If you’re reading this, you already lose.
Reviews.org is holding a 24-hour-detox challenge for people to avoid screens entirely for 24 hours so that they can win a $200 Amazon gift card. No screens means no phone, TV, smart speakers, smart watches, or gaming. Don’t worry, though, the microwave is fair game.
Do you think you could handle this? Let us know why or why not over on our Facebook page!
San Diego narrowly avoided a disaster this weekend. A father brought his two-year-old past multiple barriers and into an elephant exhibit. Much like if someone wandered into your home, the elephant noticed these intruders and charged straight ahead.
As you can see, the elephant nearly takes out both people. Luckily, no one was physically harmed, but the parent was later arrested on suspicion of child cruelty.
Jesus Camargo-Corrales of the Cubs organization was arrested over the weekend for a variety of drug charges, most notably the fact that he had 21 pounds of methamphetamine on him at the time of his arrest, plus a pound of oxycodone pills. If you’re wondering, 21 pounds of meth adds up to about the weight of 64 regulation-sized baseballs. Essentially, this man was packing heat.
Hopefully this is not a bad omen for the Cubs this season. We finally kicked the Billy Goat’s Curse, we don’t need to be plagued by methamphetamine going forward.
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The Knocks and Foster The People have collaborated again — this time covering three classic alternative jams.
“Bittersweet Symphony” – The Verve: Considering Richard Ashcroft just recently won back the royalties to his biggest hit, does this mean he’ll get them from Mark Foster as well? By the way, listen to the brand new song “All About You” from The Knocks/Foster The People. I totally get a Bittersweet Symphony vibe from it, how about you?
“Devil’s Haircut” – Beck: Pretty true to the original, but also the guys put a little personal touch on this one. Check it out. And when you are done, check out Beck in the 101WKQX Lounge.
“Southside” – Moby, feat. Gwen Stefani: Did you know that Moby said this song was inspired by his trips to Chicago and his love for the city’s house music scene? Well, now you do.
All three versions are below for you to check out. — [eric]
The fine folks at Niche have unveiled a new ranking of the best places to live in this country using a metric that includes the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities. Finishing first were The Woodlands in Texas, closely followed by Arlington, Virginia. Finishing third place, which is surprising to a degree given the amount of Karens hiding out in the area, was Naperville.
Is Naperville the best place to live in the Chicagoland area? Let us know on Facebook where you think the best location is!
The feud between a disgruntled former employee and a stifling, old boss ended in grand fashion this week. A man in Georgia put in his two weeks in November, but after feuding with his boss during his final days on the job, he never received his final payment. The worker thought his check would arrive in January, but when that didn’t happen, he gave up hope. He finally received payment in the pettiest (or penniest?) way possible.
What’s the pettiest thing you’ve ever done? Head on over to our Facebook and drop a comment explaining what you did and why you did it!
The topic of “transition time” is such a huge factor in some people’s lives and yet it is a topic that is rarely ever discussed. And no, transition time is not code for refractory period. Listen to this TikToker explain.
@cantgetatextback#datingtiktok #datingexpert #datinghack #datecoach #datingadvice
How do you deal with the transition time in your own relationship? Hit us up on Facebook and tell us your strategy behind this!
A year into the pandemic, we are finally starting to see some people produce their King Lear. We don’t know what to call this sport – heck, we don’t even really know what to call this. All we know is that this is an Olympic-caliber skill.
How does one even get to the point of trying this? (via IG:Adamhgrondin) pic.twitter.com/aSD5BdD4x3
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 18, 2021
Do you have a special talent akin to what this guy did? Shoot a video and send it to us over on our Facebook page!
At the age of 52, legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk just threw down his final 540 ollie on a vert ramp, 32 years after doing it for the first time. Hawk is long retired from active competition but still is an avid member of the skate scene with his son Riley now riding professionally (and shredding). Hawk, who obviously has been the main catalyst for taking skateboarding mainstream, shows us just how much you can do with a little perseverance.
Did my last ever ollie 540 today. You can compare it with my first one 32 years ago. This one meant a lot to me https://t.co/tExDDRFzb4 pic.twitter.com/Ggql2uADtg
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) March 18, 2021
What’s your greatest feat? At the end of the day, what can you look back on and say proudly, “I did that.” Let us know over on our Facebook page!
Tom DeLonge is selling music gear used by Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves through a new partnership with Reverb.
DeLonge announced his teaming with the online instruments retailer this week, detailing the ‘Official Tom DeLonge Reverb Shop’ in a video on YouTube …check it out below.
We see the quandary that our Relationship Court participant has found herself in, but we also see why her partner is doing what she’s doing. Here’s the situation:
Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Can they come to an understanding? Drop us a comment on our Facebook page explaining what you would do in this situation.
Those KQX boys are at it again! Look at what happened when Brian & Justin tried to put the Chicago Bears for sale.
@kqxjustinSell the team! @brianjhaddad #chicago #bears #chicagobears #chicagoland #football #nfl #trade #fyp #foryou #AirPodsJUMP #forsale #team #arrested #jail
Unsurprisingly, Brian & Justin are no longer welcome in Lake Forrest after this incident.
There are rumblings within the deep crevices of society that 2000’s fashion trends like low rise jeans and skintight clothing. For some, it’s deeply concerning as they are reminded of these atrocities thanks to Facebook memories and Buzzfeed articles already. For others, they have a very valid concern that these trends aren’t inclusive of all body types.
@thephilosopherqueen#stitch with @morethantracyt “How could you possibly not know you went from ultra skinny to regular skinny?!” #dietculture #diet #fyp #foryoupage
What trend did you hate? Vent your frustrations over on our Facebook page!
Age is merely a mindset…outside of the court of law. This old head showed us that he can still rip it up on the bike despite the grey hairs on his head.
How are you still young at heart? What do you do that keeps you fresh? Let us know over on our Facebook page!
Marilyn Hartman, the woman who snuck onto a London-bound flight in 2018, was caught attempting to do the same thing yesterday at O’Hare. She claims to have taken more than 30 flights without a ticket in her lifetime. She doesn’t need a ticket to paradise, she’s living it.
What’s your crazy travel story? Have you ever snuck into somewhere that you shouldn’t have been? We want to hear from you over on our Facebook page.
NFT’s are all the rage right now, but not even the world’s newly crowned richest man can fully get in on the action. Musk announced that he was going to sell one of his tweets as a NFT, but when a bidder offered him $1.1 million for the rights to the non-fungible token, Musk balked at the idea and revoked his offer, noting that it “just didn’t feel right”.
Have you ever made a bad investment? If you have, let us know over on our Facebook page!
“When the lights go back on, we want to be right there playing shows…”
Our hearts are bursting with Chicago pride as Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath jumps on to chat with Lauren O’Neil about new Rise Against music and (fingers crossed) future performance plans.
Karen’s have now targeted Chicago’s greatest export, St. Patrick’s Day partiers. This Karen hates fun, and thus she hates you.
Where is this Karen from? Take your best guess over on our Facebook page!
