Saturday 1/13/24
Sunday 1/14//24
Celebrate:
Saturday
Korean American Day
Make Your Dream Come True Day
National Peach Melba Day
National Rubber Ducky Day
National Sticker Day
National Vision Board Day
Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Stephen Foster Memorial Day
Sunday
Caesarean Section Day
Feast of the Ass
International Kite Day
National Dress Up Your Pet Day
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
National Sunday Supper Day
Organize Your Home Day
Ratification Day
Take a Missionary to Lunch Day
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Taylor Swift made up 1.7% of the entire U.S. recorded-music market in 2023.
The report estimates one in 78 on-demand audio streams in the U.S. was a Swift song.
Other results from the study note that overall music streaming was up nearly 34%, hip-hop remains the most-consumed genre of music in the U.S., and Afrobeats and K-pop were the fastest-growing genres in streaming.
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The Pentagon actually had to deny that Taylor Swift is a secret government agent, after a Fox News host floated a ridiculous conspiracy theory.
Jesse Watters suggested earlier this week that Taylor could be, quote, "a front for a covert political agenda" to get young people to vote Democrat.
The Pentagon's response was about as serious as Jesse's theory. They said, quote, "As for this conspiracy theory, we are going to SHAKE IT OFF."
We may literally be living in the stupidest time ever.
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Selena Gomez will play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic, according to Variety.
The pop singer and “Only Murders in the Building” star teased the role Tuesday night by posting a picture of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” on her Instagram story.
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The second Friday in January is called Quitter's Day now, after a study in 2019 found it's the day you're statistically most likely to pack it in and give up on your resolution. 80% of resolutions have supposedly been abandoned by now.
Celebrate what you HAVE accomplished. Maybe you said you'd work out five days a week, but you've only done it two days a week. Good for you! Now keep it up and try to build on that.
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More award show nominees, this time for The People's Choice Awards.
Taylor Swift tied with Luke Combs, Nicki Minaj, and Morgan Wallen with five nominations each. Travis Kelce is a first-time nominee for Athlete of the Year.
Besides Taylor, Female Artist of the Year nominees are Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Karol G, Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo
The Male Artist nominees are Bad Bunny, Drake, Jack Harlow, Jung Kook from BTS, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, and The Weeknd.
The nominees for the Movie of 2023 are "Barbie", "Fast X", "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3", "Oppenheimer", "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Super Mario Brothers Movie".
And the nominees for TV Show of 2023 include "The Bear", "Only Murders in the Building", "The Last of Us", "Ted Lasso", and "Vanderpump Rules".
Vote now at VotePCA.com and watch the show on NBC February 18th.
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Reddit asked people to name unspoken office rules that should never be broken. Do you agree with these, and have you ever broken any of them?
1. If you've been in a meeting forever and your boss says, "Okay, anything else?" . . . keep your mouth SHUT.
2. Don't be too efficient. It makes other people look bad, and your boss will just ask you to do more. If you're not busy, don't tell anyone.
3. The third time you walk past someone in a day doesn't require a hello. Say hi the first time, nod the second time, and ignore them after that.
4. Never reheat something smelly, like fish. Especially right before someone else uses the microwave. You'll cross-contaminate their food with fish stink.
5. If you don't want people using your coffee mug, don't leave it in the kitchen. If you leave it there, it's a communal mug.
6. Don't be the "smelly" person at work. If your odor is more pungent than most, invest in perfume or cologne. Although, too much perfume can ALSO make you the smelly one at work.
7. Unless you have a private office, never use your speakerphone. People should be more mindful of how loud they are in general.
8. Don't mess with other people's stuff. Like if someone's out sick and you know they have extra ketchup packets in their desk? Those are off limits, and they WILL notice they're missing.
9. Don't complain about everything. Constant negativity isn't fun, even if you agree with the person's take.
10. Don't schedule meetings first thing Monday, or last thing Friday. It's a great way to make people hate you.
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