Wednesday 11/24/21
Celebrate National Sardines, Tie One On, Jukebox, Blackout (or Drinksgiving, Wacky Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve), Brownielock (for you brunettes), Use Even if the Seal is Broken, Family Caregivers, and What Do You Love About America Day.
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Target has announced it will be closed on Thanksgiving Day -- not just this year but for good. Target CEO Brian Cornell says the retailer is making a pandemic-era change permanent, forcing back a trend of the Black Friday sales creeping into Thanksgiving. Walmart is also closing for the holiday but hasn’t said whether it will follow in Target’s footsteps in the future.
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Nominations for the 2022 Grammys — officially the 64th annual Grammy Awards — have arrived!
The headlines: Jon Batiste leads all nominees with 11, followed by Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. with eight, and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo with seven. The major categories have expanded to 10 nominees each, and this is the first ballot compiled (mostly) without the anonymous expert committees that have drawn criticism over the past few years.
The ceremony will be held on Jan. 31, 2022, at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles.
Record of the Year
ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You
Jon Batiste - Freedom
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Justin Bieber - Peaches
Brandi Carlile - Right On Time
Doja Cat f/SZA - Kiss Me More
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Lil' Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license
Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile - A Beautiful Noise
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
H.E.R. - Fight for You
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat Featuring SZA - Kiss Me More
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Cesar & Giveon - Peaches
Brandi Carlile - Right on Time
Album of the Year
We Are - Jon Batiste
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
H.E.R. - Back of My Mind
Lil Nas X - Montero
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
Taylor Swift - Evermore
Kanye West - Donda
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
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Chances are you may not know the name Ann Turner Cook. But you probably know her face.
Cook’s now-iconic face has been used to sell billions of jars of Gerber baby food over the last 90 years.
The now-retired high school creative writing and literature teacher and a prolific mystery novelist was only 4 months old when she was immortalized by the family’s close personal friend and neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith. The Gerber baby turned 95 on Nov. 20, 2021.
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Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring when Pillow Fight Championship (PFC) holds its first live, pay-per-view event in Florida on Jan. 29.
Steve Williams, the man with the dream of turning childhood horseplay into a professional combat sport, said PFC delivers all the drama of hand-to-hand combat without the gore of mixed martial arts or boxing.
"It's not something where you sit there and laugh and feathers are flying," Williams, CEO of PFC, told Reuters.
"It's serious. It's hardcore swinging with specialized pillows."
Although the male and female competitors in January's event mostly hail from the cutthroat worlds of MMA and boxing, children will still sleep soundly after seeing the bouts.
"The only difference between our fights and MMA fights is that nobody gets hurt," he said.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
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