The List for Wednesday, August 2nd 2023

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Gwyneth Paltrow is putting the guest house at her home in Montecito, California on Airbnb, and if you book it, you can have dinner with her and her husband in the wine room.  If that’s an incentive.

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At what point has it gone…just a little to far…Funeral homes in Mexico and other Latin American countries are offering pink, “Barbie”-themed caskets.  One company says they’re a way for people to, quote, “Rest like Barbie.”

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BuzzFeed put together a list of the most unusual things celebrities have in their homes.  Here are some highlights include: Sheryl Crow:  She has traditional death masks that were created after the person passed away, including former presidents William McKinley and William Howard Taft. Kacey Musgraves:  She has a joint from Willie Nelson in a frame…and RuPaul:  He has a “disco room” that has 26 disco balls. Doesn’t everyone?

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How can you tell when your OLD…A Gen Z TikToker was shocked to learn that “Push” by Matchbox Twenty was a real song before the “Barbie” movie.  She didn’t even know who Matchbox Twenty was.

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Carrie Underwood will once again star in the “show open” for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football”.  It’ll be her 11th consecutive season.  Anymore she’s just as much a staple at the NFL as Hank Williams Jr was.  This year’s debut will be September 10th when the Dallas Cowboys visit the New York Giants.

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Nickelodeon will air an alternate, kid-focused telecast of Super Bowl 58.  It’ll be the first time a Super Bowl has had a second presentation…I guess they got that Express written consent from the National Football League…

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