Remember when The Weeknd’s face was all covered up with bandages? Now, we know why. The singer revealed his music video for Save Your Tears today, and that is not all he revealed. He got some work done to his face. Let me rephrase that. He got a lot of work done to his face.
So much so, I wonder if it is too late for Pepsi and the NFL to get someone else to play the Super Bowl’s halftime show? Well, his face and because he will be a real snoozefest. His music is fine, just not fine for this stage.
Seriously, why do people think that that much work is going to make them look good? To me, they always turn out looking like Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za6r5bpPkfU
NBC gave us something to sing about last year, and that thing was Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Tonight at 8p, it is back for a second season.
When the show last left off, Zoey (Jane Levy) just lost her father, and her heart songs were silenced. What are heart songs? You see, Zoey went to get an MRI. While she was in the machine, there was an earthquake. Ever since then, she can hear people’s thoughts because they sing and dance for her. Now that her heart is broken, so is the record player in her head.
It has been seven weeks since her father and the music died. She is finally ready to get back to work. However, when she gets there, everything is different. Max (Skylar Astin), who was fired, has been replaced by George (Harvey Guillén). Leif (Michael Thomas Grant), who has been filling in for her, ordered everyone standing desks. SPRQ Point is in financial trouble because their boss is under house arrest. If that is not enough, Zoey’s boss (Lauren Graham) offers her a big promotion. Zoey is not sure she was ready to get back to work. What is she going to do?
Thankfully, things are a little better at home since she moved back in with her mom (Mary Steenburgen). Her mom is trying to get everything in order, but it is not easy. Luckily, she has her newborn grandson to keep her busy. David (Andrew Leeds) and Emily (Alice Lee) are adjusting to being new parents. David wishes he could have gotten some advice from his dad on how to be a better dad before he passed away. Thankfully, there is a way.
Talking about ways, Zoey is still involved in her three-way, well triangle, with Max and Simon (John Clarence Stewart). The two men and Mo (Alex Newell) have gotten close while they have been there for Zoey. It is time for Zoey to make a decision; who will she choose? Are you Team Max or Team Simon?
All of this goes on with the help of some great musical numbers. Zoey gets her heart songs back. You wouldn’t have this show if she didn’t have that ability. And we have the ability to sit back and watch this show that tugs at our heartstrings.
You seriously do not want to miss this show. It was last year’s best new show, and it is just getting better. That is why NBC paired it with This Is Us. They are giving it the respect it deserves. Therefore, you should tune in. What else there to watch? Even if there was, this is a much better show.
The Grammys were supposed to take place on January 31st in Los Angeles, but they have been postponed because COVID-19 is so rampant in the city. Therefore, CBS and the Recording Academy have decided for everyone’s safety; it is best to wait. Variety is reporting that they might move it to March.
Personally, I know they want to hold it, but I think they can skip a year. Make it even bigger in 2022. If we make it to 2022.
I wonder if the other award shows will also postpone their big nights. They should.
UPDATE: The Grammys have officially been postponed.
Here is the statement from the Grammys and CBS, “After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling ‘The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®’ to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021. The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show.”
Nicolas Cage and Netflix teamed up to give us a series about the History of Swear Words. In each episode that is out today, they examine the origin of the words we are told not to say, along with how and why we use the word now.
There are six episodes, and they each focus on one word. Those words are fuck, shit, bitch, dick, pussy, and damn.
Did you know there are people who study curse words? They are Benjamin Bergen (PhD, Cognitive Scientist, Author of What The F), Anne Charity Hudley (PhD, Linguist, and Educator), Mireille Miller-Young (PhD, Professor of Feminist Studies), Elvis Mitchell (Film Critic/Host of The Treatment on KCRW), Melissa Mohr (PhD, Author of Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing), and Kory Stamper (Lexicographer, Author Of Word By Word), and they feature throughout the series.
It is not only about the lessons. There is some comedy added to the mix. Joel Kim Booster, DeRay Davis, Open Mike Eagle, Nikki Glaser, Patti Harrison, London Hughes, Jim Jefferies, Zainab Johnson, Nick Offerman, Sarah Silverman, Baron Vaughn, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. give us their takes on the words. Think of it like VH1’s serious I Love a certain decade.
As we get the history and the humor of these words, we also learn why they have such an impact on us. We do feel better when we curse. In fact, if two people put their hands in ice water, the one who curses will be able to keep it there 50% longer. Not only does it make you feel better, but it also makes you stronger. I know I feel invincible when I curse now. Not when I was a kid because my dad would remind me who was boss.
Anyways, we don’t know how all of these four-letter words came into existence, but we learn some interesting facts. Damn is so damning when it is taken away from its intended use in the Bible. That is why Gone with the Wind had such a hard time getting the censors to allow them to use the word.
Not all of these words were considered offensive. In fact, only one of them recently became one in the Merriam Webster dictionary. The person who gave it that title will explain why they did it. We also find out which words have been around for over 1,000 years.
These are just a few of the many interesting facts you will learn in the docuseries. There are plenty of more. Seriously, who doesn’t want to learn more about words like fuck, shit, bitch, dick, pussy, and damn? I can’t wait for the inevitable second season. I want to learn more about the history of tit, c#nt (I fucking hate this word), ass, and so many more.
Especially with Nicolas as our teacher. He was born to play this part. Teach me, Professor Cage!
On Sunday night, there were reports that Tanya Roberts passed away at the age of 65. Then yesterday, her boyfriend, Lance O’Brien, found out during an interview with Inside Edition that she was still alive. Today, O’Brien told TMZ that Cedars Sinai called and told him that she did not make it.
What happened because this all so weird? O’Brien tells Page Six that he called her publicist after he saw Roberts for the last time. “I say, ‘I just said goodbye to Tanya, and I got to see her beautiful eyes one last time.’ And after that, I’m just blubbering,” O’Brien recalled. That is why the publicist assumed that she died. It wasn’t until O’Brien got the phone call the next day that he found out she was still alive for a few more hours.
O’Brien also clarified what happened in the days leading up to her death. He says she started having breathing and intestinal issues on December 23rd. She went to sleep. Then the actress woke up at 4a, fell out of bed, and could not get up. That is when she was rushed to the hospital.
When he was there, doctors explained that she had a bad UTI that mixed with her Hepatitis C, and wreaked havoc on her body. “What happened was her kidneys degraded, her liver degraded, then her gall bladder degraded, then she got a blood infection in her entire body.’” O’Brien said. At that point, there was nothing they could do for her. She was taken off of life support and passed away last night.
