Stores Are Offering a Much Lower Average Discount This Black Friday Than Last Year

November 19, 2020 | Tim Virgin

Last year, the major retail brands in this country offered an average discount of 40.4% off on Black Friday.  This year, they’re not quite so generous.

According to an analysis of the 7,000 Black Friday deals that are being advertised by the 26 biggest retail stores in the country, the average discount this year is 32.2% off.  That’s the lowest discount in the six years of this particular study.

There are four stores that have an average discount above 50%, though.  Those are:  JCPenney . . . Macy’s . . . Kohl’s . . . and Belk.  It’s been a tough year for giant department stores.  They need to move merchandise.

 

On the other end of things, there are seven stores where the average discount is under 25%.  Those are:  Ace Hardware . . . Big Lots . . . Dell . . . Costco . . . Sam’s Club . . . Overstock.com . . . and Newegg.

 

(Wallethub)

 

(Here are the rankings for all 26 stores, plus breakdowns on where you can find the best discount in different categories of products.)

 

Medicinal prostitution?

November 18, 2020 | jnettlebeck

There have been a crazy amount of states that have legalized marijuana for either recreational or medical use.

Oregon even legalized… Well, drugs!

But is medicinal prostitution the next thing to be legalized?

See if this guy can convince you.

What do you think? Does he make any good points?

Zoom will remove 40-minute time limit on Thanksgiving

November 18, 2020 | jnettlebeck

This Thanksgiving is going to be a very strange one.

Many people will not be gathering with their families in order to not continue the spread of the Coronavirus.

Because of this Zoom will be removing its free use 40-min time limit on their video calls on Thanksgiving.

This is great!

Even if you can’t be with family in person, at least you can still be with them ~virtually~.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ coming to HBO Max on Christmas

November 18, 2020 | Kevin

Wonder Woman will be kicking ass on screens worldwide and you might not have to worry about how you will see it. ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ the anticipated sequel to 2017’s smash hit with Gal Gadot taking on the Amazon superhero role with director Patty Jenkins at the helm. Warner Brothers announced today the film which has experienced several delays due to the pandemic, will be released in both theaters and streaming on their streaming service, HBO Max on Christmas Day 2020.

With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, this is great news for DCsuperhero fans looking to get their mind off the bad news. It is worth noting that the film will be available to HBO Max subscribers in the United States for a month and it will not cost you anything more than the normal subscription price.

Popcorned Planet breaks down the whole story here and how spoilers for the movie could leak to American fans before they get to see it due to the film’s international release on December 16th.

 

 

New music from Chevelle!

November 18, 2020 | <3 Lauren

Chevelle have been working on a new album for what feels like an eternity, and we finally have an update and a peek into the new stuff!  Check out Pete Loeffler perform ‘Endlessly’ acoustic:

According to Sam Loeffler, the album is all finished and we should have a release date soon.  Here’s a flashback to our chat at Lollapalooza (remember festivals?!) and a clip from that performance.

Can’t wait!  <3 Lauren

Whose Karen is it?

November 18, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Thanksgiving is going to be very interesting this year. It’ll be very different from what we are all used to.

One thing will never change though, a Karen will always be a Karen.

Is she wrong about this? And more importantly, where in the Chicagoland area is she from!

Miley Cyrus’ rock album is coming and you should be excited

November 17, 2020 | jnettlebeck

Whatever plans you have for November 27th should be canceled so you can listen to Miley Cyrus’ rock album titled “Plastic Hearts.”

It’s going to be full of songs with this type of energy and we couldn’t be any more excited for it!

Here is the album’s artwork and the track list:

 

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This is going to be so good!

Playing Four Hours of Video Games Every Day Is Good for Your Mental Health

November 17, 2020 | Tim Virgin

Repeat after me:  You’re not “wasting four hours a day playing video games” . . . you’re “devoting four hours a day to wellness.”

According to a new study out of Oxford University, playing video games can be GOOD for your mental health.  The researchers found people who played video games had a better sense of wellbeing than people who didn’t.

The researchers specifically tested “Animal Crossing” for Nintendo and found, quote, “If you play four hours a day of ‘Animal Crossing’, you’re a much happier human being.”

 

(The Guardian)

Wolfgang Van Halen releases musical tribute for his late father, Eddie Van Halen

November 16, 2020 | jnettlebeck

The passing of Eddie Van Halen broke everyone’s heart who loves music.

But besides being a rock star, he was also a dad.

His son, Wolfgang, wanted to show the world that in his touching musical tribute to the late and great guitarist.

Amazing.

I’m sure Eddie would be proud.

Jack Black gets ridiculous in his ‘WAP’ dance video

November 16, 2020 | Kevin

Jack Black has been joyful, silly, and playful for years in our ears with Tenacious D and on-screen in many films. He delivered his always-having-fun attitude on social media this week by dawning some short-shorts and getting soaked by hose as he twerked down his own version of the uber-popular ‘WAP’ dance from Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B. As you can see below, he owned it.

Now we know the song is controversial to some, draw the ire of talk show host Ben Shapiro who read the edited lyrics of ‘WAP’ on his show. As Justin of the KQX Morning Crew put it, it was not supposed to be funny but it was.

 

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Women Named Karen Say Their Name Has Ruined Their Love Lives . . . Online Dating Matches Are Down 31%

November 16, 2020 | Tim Virgin

This hasn’t been a good year for the name “Karen” . . . and it seems like quite a few of them are about to call up Tinder and ask to speak to the manager.

According to a new study, women named Karen say their name is ruining their love lives.

They’re getting 31% fewer matches on dating apps than last year and 33% fewer responses to messages they send.

Even women who use a different spelling like C-A-R-E-N or K-A-R-I-N have seen a 22% drop in matches.

 

(Daily Mail)

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