Brian & Justin are on the hunt for Ferrari Man, a former frequent inhabiter of North Ave. Beach.
If anyone has any leads, please contact Brian & Justin on Facebook immediately.
Have you seen this man?
YouTube announces astronomical prices for ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’
Football fanatics are going to have to pay more than ever to watch every out-of-market game this upcoming NFL season. After decades with DirecTV, the NFL is partnering with YouTube TV for their prestigious Sunday Ticket package.
For non-YouTube TV, non-early bird buyers, Sunday Ticket will cost nearly $500 for football fans.
Is this too expensive for you? The conversation lives on Facebook!
“Wienermobile of Love” available for weddings as young couples relish the opportunity for stress-free wedding
Oscar Mayer is giving freaks a chance to have an unforgettable wedding. Weddings will occur on April 15 and 16 next to the historic Little White Chapel on Las Vegas Boulevard and couples can sign up here, although the page has been so busy that it has been prone to crashing.
The company said, “Now, as more people seek stress-free ceremonies with their partners, our Hotdoggers are thrilled to reignite the joy of this special day and give them a once-in-a-lifetime experience: a wedding through a pair of meat-colored glasses.”
Wrigley’s new LED lights are fancy
Monday’s first night game at The Friendly Confines featured the ballpark’s newly-installed, energy-efficient LED lights.
Easiest way to wake dad up
Billie Eilish opens up to David Letterman about her battle with Tourette’s
For as much as that headline sounds like a Mad Lib, it’s real and it’s incredibly profound. Last year while chatting with Letterman on his Netflix show, the pop phenom described her struggle.
What are you going through that people can’t see? The conversation lives on Facebook!
A list of celebrities who famously dated minors, now that Steven Tyler has responded to a related lawsuit
Three months ago, Steven Tyler was sued for sexually assaulting a minor. He’s now made his first public response about the claim, noting that plaintiff Julia Misley didn’t suffer any damages, alleging that Misley “failed to mitigate” any alleged damages herself prior to filing suit, all while not denying that he’d had sex with Misley while she was 16 and 25 at the time of the allegations, and claiming that all parties consented to the sexual relationship, and that her claims were barred “because of immunity to Defendant as caretaker/guardian.”
This baffled legal experts, who quickly remarked that “There is no such thing as immunity to a caregiver or guardian for sex abuse. I don’t have the words to describe how crazy it is.”
In Tyler’s 2011 memoir, he wrote about his relationship with Misley, famously saying, “she was sixteen, she knew how to nasty, and there wasn’t a hair on it.”
Gross.
The list of celebrities who proudly displayed their teenage lovers is long and uncomfortable, and notably includes Jerry Seinfeld who dated a senior in high school for a brief period of time after Seinfeld was already a smash-hit, Jerry Lee Lewis, who married his 13-year-old cousin, Fergie, who courted a 16-year-old Justin Timberlake, and Wilmer Valderrama (Fez of That 70’s Show fame), who has displayed a pattern of predatory behavior towards teens like Demi Lovato and Lindsey Lohan.
A more extensive list of celebrities who dated teens can be found here.
PornHub sees rise in Stormy Daniels searches after arrest of Donald Trump
32,400%. That’s the rise in traffic that PornHub saw in Stormy Daniels videos after the former President was arrested last week. Last Wednesday, there were 34,500 searches for Daniels. A day later, searches spiked to over 630,000 searches.
Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has admitted to paying $130,000 to kill the Daniels’ story about the former President’s affair.
Hayley Williams unearths note she wrote to her teenage self
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams took to her Instagram Stories over the weekend to share a letter that she had written for a friend’s newsletter. The newsletter can be found here. Williams, in the newsletter, said,
“Good and also Evil
Kind and also Careful
Hurt and also Healing
Empathy and also Not My Problem
Bad Men and also Lovely Ones
Vulnerable and also Fuck Off
Vengeance and also Forgiveness
Stay Home and also See The World
Big Smile and also Depression
Distance and also Closer Than Ever
Intimacy and also No One Will Ever Truly Know Me
Straight and also Spectrum
Newborn and also Ancient Wisdom
Neons and also Neutrals
Hope and also Dystopia
Acceptance and also Rage
God and also Nothing
Everywhere and also Right Here
True Love and also Loneliness
Believing and also Seeing
Dreams Of The Future and also Painstakingly Present
Getting Better and also Enough
“I would tell her to learn now that life is both/and.”
What would you like to say to your teenage self? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Major road closures will impact Chicago traffic for weeks leading up to NASCAR events this summer
Mark your calendars and circle June 2 as the last time you’ll be able to breeze through downtown normally during the summer months. Starting then, a long list of traffic disruptions will take place, ending on July 15, two weeks after the race.
Per NBC 5, these are the upcoming road closures:
June 2
Parking restrictions begin at 6 a.m. on June 2 along southbound Columbus Drive, between Jackson Drive and Balbo drive. Part of the sidewalk along Columbus Drive will also close at this time, but city officials noted that corners will remain accessible to allow visitors to still reach Buckingham Fountain.
June 5
At 6 a.m. on June 5, northbound parking will be restricted between Jackson and Balbo, with east side sidewalks being blocked.
June 10
Beginning June 10, Ida B. Wells between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive will close down, but eastbound lanes between Congress Circle and Michigan Avenue will remain open.
June 18
Starting on June 18, Jackson Drive between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive will close. This closure is expected to begin at 7 p.m. and continue through 6 a.m. the following morning.
June 19
On June 19, Balbo will close between Michigan Avenue and DuSable Lake Shore Drive, but the intersection along Columbus will remain open.
June 20
Starting at 6 a.m. on June 20, one lane will be blocked on northbound Columbus Drive between Roosevelt and Balbo Drive. Chicago Transit Authority busses that run along this strip will also be rerouted, officials said.
June 21
Curb lane closures begin on June 21 for northbound Columbus Drive between Balbo and Jackson Drive.
June 22
Beginning at 6 a.m. on June 22, one lane of southbound Columbus Drive will be closed between Roosevelt and Balbo. The Columbus Drive underpass, however, will remain open.
June 23
Beginning at 6 a.m., a lane closure will continue on southbound Columbus Drive, this time from Balbo to Jackson.
June 24
Lane closures will begin on June 24 along Congress Circle in both directions.
Main Closures
June 25 – Beginning at 12:01 a.m.
Jackson Drive will close between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive and Columbus Drive will close between Jackson Drive and Roosevelt Road.
June 26 – Beginning at 6 a.m.
Congress Plaza Drive will close and lane closures begin on eastbound Roosevelt Road between Columbus Drive and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
June 27 – Beginning at 6 a.m.
Curb lane closure begins on southbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive between Balbo Drive and Roosevelt Road for track barrier installation.
June 28 – Beginning at 10 p.m.
A curb lane closure is slated to start on southbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive between Balbo Drive and Roosevelt Road for track barrier installation.
June 29 – Beginning at 8 p.m.
Northbound Michigan Avenue will close between Balbo Drive and Jackson Drive and a traffic lane closure will begin on southbound Michigan Avenue between Balbo and Jackson.
Then at 10 p.m., southbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive will close between Monroe Drive and McFetridge Road and Roosevelt Road will shut down between Columbus Drive and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
June 30 – Beginning at 5 p.m.
Southbound Michigan Avenue will close between Balbo Drive and Jackson Drive.
Race Weekend Closures
July 1
Northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive will close between McFetridge Drive and Randolph Street.
Other race weekend closures include full shut downs of:
- SB DuSable Lake Shore Drive from Randolph Street to McFetridge Drive
- NB DuSable Lake Shore Drive from McFetridge to Randolph Street
- NB Michigan Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Jackson Drive
- SB Michigan Avenue from Jackson Drive and Balbo Drive
- Monroe Avenue from Columbus Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive
- Columbus Drive from Roosevelt Rad to Monroe Drive
- Roosevelt Road from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Columbus Drive
- Jackson Drive from Michigan Avenue to DuSable Lake Shore Drive
- Balbo Drive from Michigan Avenue to DuSable Lake Shore Drive
- Ida B. Wells from Michigan Avenue to Columbus Drive
- Congress Circle
After Race Closures
July 2 – beginning at end of event
Officials said the priority will be centered on opening up DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Columbus Drive and Michigan Avenue “as soon as possible.”
Northbound Lake Shore Drive is scheduled to reopen between McFetridge and Monroe and southbound Michigan Avenue will reopen between Roosevelt and Monroe sometime before 7 a.m. on July 3, officials said.
July 3
At least one lane of traffic is expected to reopen on southbound Lake Shore Drive by midnight on July 3. Northbound Michigan Avenue and eastbound Roosevelt Road will also see one lane reopen, while all of westbound Roosevelt Road is expected to reopen.
July 4-5
Beginning at midnight and continuing through 4 p.m., officials are expected to continue to remove track wall from the event on southbound Lake Shore Drive, fully reopening the road after 4 p.m., officials said.
Then, beginning at 4 p.m. and continuing through the morning hours of July 5, the remaining walls on northbound Michigan Avenue will be removed, “allowing for three lanes” to reopen.
July 5-6
Between July 5 and July 6 Congress Circle is expected to fully reopen.
July 6-7
Columbus Drive between Roosevelt and Balbo is expected to remain closed in both directions. Balbo Drive will also remain closed to traffic between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive.
July 8-9
Jackson Drive will remain closed between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive in both directions. Closures will also continue on Columbus Drive.
July 10
- Columbus Drive reopens in both directions between Roosevelt Road and Jakcson Boulevard, but one lane remains closed between Balbo Drive and Jackson Boulevard in both directions.
- Ida B. Wells between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive fully reopens.
- Jackson Boulevard and Columbus Drive intersection reopens.
July 11
Northbound Columbus Drive reopens fully between Balbo Drive and Jackson Boulevard.
July 12-13
Balbo Drive reopens between Columbus Drive and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
July 14-15
All streets, parking and sidewalks are reopened.
Good luck, Chicago, and godspeed.
Metallica launch “For Whom the Band Tolls” competition
Marching bands of all levels are invited to compete for over $150,000 in prizes by crafting “their most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of some of the band’s most beloved songs.”
No one gasses people up quite like the Walmart comment section
Comment sections on the Internet are often a spawning point for Karens, but we stumbled upon one comment section that was so glorious and heartwarming that we felt the need to share it.
We thank Alley for his service, both at Walmart and at Afghanistan…apparently.
Exactly how long it will take you to burn off those Easter Candy calories
Our friends at TOPS Club Inc. have done the work that we were too afraid to do. After a glorious weekend with warm weather, family, and candy, we now have to face the reality that some of these calories need to be burned. This is exactly how long it will take for those calories to go away.
5 marshmallow chicks (140 calories):
- Walk for 39 minutes
- 22 minutes of Pilates
- Use the elliptical machine for 24 minutes
1 cream-filled chocolate egg (150 calories):
- Jump rope for 12 minutes
- Do hatha yoga for 34 minutes
- 28 minutes of gardening
15 jelly beans (160 calories):
- Bicycle for 25 minutes
- Go grocery shopping for 42 minutes
- Circuit-train for 18 minutes
1 peanut-butter egg (180 calories):
- Swim for 15 minutes
- Do high-impact aerobics for 24 minutes
- Go bowling for 55 minutes
1 1 1/2-oz. solid chocolate bunny (240 calories):
- Jog for 27 minutes
- 26 minutes of casual racquetball
- Zumba for 23 minutes
Now is the time to get your beach body ready, Chicagoland.
WATCH: Benches clear in heated series finale between White Sox and Pirates
The White Sox closed out a tough week by being shut out against Pittsburgh. The Sunday matinee between the Sox and Pirates was largely uneventful, with the Sox losing 1-0, but the lack of offense didn’t stop the benches from clearing in the 6th inning.
Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz fractured his ankle with an awkward slide into home. As he rolled around in pain, Sox catcher Seby Zavala appeared to shout at him on the ground. Jomboy Media broke down the play here.
The Sox are now 4-6 on the year. Their counterparts on the North Side sit at 4-4.
Chicago ranked one of the most “sinful cities” in America
Move over Las Vegas…or at least scooch to the side for a minute. A new study from WalletHub has unveiled that Chicago is one of the most sinful cities in the country. The company then identified 38 metrics “of vices and Illicit behavior” within the seven dimensions, including rate of theft, number of fast-food restaurants per capita, gambling statistics, etc, and graded each metric on a 100-point scale for all 182 cities.
The Top 10 Most Sinful Cities in America:
- Las Vegas, NV
- St. Louis, MO
- Philadelphia, PA
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Denver, CO
- Chicago, IL
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Phoenix, AZ
As if finishing 8th wasn’t bad enough for Chicago, Aurora clocked in at #120 on the overall list.
Harvard-trained psychologist has 9 phrases that healthy relationships use every day
A Harvard psychologist has compiled a list of things that the most successful relationships say. According to the psychologist, relationships are more likely to be successful when the following things are used often:
- “I appreciate your effort”
- “I like you”
- “Help me better understand this…”
- “I’m listening…”
- “I’m sorry.”
- “I forgive you. Can you forgive me?”
- “I am committed to you”
- “Let’s have some fun”
- “I love you.”
These phrases will help you foster a healthy relationship full of proper communicating skills.
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RIP: Vivian Trimble of Luscious Jackson
Vivian Trimble, a multi-instrumentalist and singer best known for her 1990s work with Luscious Jackson, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. She was 59.
A plethora of new Linkin Park unheard songs, demos, and live performances drop for 20 years of Meteora
It’s a good day to Linkin Park fan.
Hot off the heels of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Meteora’s original release date (we highly recommend this retrospective on the record), Linkin Park has dropped the 20th Anniversary Edition of their 2003 masterpiece, Meteora, and the goodies inside are unbelievable.
Notably, the band has unveiled a number of previously unheard songs, including the anthemic “Healing Foot”, which just missed making the original album.
The band also released their Live in Texas concert from 2003, a breathtaking performance featuring an array of the band’s biggest hits.
The release also features a number of never-before-heard demos from Meteora’s biggest hits.
A full playlist of Linkin Park’s 20th Anniversary Meteora record can be found here.
Wrigleyville Chick-fil-A now offering free sandwiches for Cubs home wins
Wrigleyville’s newest staple, a Chick-fil-A located on Clark St. near Wrigley, now has an offer so good that it will make both Cubs and Sox fans happy. The newly opened fast-food establishment is giving customers a free original chicken sandwich following every Cubs win at Wrigley Field.
The deal is available through the Chick-fil-A ONE App, and will last for the 2023 season.
