JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

May 7th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon - (0 Comments)

WHAT’S ON OUR PLATE

  • Carrie Underwood. The new voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football, replacing Faith Hill on the Waiting All Day for Sunday Night telecast opener.
  • Mom. CBS reportedly will give early pickup to latest Chuck Lorre comedy starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney. A no-doubter.
  • Los Angeles. City with worst traffic in America. Honolulu, last year’s No. 1, falls to second place.
  • Beef. Burgers will become costlier as whole beef prices hit all-time high.

 

JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

May 6th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon - (0 Comments)

WHAT’S ON OUR PLATE

  • Iron Man 3. $175.3 million stateside and $504.8 million internationally — numbers that make it the second biggest weekend opening ever.
  • Steve Carell. Michael Scott will make an appearance on The Office‘s finale. It’s only fitting.
  • Joanna Smith. Our favorite up-and-coming country singer releases catchy single Girls Are Crazy.
  • Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. Caught it on Showtime. Wonderfully quirky, inspirational and romantic.
  • Bates and Anthony Battaglia. Hockey-playing brothers from Raleigh, N.C. win The Amazing Race 22.
  • Lauryn Hill. Former Fugees‘ singer sentenced to three months for tax evasion.

 

 

Hot Number

May 6th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Media | Pop Culture - (0 Comments)

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Miley Cyrus says she’s No. 1 on Maxim’s Hot 100 list for 2013. The magazine hasn’t announced it yet but we’ll take Miley’s word for it.

In the meantime, she is showing off in the latest issue of V magazine in a piece titled “The Emancipation of Miley” — in the latest issue of V magazine.

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Abba The Museum opens Tuesday in Stockholm on the island of Djurgarden.

Today.com feature

10 Things We Learned This Week

May 5th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Lists - (0 Comments)

1. Robert Downey Jr. has confirmed he earned in the $50 million range for The Avengers.

2. American Idol is interested in Harry Connick Jr. as a judge next season.

3. Bruno Mars appeared as a tiny Elvis in Honeymoon In Vegas at age 4.

4. Bethenny Frankel’s syndicated talk show Bethenny will debut on Sept. 9.

5. There will be a Men In Black 4.

6. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner says initially he wanted to call his world-famous magazine Stag Party but decided to change it to Playboy at the last minute.

7. Rashida Jones is left-handed.

8. John Mayer plans to release a new album this summer.

9. A new study finds that 49 percent of Americans feel that movie trailers give away too many of a movie’s best scenes.

10. Vinyl music sales are at a 15-year high.

JoyHog’s Daily Bacon

May 3rd, 2013 | Posted by James K in Daily Bacon - (0 Comments)

WHAT’S ON OUR PLATE

  • Comics. Saturday is Free Comic Book Day. Watch for special signings and events.
  • Kentucky Derby. Wet and sloppy conditions are forecast for Churchill Downs. Orb and Verrazano are the co-favoorites.
  • Adam Yauch. Beastie Boy has Brooklyn playground renamed for him, a day before the one-year anniversary of his death.
  • Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration. Aerosmith and James Taylor will headline May 30 benefit show at the TD Garden.
  • LeBron James. Fourth NBA MVP award ties him with Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and WiltChamberlain.
  • Reese Witherspoon. The actress’s arrest video goes viral. “You’re about to find out who I am.”
  • Lil Wayne.PepsiCo cuts ties with rapper over his crude lyrical reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till.

 

JoyHog’s 2013 Summer Movie Preview

May 3rd, 2013 | Posted by James K in Film - (0 Comments)

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The summer movie season is underway. Here are 27 films that interest us… plus a calendar from Movie Insider.

MAY

Iron Man 3 (May 3) — Tony Stark vs. Mandarin. Did blockbuster business overseas. May be the best of the Marvel series

The Great Gatsy (May 10) — Baz Luhrmann’s take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic. In 3-D with a hip-hop soundtrack.

Star Trek Into Darkness (May 17) -- J.J. Abrams has refreshed the franchise. Looks like his second movie will be another hit.

The Hangover Part III (May 24) — The sequel was terrible but made a lot of money. Fans might want to wait for this one to hit cable.

The Fast and Furious 6 (May 24) — No. 4 most anticipated movie in the Fandango poll. Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel are summer heroes.

Before Midnight (May 24) – Two decades after meeting in Vienna, Jesse and Celine reunite in Greece. Strong early reviews.

After Earth (May 31) — Will Smith and son Jaden in a futuristic thriller from M. Knight Shyamalan. Beware.

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