9/6/25 - VMAs, Medieval Health Tips, and Don't Do Sweeteners

Saturday 9/6/25

Celebrate:

Aunt's Day

Barbie Doll Day

Fight Procrastination Day (put it off till tomorrow)

Great Egg Toss Day

International Vulture Awareness Day

National Coffee Ice Cream Day

National Hummingbird Day

National Read a Book Day

National Tailgating Day

World Beard Day

Sunday

Grandma Moses Day

National Acorn Squash Day

National Beer Lover's Day

National Feel the Love Day

National Grandparents Day

National Greatful Patient Day

National Neither Snow Nor Rain Day

National Pastor's Spouses Day

Pet Rock Day

Salami Day

Superhuman Day

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Sunday night is the night that MTV tries to care about music videos.

You can still vote on different cagegories at mtv.com

Mariah Carey is this year's Video Vanguard Award winner

This year adds a Country Category

Video of the Year:

Ariana Grande,  "Brighter Days Ahead"

Billie Eilish,  "Birds of a Feather"

Kendrick Lamar,  "Not Like Us"

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars,  "Die With a Smile"

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars,  "APT."

Sabrina Carpenter,  "Manchild"

The Weekndand Playboi Carti, "Timeless"

Song of the Year:

Alex Warren,  "Ordinary"

Billie Eilish,  "Birds of the Feather"

Doechii,  "Anxiety"

Ed Sheeran,  "Sapphire"

Gracie Abrams,  "I Love You, I'm Sorry"

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars,  "Die with a Smile"

Lorde,  "What Was That"

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars,  "APT."

Tate McRae,  "Sports Car"

The Weeknd and Playboi Carti,  "Timeless"

Artist of the Year:

Bad Bunny

Beyoncé

Kendrick Lamar

Lady Gaga

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Best New Artist:

Alex Warren

Ella Langley

Gigi Perez

Lola Young

Sombr

The Marías

LL Cool J hosts on CBS and Paramount+ at 8pm

See more and vote here.

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Someone shared a list of medieval health tips that sound like they could be modern-day TikTok hacks.  Some of them go back 1,000 years or more.

A vinegar mask for glowing skin.  Mix vinegar, flour, and oil, and rub it all over your face.  It was supposed to give you glowing skin.

Dead vultures as a cure-all.  First, catch a vulture. Then say a special prayer while you DECAPITATE IT. People claimed the vulture's skull bones could prevent migraines . . . their eyeballs could help sore eyes . . . and you could induce labor by tying their feathers to a woman's legs.

The original juice cleanse.  An ancient year-long detox plan had people downing different herb-infused drinks.  Each month featured a different herb.  Things like cinnamon, sage, and ginger to cure your ills. (like a clense of the month club)

Dead lizards for healthy hair.  A priest in the 9th century claimed lizard ashes could give you lush, flowing locks.  Just cover your whole head in a mix of salt, vinegar, and a plant called summer savory.  Then BURN A LIZARD, mix the ashes with oil, and rub that on there too.

Barley water.  This one actually does pop up on TikTok sometimes.  You basically just boil a bunch of barley, then strain the water and drink.  A text from over 1,000 years ago claimed it would help with digestion.

Goat poop.  A health hack from the 11th century said to "dissolve goat dung in water" . . . filter out the chunks . . . and drink up.  It was supposed to relieve chest pain.

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Chuck E. Cheese isn’t just for the kids anymore.

The arcade chain is opening a spin-off aimed at adults, called “Chuck’s Arcade,” which the company describes as a “modern-day love letter to the games and people who made Chuck E. Cheese great.”

Similar to the kiddie version, Chuck’s Arcade has a mix of nostalgic arcade games, like Donkey Kong and Mortal Kombat; and newer titles such as Halo and Connect Four Hoops. Plus, each arcade is “overseen” by one of the chain’s iconic animatronic characters, including Chuck E. Cheese himself or other characters from his Munch’s Make Believe Band.

One thing missing..adult libations, and even food!

There are a handful that have that.

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Sweeteners found in yoghurts and fizzy drinks can damage people’s ability to think and remember, and appear to cause “long-term harm” to health, research has found.

People who consumed the largest amount of sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin saw a 62% faster decline in their cognitive powers – the equivalent to their having aged 1.6 years, researchers say.

However, the trend was only observed in participants under the age of 60. That shows that middle-aged adults need to be encouraged to use fewer sweeteners, they added.

So I guess if you're over 60..have at it!

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A new report says Gen Z workers are rejecting the idea of "climbing the corporate ladder" . . . and prefer a "career lily pad" that allows them to jump to whatever opportunity fits best at the moment.

That sounds good . . . and it does seem "healthy" . . . but lily pads are side-by-side.  Eventually, you have to advance up to make any progress, right?

Gen Z'ers aren't less ambitious . . . they're just channeling their ambition differently.  According to a poll, 57% of Gen Z'ers currently have a side hustle . . . compared to 48% of Millennials, 31% of Gen X'ers, and 21% of Boomers.

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A group in Georgia broke a world record over the weekend by playing kickball for 52 straight hours, and raised a bunch of money for a good cause.  The nonprofit is called MOST, short for Men Opposing Sex Trafficking.

The event raised over 200 GRAND, and it's the third record like this they've broken.  They also broke records for longest softball game and longest basketball game.  Combined, they've raised more than $800,000.

(No word on the final score.  But with an hour to go, it was 355 to 252.)

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