I’m not sure people need an excuse to consume MORE chocolate at this time of year, but here’s one for you anyway.
According to a new study out of the University of Birmingham in England, drinking hot chocolate can make you SMARTER.
The researchers say it’s because of some molecules in cocoa called flavanols . . . and they make your brain work faster and more efficiently.
There’s only one downside: If your brain is already functioning really well, the flavanols won’t help you out. And since you’re a genius, that means you. But for the rest of us . . . bring on the hot chocolate.
Primus have announced a “one-of-a-kind” virtual concert called “Alive From Pachyderm Station”.
The band who gave us 90’s classics “Jerry Was A Race Car Driver” and “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” (and the theme from South Park) will deliver a set from Les Claypool’s own California winery Claypool Cellars.
“Strange, eclectically wonderful things tend to happen when the three of us get in a room together with our instruments. This will be an intimate and casual performance between three longtime friends as opposed to an elaborate ‘show’”.
“Alive From Pachyderm Station” will be broadcast on Friday, December 11th (8P Central). Check out the trailer here:
While some people were spending quality time with their immediate family members this Thanksgiving weekend, we were hard at work checking the Chicago police scanners.
The things we heard were better than any Black Friday deal you found guaranteed!
Here is what went down:
Part 1 – Thursday 2:35 PM – Aurora – 1700 block of North Orchard Rd – Screaming and animal sounds coming from neighbors house. Man in backyard with a big knife.
Part 2 – Second Call – 2:42 PM – Possible assault happening across the street. There’s a man screaming “I’m going to f’n kill you”.
Part 3 – Officer Response – 2:59 – Man bought a live turkey from Craigslist and was attempting to kill it in the backyard to teach his family about a traditional thanksgiving. Animal control is in route to gain possession of the turkey. The turkey was not injured.
Saturday – 8:09 PM – 102 W. Division – Jewel bathroom – Man refusing to remove his pet tortoise from toilet.
Sunday – 3:34 PM – Hyde Park – Whole Foods – Woman scooped mash potatoes in her pocket. She is walking around the store eating them with her hands. When approached she said she brought the potato’s from home. She left without dispute.
Sunday – Orland Park – 11:19 AM – Delivery driver says a customer opened the door naked. She offered to tip him extra to come inside the residence. She reportedly does this all the time and he wants it to stop.
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. finally both returned to the ring on Saturday night and it was better than anyone could have imagined.
It was a night highlighted by great fights, some awesome musical performances, Snoop Dogg commentating wizardry, and some knock out punches!
One of the biggest surprises of the night was the highly anticipated fight between former NBA player Nate Robinson and Youtube/annoying person Jake Paul.
Things did not go so smoothly for the three time all-star dunk champion…
Oh, then Jake Paul called out Connor McGregor.
Then of course there was the fight we all came to see.
Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr.
It was a GREAT time, Snoop comparing it to his uncles fighting at a BBQ.
Even with their age, both fighters showed some amazing skills and went the distance for a called draw in the exhibition.
But what do you think? Is Iron Mike Tyson back? Or did Roy Jones Jr. get the best of the baddest man on the planet?
That’s because a website powered by machine-learning is creating random combinations of cover videos of the song. It would take you 1.46 x 10 to the power of 100 years to see all the versions. So get watching. (Plus, it’s a cool way to see all the ways people have covered it)
It has been dubbed the ‘Lockdown Knockdown’ with tonight’s exhibition fight on pay-per-view with two all-time boxing greats squaring off with ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KO) and Roy Jones Jr (66-9, 47 KO). Outside of the superstar names, the bout has been garnering attention with unique rules for the fight under the California Athletic Commission, who has stated no official winner will be announced according to Sherdog. The fight will be contested in 8 2-minute rounds due to both fighters not agreeing to wear headgear. Commission officials have also stated a serious cut could end the fight and no knockouts will be allowed. The fight be judged by ex-fighters.
The fight will be on pay-per-view at 8 pm CST for $49.99 through traditional PPV providers and the FITE app on various streaming devices.
In a September interview with Joe Rogan, Tyson talked about how his wife told him he was a bit overweight, and reinvigorating his workout regime launched him into an intense journey back to the ring. The former world heavyweight champion detailed how four-division champion Jones became the opponent to get him to return to the ring for his first fight since 2005. Tyson notes this could start off a “legends only league” to get exhibition presentations with legendary figures in all sports.
There are thousands of people talking about movies online like it was the only thing in the world. The fandom of the film creates some interesting characters in its own right, which is why this new SYFY show looks like must-see TV.
‘The Movie Show’ sees loveable smart asses Alex Stone and Adam Dubowsky voice the puppets Wade and Deb who are two conflicting TV hosts on a cable access TV show that reviews movies with demented spin-off sketches, ‘exclusive deleted scenes’, and much more. The new comedy series debuts tonight at 10:30pm CST/ 11:30pm EST on SyFy. You can also catch the debut on Sunday at the same time. You can catch new regular episodes Thursdays at 10pm CST/11pm EST in December. Watch the trailer and some teaser footage here.
A press release for the series says future ‘guests’ on the show include Bruce the shark from “Jaws”, Steven King’s laptop, the T-Rex from “Jurassic Park,” and Splinter from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. Yes, no blockbuster movie franchise except maybe Blockbuster Video since it does not exactly exist at the moment.
Reviews.org will set one person up gift cards to cover Netflix, Hulu, Disney +, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and even Amazon Prime (which I assume would come with all that free package delivering?). They then have to watch and answer questions on 25 holiday movies in 25 days — the list is below. Maybe someone from Chicago can be the official Cheermeister (although, I could do without the name). Good luck. — [eric]
“Bad Guy” video has hit a billion views (and counting) on YouTube.
To celebrate the milestone, Google built an “Infinite Bad Guy” video using machine learning to bring together more than 15,000 “Bad Guy” covers, lip syncs, dances and more from across the world, representing numerous musical styles and languages.
You’ll see a different mosaic of music videos every time you watch it.
Whether you’ve overcooked the turkery or worse, there will be cooking failures today on Thanksgiving. Jimmy Fallon shared the best tweets at #CookingFail on his Thanksgiving Eve episode. Viewers shared some truly awful mistakes in making food from people mistaking human fingers for carrots to a ‘self-cleaning’ oven that destroys the holiday.
Now our own Jon Manley has his view what could be a cooking fail.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone…well everyone except people that put fruit in the stuffing. Those people can go straight to hell.
Jason Macintosh posted this shocking video on Instagram with drone footage of an unaware swimmer floating on his back with severl hammerhead sharks swimming around him and even circling him. The swimmer even gives a thumbs up to the drone. And to the surprise of no one, this video comes from Miami Beach, Florida.
This is not the only animal story out of Florida this week. In south Florida, the weirdness continued when a man saved his adorable puppy from the jaws of an alligator and it was all captured on video. Watch that dramatic clip here.
These are all facts: It’s just under 2500 songs made available. (That’s over 85 hours of material.) The audio has not been listened to in years, so you don’t know what you are going to get (there’s actually a warning list below — and he’s asked people to let him know if they contain audio people shouldn’t hear.‼️). And the reason this website even happened is because Rivers is taking a web programming course at Harvard. FACTS.
Here’s a number of caveats from Rivers:
It might have silence.
It might be wildly inappropriate.
It might have super low sound quality.
It might just be me rambling, talking, making sounds.
It may have already been shared or leaked.
It might be just a drum beat. it might not have vocals.
It might be a duplicate of another demo.
It might be an inferior version of another demo.
the information provided, such as year and description, might be incorrect.
Also, over time, the contents of each bundle in the market might change.
Or the metadata for a file might change.
The price may change.
There may even be a holiday gift option coming soon, where you can buy for a friend and receive a personalized message from Rivers himself. Keep checking back. — [eric]
As seen in the above video from Bloomberg Quicktales, Utah’s Department of Public Safety discovered this very mysterious mental monolith and yes, it feels like a scene pulled directly from the classic ‘2001 A Space Odyssey’. The metal structure is placed in a very remote canyon region of the desert region of Utah which many people have compared to the planet Mars. Yes, this all very weird.
ABC News has more story including insight from Utah state officials who claim they believe it is indeed man-made,