Joaquin Phoenix, Post Malone & Barney

The Weekly Dose

➠ A study found that just over 65% of adults drink alcohol to relax.

➠ A study has found that when you cry, it actually does make you feel better

Researchers say they can predict a relationship’s success based on a couple’s speaking style. [If a couple speaks softly to one another, things are probably good — if a couple prefers to communicate via thrown shoes, there may be a problem.]

WE WILL SPEND 47 DAYS OF OUR LIFE WAITING _ The average person will spend 47 days of their life waiting. Obviously the biggest culprit is traffic, which causes us to live life at a complete standstill for over two hours a month. I used to live in California and drove in Los Angeles a lot. I live in Florida now, and have not experienced traffic like that in 3 years and that includes driving in Orlando.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

- Joaquin Phoenix spoke about revisiting his controversial “Joker” diet for the film’s sequel while at Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. Phoenix made headlines in 2020 when he revealed he lost 52 pounds preparing for his role as ‘Arthur Fleck’ in the first film.

Joaquin Phoenix is a vegan who also smokes. I always find a little bit of irony I that, I don’t know why.

The animated ‘Barney’ reboot will premiere Oct. 14 on Max. This will mark the first time in 14 years that the iconic purple dinosaur is returning to TV. The new iteration, “Barney’s World” will be set in a playground where Barney is joined by his dino-friends ‘Billy’ and ‘Baby Bop’, as well as 3 kid best friends. The Oct. 14 debut will be followed by a premiere on Cartoon Network on Oct. 18. Some episodes will also be available right here on YouTube starting Oct. 11.

MUSIC NEWS

- Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s hit collab ‘I Had Some Help’ has been named Billboard’s 2024 Song of the Summer.

Dwight Yoakam — will release his first album of new music in 9 years, “Brighter Days,” on Nov. 15. The single featuring Post Malone, ‘I Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye dropped on Friday. Yes Post Malone is on every song in the universe now. And, his country songs a pretty good, and they should be since each song a 20 thousand writers on it…

Lionel Richie – is booked for New Year’s Eve. He’ll be performing in Dubai, headlining the “New Year’s Eve Under the Stars Gala” at Atlantis, The Palm Dubai. Following his show, according to promotors, the audience will be treated to “the greatest fireworks show on earth.”

Alright and last thing for the day, besides listening to this excellent podcast, Do you know What you will be doing at precisely 12:06pm today? That’s right, Nothing, probably, because according to new research, that’s exactly the time each Monday when procrastination kicks in. A poll conducted by Talker Research found that 71% of us are guilty of procrastination, and three-quarters of us feel guilty when doing so. The most popular things to do when we should be doing something else were found to be watching TV and movies (50%), scrolling on their phone (of course, 42%), and laying in bed (39%) What are you guilty of. Me? Scrolling on my phone…

Been watching a series on amazon prime called Tin Star… Ugh Finished the first season, I don’t think I can continue, the main character is just a down right evil human.