In the ongoing battle for free speech, a major ruling was made in California that determined the new rules of the road. A woman on the west coast lost her battle with a traffic citation that cited her for “excessively honking”. Per the ruling of the courts, horns are not protected by free speech.
The woman filed a civil suit in 2018, claiming that she was forced to “censor herself by refraining from using her vehicle horn for expressive purposes, including but not limited to expressing support for political protests, rallies, or demonstrations.”
Even though the citation was dismissed due to the officer not showing up in court, the woman fought, and lost.
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.
YouTube's Sunday Ticket is available starting today, but it is not going to be cheap.
For YouTube TV subscribers: -$349/season ($249 if you buy before June 6) -$389 ($289 early) if you want RedZone
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.”
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.”
We’re celebrating #72Seasons release week by taking over late night! Catch us on @JimmyKimmelLive on ABC Monday, April 10 – Thursday, April 13 for four live performances, one night of chatting on the couch, and whatever other fun Jimmy has in store for us. pic.twitter.com/MZUMNr9mxd
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.
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.
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.
Benches emptied between the White Sox and Pirates when Oneil Cruz left the game with a leg injury after sliding home pic.twitter.com/aaso0po4bi
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.
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.
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.
Vivian Trimble 5/24/63- 4/4/23 We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved friend and band member Viv on Tuesday. We are devastated beyond words to lose our graceful sister. (More info on FB/Insta) Gabby, Jill, Kate pic.twitter.com/0T5jwaUHYQ
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.
