PEOPLE ARE TALKIN’
AMANDA BYNES reportedly told "In Touch" magazine that she's engaged to a 19-year-old guy named Caleb, who works at a BAIT SHOP in Costa Mesa, California. Amanda is 28. She also said she wants to live in New York City so she doesn't have to drive, because, quote, "I don't like the way I look in a car."
"Business Insider" compiled a list of the Most Famous Movie Set in Every State. For Arizona they chose "Raising Arizona" . . . in California it was "Clueless", and New York was represented by "Taxi Driver".
E! News has a list of "17 TV Shows That Were Never the Same After a Star Left." It includes: "The Office", when Steve Carell left . . . "E.R.", which lost Anthony Edwards . . . and "That '70s Show" minus Topher Grace.
It's official: Showtime is bringing back DAVID LYNCH'S show "Twin Peaks". The new episodes will be set in the present day . . . and continue the storylines established in the second season, almost 25 years ago. There will be nine new episodes, and it sounds like KYLE MACLACHLAN is onboard.
Cersei's (SIR’cee) upcoming nude scene on "Game of Thrones" is costing HBO a pretty penny to keep under wraps. Supposedly, it's more than $50,000 per day, for extra security and crew . . . paying shop owners to shut down and leave the area . . . and getting everyone to sign $250,000 confidentiality agreements.
BACK IN THE DAY
2008 – Esquire magazine crowns Halle Berry the Sexiest Woman Alive.
2002 – Russell Crowe, John Travolta and Ben Affleck pony up 50-grand each to have villas named after themselves at a Hollywood retirement home.
2001– The U-S begins air strikes on Afghanistan in response to the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
1998 – Garth Brooks plays to a crowd that includes the five-millionth ticketbuyer on his three year (1996-1998) World Tour in Minneapolis.
1995 – TONE LOC was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly taking $80 from a pizza parlor. Loc pleaded no contest. The worst part: Tone Loc will never work at Pizza Hut again!
1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America adopts the film-rating system, labeling movies from "G" to "X."
1956 – A Congressional committee begins an investigation into rigged T-V quiz shows.
1849 – Edgar Allan Poe dies in Baltimore at age 40.
Donating Your Time Makes You Feel Good for 24 Days . . . Donating Money Only Makes You Feel Good for a Week
According to a new study, giving money makes you feel more positive in general for up to a week. Which is pretty good.
But volunteering and donating time makes you happier for up to 24 DAYS, on average. And for people between the ages of 18 and 24, it can last for more than a month.
About 2,000 people took part in the survey, and over 75% said they've volunteered or given to charity in the last year. And those who HAD were 12% more likely to say they were happy with their life in general.
They were also more likely to report having an overall sense of "inner calm."
Where You Sit in a Restaurant Affects How Much You Eat
Researchers observed people at 27 different restaurants across the country. Here are four things that can subconsciously make you eat LESS, and eat healthier.
1. Pick a table that's well lit. It's not clear why, but they noticed that if you sit in a dark section of a restaurant, you tend to eat more. Possibly because being in the dark makes you less self-conscious, and you know people can't see you pigging out.
2. Sit close to the door. For whatever reason, people who sat the farthest from the door ate the fewest salads. And they were 73% more likely to order dessert than the average customer.
3. Sit at a table, not a booth. People who sat at booths ordered fattier foods and ate more. Meanwhile, people who sat at high-top tables were more likely to start with a salad and SKIP dessert.
4. Don't sit facing a television. Just like when you're at home, watching TV can cause mindless eating. And the researchers found that the closer someone was to a TV, the more they ate.
Country Music Headlines
River Rose, almost 4 months, visited her mom on the job Monday, documenting the milestone in a snuggly snapshot.
Jason Aldean's sixth studio album, Old Boots New Dirt, comes out today He says he's been experimenting with some new sounds in an effort to keep his music fresh.
Also available today is the soundtrack for The Best of Me — the film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. The soundtrack is chock-full of songs from such stars as Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, David Nail and Thomas Rhett. Thomas's contribution to the record is "The Way Things Go" — a song he often sings in concert.
BLAKE SHELTON gives TAYLOR SWIFT props for following her instincts into pop. He said, quote, "I love it. It's taking a stand for where she is right now musically. I never have understood the concept of being pigeon-holed or cornered into a situation, and nobody can take you seriously if you step out of that zone."
JASON ALDEAN did one of "Us" magazine's 25 Things You Don't Know About Me: He used to have a mullet . . . he was kicked off stage at a country bar for refusing to play PRINCE'S "Purple Rain" . . . and that he once autographed a guy's prosthetic leg.
Miranda Lambert won the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Song of the Year award for “Automatic”, at the Songwriter's Hall of Fame Gala in Nashville. Miranda says that the song reminds her to slow down and enjoy life.
Jason Aledan, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw have landed performance slots for the CMA Awards.
They join a lineup that already boasts The Band Perry, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host.
The CMA Awards air November 5th on ABC-40, and a 98-3 KORA listener will be at the show as the grand prize winner in our SONG OF THE DAY CONTEST.
The 10 Things New Moms Are Most Likely to Brag About
There's a new survey on the top things new moms are most likely to brag about.
Here are the top 10 baby milestones new moms are most likely to brag about . . .
1. Sleeping through the night.
2. Their first smile.
3. Eating solid food.
4. Their first tooth.
5. First step.
6. First word.
7. Starting to crawl.
8. Clapping.
9. Babbling.
10. Moving around by holding the furniture.
16% of Women and 9% of Men Would Rather Give Up Sex Than Cake?
A new survey asked people what they would rather give up than cake, and the results are pretty unbelievable. Check out these results . . .
One in four men and women would rather give up social media than cake.
Just under one in four would rather give up wine than cake.
13% would rather give up their favorite TV show than cake.
13% would rather give up their cell phone than cake.
And finally, 16% of women and 9% of men say they'd give up SEX forever rather than give up cake.
The 10 Clichés We Can't Stop Using
A new survey asked people which famous words of wisdom they can't stop repeating as they get older. Here are the top 10 . . .
1. "Practice makes perfect."
2. "Treat others how you'd like to be treated."
3. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
4. "Manners cost nothing."
5. "You can't judge a book by its cover."
6. "Good things come to those who wait."
7. "Two wrongs don't make a right."
8. "The most important thing isn't winning, it's taking part."
9. "Never say never."
10. "There's no time like the present."
11. “We Dem Boys”
