Tuesday 4/9/24
Celebrate:
International ASMR Day (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)
International Be Kind to Lawyers Day
National Cherish an Antique Day
National Chicken Little Awareness Day
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
National Gin and Tonic Day
National Name Yourself Day
National Pimento Cheese Day
National Unicorn Day
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The Eclipse came through for me just south of Erie. Some clouds but during totality we had a great view. When I pulled off my glasses during it, my first reaction was.."Oh Wow! That's something" Something you just don't expect.
Pizza Hut - Total Eclipse of the Hut
Krispy Kreme and Oreo are teaming up to celebrate the sun and moon with a new creation they’re calling the Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut. It’s an Original Glazed donut topped with black chocolate icing and silver sprinkles. And that’s not all. An Oreo cookie piped with buttercream and Oreo crumble icing finishes it all off.
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It's no surprise that Beyonce's Cowboy Carter hit #1 on the Album Chart with a hefty 407,000 units. It's her eighth #1 album.
Plus, it makes history as it blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
And, as three songs from the set rank at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, Beyoncé becomes the first woman to claim the survey’s top three spots simultaneously. Among all acts, Morgan Wallen achieved the feat four times in 2022-23, including the top nine the week that his album One Thing at a Time made its chart debut.
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The American Library Association announced last month that the number of books challenged in libraries across the U.S. in 2023 spiked 65% over the previous year, reaching the highest level ever documented by the nonprofit organization.
American Library Association President Emily Drabinski said in a statement accompanying the list, “In looking at the titles of the most challenged books from last year, it’s obvious that the pressure groups are targeting books about LGBTQIA+ people and people of color.”
“We are fighting for the freedom to choose what you want to read,” Drabinski added. “Shining a light on the harmful workings of these pressure groups is one of the actions we must take to protect our right to read.”
1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
3. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7/8. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
7/8. (tie) Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
9. Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
10. Sold by Patricia McCormick
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Molly Ringwald recently revealed to The Times of London that she sat down to watch The Breakfast Club for the first time in a while with her 21-year-old daughter, actress Mathilda Gianopoulos. “There is a lot that I really love about the movie but there are elements that haven’t aged well — like Judd Nelson’s character, John Bender, who essentially sexually harasses my character. I’m glad we’re able to look at that and say things are truly different now.”
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Pat Sajak taped his final episode of Wheel of Fortune on April 5th. It is due to air on June 7th.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Nutella has the same nutritional value as cake frosting.
Lots of sugar, skimmed milk powder, hazelnuts, and cocoa.
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