draped the grave, and a lone fan appeared with a tiny Trans Am, the car that became synonymous with Reynolds through the “Smokey and the Bandit” films, and placed it on the grave.
Reynolds died at age 82 on Sept. 6, 2018, at a hospital in Jupiter, Florida. He was cremated a few days later. A memorial with a small group of family and friends was held in Florida two weeks after.
It is not clear why it took 2 1/2 years for the gravesite to be established, and Reynolds’ surviving relatives, seeking privacy after his death, have not been public about the process.
Here's some not so noice news: Brooklyn Nine-Nine is coming to an end. The beloved cop comedy starring Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher will wrap with its previously announced eighth season. The final season will consist of 10 episodes — its lowest order ever. What's more, the series from creators Dan Goor and Mike Schur (Parks and Recreation) will not air during the 2020-21 broadcast season. The Universal Television entry will return at a date to be determined during the 2021-22 broadcast season.
Sources say NBC opted to delay Brooklyn's return in order to give the beloved and award-winning comedy a proper sendoff. NBC has already set its "midseason" slate as part of a crowded broadcast calendar in April and has, pandemic challenges notwithstanding, the Olympics in the summer. Rather than bury it in August, NBC will use the Olympics to market the final season and give the show a big promotional push for an expected 2021-22 premiere.
At the same time, Brooklyn is facing a significant challenge in the wake of George Floyd's killing by a police officer. "The writers are all rethinking how we’re going to move forward," Samberg, who also exec produces the series, told People in July. [Everyone is] discussing how you make a comedy show about police right now, and if we can find a way of doing that that we all feel morally OK about? I know that we’ll figure it out, but it’s definitely a challenge."
The writers room for season eight, which earned an early renewal more than a year ago, has been going since April as Goor and his team also planned to incorporate how the pandemic impacts first-responders like cops into its storyline. Co-star Terry Crews noted in June that the first four scripts of season eight were thrown in the trash after the summer of protests following Floyd's killing. "We’ve had a lot of somber talks about it and deep conversations, and we hope through this, we’re going to make something that will be truly groundbreaking this year," Crews told Access Daily. "We have an opportunity, and we plan to use it in the best way possible." (It's also worth noting that Goor and the B99 cast made a sizable donation to the National Bail Fund Network in June.)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is NBC's longest-running comedy and will end after the broadcast network concludes its other signature comedy, Superstore, in March after six seasons. That would make Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist — should it be renewed for a third season — the network's longest-running scripted comedy. The order for 10 episodes is down from the 13-episode seventh season. That was off from the order of 18 in season six. (The series had 22 or 23 episodes per season for its first five on Fox.) In all, Brooklyn will have aired for three seasons on NBC after the network quickly revived the series following Fox's 2018 cancellation. Fox's surprising cancellation was based on a strategy shift and led to a public outcry. NBC's former head of scripted Tracey Pakosta was instrumental in leading the charge to revive the series. The show was "un-canceled" 24 hours later and brought home to the network whose studio counterpart produces the show.
The Twitter account for James O’Keefe (R-Hack)’s Project Veritas was permanently suspended on Thursday after the far-right activist group posted a video confronting a Facebook vice president outside his home.
Twitter, in a message to Private Veritas that was shared with TheWrap, initially said the group’s account was locked for sharing private information. Later on Thursday, a Twitter rep told TheWrap that Project Veritas’ account was banned for “repeated violations of Twitter’s private information policy.”
Project Veritas, a self-described “non-profit journalism enterprise” noted for using secret recordings and sometimes misleadingly edited footage to expose “corruption” at mainstream media outlets and progressive groups, had more than 700,000 followers at the time it was banned.
On February 10, Project Veritas tweeted a video of reporter Christian Hartsock approaching Facebook VP Guy Rosen outside his home. Rosen, who appeared to be returning from a jog, didn’t respond to Hartsock asking him about a recent video where Rosen said Facebook can “freeze” comments on posts that may contain “hate speech or violence.”
Later, at about 2 a.m. ET on Thursday, Twitter contacted Project Veritas by email and said its account was locked for violating the company’s rules against posting private information. Founder James O’Keefe also had his account locked for sharing the video.
Donald Trump (R-Lock Him Up)'s lawyer took a break from listening to the House impeachment managers while they laid out their case against the former president to instead appear on Fox News, a move that was reportedly at the request of his client.
Lawyer David Schoen was spotted outside the Senate chamber on Thursday afternoon while Representative Ted Lieu, one of the impeachment managers, explained the case to impeach Mr Trump to senators, reporter Philip Crowther with the Associated Press revealed.
Instead of listening, Mr Schoen decided to speak to Fox News in a live interview about the impeachment trial.
When asked why he was giving interviews instead of listening to the impeachment managers' case, Mr Schoen said: "It's very important for the American public to know exactly what's going on here."
When appearing on Fox News, the lawyer called the impeachment managers' argument "offensive" to the nation's "healing process". He also called the arguments "repetitive".
About 40% of the nation’s coronavirus deaths could have been prevented if the United States’ average death rate matched other industrialized nations, a new Lancet Commission report has found.
While the Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era faulted former President Donald Trump’s “inept and insufficient” response to COVID-19, its report said roots of the nation’s poor health outcomes are much deeper.
Commission co-chairs Dr. Steffie Woolhandler and Dr. David Himmelstein, professors at the City University of New York's Hunter College and longtime advocates for a single-payer health system such as "Medicare for All," said the report, published Thursday, underscores decades of health, economic and social policies that have accelerated the nation’s disparities.
The report found U.S. life expectancy began trailing other industrialized nations four decades ago. In 2018, two years before the pandemic, the report said 461,000 fewer Americans would have died if U.S. mortality rates matched other Group of Seven nations: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.
The commission took aim at Republicans and Democrats alike. The election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 marked the end of the New Deal and civil rights era in favor of "neoliberal policies" that eroded social programs, the report said. The report assailed Democrat Bill Clinton's support for tightening welfare eligibility and signing a federal crime bill that led to "mass incarceration," disproportionately harming Latinos and Black men.
Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo, New York, prosecutors said Thursday.
A grand jury declined to indict Buffalo Officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski on felony assault charges, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said, ending a matter that drew national attention at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
John Evans, president of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, told The Buffalo News: “Obviously, we are ecstatic with their decision. These officers have been put through hell and I look forward to seeing them back on the job.”
Flynn, echoing earlier statements, said he didn't necessarily feel that altercation rose to the level of a felony but that state law required prosecutors to bring such a charge when a victim is at least 65 and the suspected perpetrators are at least 10 years younger.
Addressing criticism that he slow-played or “sandbagged” the case, Flynn said prosecutors made a thorough presentation to the grand jury but, citing secrecy rules, said he couldn’t discuss what witnesses were called or what evidence was presented. The grand jury heard the case on a delayed basis because of coronavirus-related court closures, he said.
People tend to think of seismic waves as little more than signals of tectonic events, like an earthquake or lava shifting under a volcano. But these vibrations are also our best way of getting a clear picture of our planet's internal structure. By watching how the vibrations' paths shift as they encounter different materials, we can get a picture of where different rock layers meet, where rock becomes molten, and more.
In some cases, we get this picture by waiting for a natural event to produce the seismic waves. In others, we get impatient and set off explosive charges or use a powerful sound-making device. Today, Václav Kuna and John Nábelek of Oregon State University are describing yet another option: waiting for a whale to float by. Using the songs of passing fin whales, the researchers were able to reconstruct the upper layers of the seafloor off the coast of Oregon.
The song of a fin whale is not exactly the sort of thing you'd typically describe as musical. It's generally in the area of 20Hz, which sounds more like a series of clicks than a continual sound, and the whales produce it in second-long bursts separated by dozens of seconds. But they are loud. A guidance on hearing risks places danger at any level above 80 decibels and the loudest concerts as hitting roughly 120 decibels. A fin whale's song can be in the neighborhood of 190 decibels (although that's in water, which transmits sound differently from the air), and it typically goes on for hours.
As it turns out, the frequency of whale calls is within the range of a bunch of underwater seismographs that researchers had placed on the ocean floor west of the coast of Oregon. These seismographs sample for signals 100 times every second, so they can easily pick up the song of a fin whale.
And in fact, the equipment had picked up the songs. By focusing on the calls themselves, Kuna and Nábelek could track the whales as they went along singing.
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has returned to semi-retired status.
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