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• Variety interviewed Jennifer Aniston about the Generation Z's reactions to her '90s hit Friends shown in reruns on TBS. She said Gen Z tells her they find Friends problematic on race. A suicide hotline has been set up in case any of these kids accidentally watch All in the Family or Blazing Saddles.
• Billboard Magazine reported that Taylor Swift became the first singer to sell out SoFi Stadium in L.A. for two consecutive weekends this coming August. People magazine has just reported that Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Joe Alwyn broke up last weekend. The world braces itself for another hit single.
• Psychology Today warned that Internet addiction is leading to mental problems for Millennials that include isolation, self-centeredness, neurotic obsession, and disregard for other people. However I'm learning to think like a Millennial. Last week I took my date to Starbucks because I forgot her name.
• The Farmer Wants a Wife debuts on Fox Wednesday about four farmers looking for a mate. I'm from Oklahoma but I'm far from rural. When I was a child, I fell out of the saddle and caught my foot in the stirrups, and the manager of the grocery store had to come outside and turn off the electricity.
• TV Guide says King Charles's coronation will be viewed by a billion people in the English world next month. Considering the wealth generated from my people's conquest of America, New Zealand, Canada Australia and South Africa, one conclusion is inescapable. Good things come to those who steal.
• Pew Research studied today's dating scene noting that fifteen percent of Americans are in dating mode now. I like women so much I could never settle on one. It has taken me decades to figure out that women are NOT looking for the perfect guy, they're looking for a way to eat without gaining weight.
• NBC News reported the U.S. military is struggling to meet its recruiting goals and the Pentagon may be forced to request a return to the draft to meet U.S. defense needs in a violent world. As for me, I'm considering re-enrolling in high school to snag a medal. I was barely too young for Vietnam.
• Mexico City celebrated the discovery of an ancient temple that sheds light on Mexico before the Spanish conquest. Living in L.A. has greatly endeared me to Mexicans who work hard, laugh hard and love the Dodgers. If I was any more pro-Hispanic, candy would come of me when you hit me with a stick.
• Science News quoted a scientist Thursday who asserted AI will be able to cure all ills and reverse human aging in seven years. There are alternate forms of immortality. For instance, if you decide to be cremated after you die, you can be put into an hour glass and still participate in family game night.
• George Washington University regents bowed to woke pressure and agreed to drop Colonials as the school's sports mascot. The Cancel Culture purge has migrated from Confederate generals to the Founders. In today's world, the past changes so often you never know what's going to happen yesterday.
• The Wall Street Journal reports that uncertainty about regional banks could result in a massive customer migration to the Big Banks. I chatted with my banker yesterday, and I finally found out why their drive-up ATM machine includes instructions in Braille. It reads, move to the passenger seat!
• Canadian archaeologists in Egypt uncovered ancient graffiti on the walls of the Temple of Isis. It proves today's culture isn't that different from the pharaoh's culture. Babies in ancient Egypt didn't know that one day their daddy would become a mummy, and neither did the Kardashians.
• Psychology Today published a study on narcissism along with a nationwide survey which found that Los Angeles tops the list of the ten most narcissistic cities in America. My pharmacist at the CVS in West Hollywood asked me for my birthday again today. I think she's going to get me something.
• Consumer Reports noted higher gas prices at the pump today are attended by sky-high prices for snacks in the gas station mini-marts. I remember when I could go to the gas station with a quarter in my pocket and come home with a coke and a candy bar. But today, they have got cameras everywhere.
• Pew Research Center published a study of American teenagers and the problems and challenges today's teenagers face, scholastically and socially as well. During those years, good sense is often overruled by self-will and disregard for consequences. It's not easy being a teenager especially at my age.
• Journal Psychiatry coined a malady called Internet Addiction where people become so dependent on their phones and social media they lose control of their behavior and suffer negative consequences. My Internet was down for ten minutes yesterday. I'm okay, but the 911 operator was a real jerk about it.
• A U.S. Federal Appeals court refused to block Biden's student loan decree while another federal court stayed the ban on transgender women in women's sports. The issues cut both ways with me. I've got a lot more cash to spend every month ever since my home mortgage identified as a student loan.
• Cosmopolitan reports a survey shows that age gap relationships are becoming more acceptable, with dating sites flourishing for older men and younger women to hook up. I told the Millennial that I want to date that dementia doesn't run in my family. She told me to stop saying that every two minutes.
• Disney will release Peter Pan and Wendy in movie theaters this month that's based on the 1904 play by English playwright James Barrie. The author was WAY ahead of his time. In the original stage play of Peter Pan back in 1904, Captain Hook was deathly afraid of an alligator that went Tick-Tock.
• Forbes magazine this month predicted a record number of Americans will be visiting Europe this summer. It's a chance to embrace our ancestry. I'm Anglo-Norman, but I canceled my Viking Cruise because they told me I would not be allowed to burn and loot all the monasteries along the way.
• Palm Springs Living reported a major real estate boom in gated golf-course communities in the Southern California desert with wealthy Baby Boomers retiring in good health. My generation has to be the luckiest generation in history. We did all our stupid stuff before there were cell phone cameras.
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