The Foo Fighters Spoof Carrie for Their Ice Bucket Challenge Video
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Country Music Headlines
Country singer CHASE RICE'S debut album, "Ignite the Night", is a tribute to his late father. He says, quote, "When I was 22, I lost my dad. He was everything to me. I'll always carry his memory with me. My album is a tribute to him."
RACHEL BEAUREGARD from the pop-country duo NATIVE RUN wishes she'd worn different underwear while performing at the Grand Ole Opry. She said, quote, "I decided to wear a corset, which was a bad idea. I was having difficulty breathing. My heart was beating so fast."
CountryWeekly.com has a collection of country stars doing the ice bucket challenge. You may have seen a couple of them, but there are plenty of new ones that are good. Don't miss the Zac Brown Band, Hunter Hayes or Eric Church.
MIRANDA LAMBERT posted an Instagram of her new haircut and wrote, "Fresh cut! Fresh color! Somethin' about 'Platinum'!"
Miranda Lambert has gotten rave reviews for her Platinum album as well as her current tour. Even so, she's made it a policy not to read reviews.
Garth Brooks has added one final show to his Chicago tour run.
The new date at the Allstate Arena is September 5th at 10:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Saturday morning.
Garth’s opening act… Trisha Yearwod…has signed with RCA Records and is working on an album called, Prize Fighter, and her Food Network Show Trisha's Southern Kitchen makes its season debut on Saturday.
You GOTTA be kidding me
If you hate people texting in movie theaters, you better hope this never catches on here: Theaters in China are experimenting with technology that allows viewers to text comments about the movie, and have them appear ON THE SCREEN.
On "Conan" last night, JESSICA ALBA admitted that her new "Sin City" action figure isn't for kids.
Rapper BOW WOW has been added to the new "CSI" show "CSI: Cyber". He'll play a hacker who's forced by a judge to work for the good guys.
PETER FRAMPTON explains why he tossed a fan's phone in the middle of a concert. And for the record, he didn't break it, and the fan got it back intact.
To hype next Monday's "Emmys", the Television Academy made a video where JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS tries to sell her Emmy to pawn shop owners played by "Breaking Bad" stars BRYAN CRANSTON and AARON PAUL.
And here is a scenes from "Breaking Bad" acted out by kids.
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Your Next Car Won't Have a Spare Tire . . . And That's Fine, Since You Don't Know How to Change a Flat Anyway
For a few years now, pretty much every car company has quietly stopped including spare tires in new cars.And there are three main reasons why car companies are getting rid of them.
1. It's cheaper just to include a kit to patch the tire.
2. The weight from a spare tire hurts your gas mileage.
3. And our favorite reason of all: You probably don't know how to change a flat tire anyway, let's face it . . . so you don't really need a spare.
If you DO get a flat, you'd probably just call AAA or a towing company, get towed to a garage, and THEY'D put one on.And the CAR OF THE FUTURE will either be self-driving, or flying . . . we're still waiting . . . so THAT won't have a spare tire either. Basically, your spare tire days are over.
Three Tricks to Give Yourself More Willpower
1. Do the hardest things on your to-do list first. You tend to be more productive on a daily basis that way, partly because people DON'T have an infinite amount of willpower. It decreases throughout the day.
2. Have a snack. Researchers at Florida State found that doing something that requires self-control actually lowers your blood sugar. And when your blood sugar is low, you have less willpower.
The one time it might NOT make sense is if you need more self-control to stay on a DIET. In that case, just don't eat something that's high in sugar. Things with protein or complex carbohydrates can have the same effect.
3. Talk to yourself in the second person. Meaning, use the word "you" instead of "I". Researchers at the University of Illinois found that you gain more willpower by saying things like "YOU can do this," rather than "I can do this."
