You probably already saw this on your phone notifications… the CTA is suspending bus and train service starting at 6:30p, and continuing until the morning.
Disaster proclamation issued for Cook County
Governor Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for Cook County to help the city of Chicago keep people safe. The full press release can be downloaded here.
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Hour 1
- Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline
- New Order – True Faith
- Meat Puppets – Backwater
- Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
- Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
- Elastica – Connection
- Buffalo Tom – Taillights Fade
- Echo And the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
- Nirvana – Sliver
- Sparks – Cool Places
- Semisonic – Singing In My Sleep
- Garbage – I Think I’m Paranoid
- Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
- Fountains Of Wayne – It Must Be Summer
- Sublime – Doin’ Time
Hour 2
- Oasis – Live Forever
- XTC – Generals And Majors
- The Eels – Novocaine For The Soul
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane
- Haircut 100 – Love Plus One
- Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
- Fun Lovin’ Criminals – Scooby Snacks
- The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
- Live – I Alone
- Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
- Smashing Pumpkins – Perfect
- Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
- Len – Steal My Sunshine
“Level Of Concern” video made on 1980s Macs is lo-fi, low-key 🔥
I’ve always looked at old, outdated computers as glorified doorstops. Someone just made that thought invalid.
His name is Pinot W. Ichwandardi — and leave it to an artist to take two Apple computers from the 1980s & make a Twenty One Pilots visual masterstroke. This lyric video for “Level Of Concern” just transported me back to my days of henpecking away during typing class in junior high school — and now I feel like Tyler and Josh owe me a pizza boat.
Following the video, you can read a Twitter thread from the creator about he and his family made it. Floppy disks forever. 🖖 — [eric]
[📷 : Julia Simone Paul]
Another day in the quarantine time, all the family member gather to (re)create a video with old Macintosh machines. @twentyonepilots‘ asked us to create lyric video for their single “Level of Concern” pic.twitter.com/02bU1BMvqz
— Pinot W. Ichwandardi (@pinot) May 30, 2020
Watch Dropkick Murphys play Fenway Park
Dropkick Murphys have been bleeding Boston red for decades now, so who better…excuse me BETTAH to play an empty Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox with a special remote guest cameo from the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. You can watch the entire show here which is just spectacle as the boys take up the whole diamond with the drums set up on second base. It’s quite the visual thrill to see 73,000 plus watching the show live at one point. It was really charming as well to see ‘SNL’ alum Rachel Dratch jump in with some comedy during a break between songs.
The Murphs were the first to jump into the special streaming shows during quarantine when they converted their annual hometown show into a streaming event for charity and this memorable gig is no different with the Boston Resiliency Fund, Habitat for Humanity, and Feeding America all tied in. You can donate at donate.dropkickmuprhys.com.
If you are looking for more great concerts to binge on, we got a LOT of quarantine concerts we’ve been streaming from the LOUNGE. Watch more here on 101WKQX.COM.
NBA could tip off July 31
The NBA could tip off again July 31, according to commissioner Adam Silver.
The news came out of a league board of governors virtual meeting today. A formal announcement is expected soon. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports most owners expect the announcement to come within the next week.
It’s still unclear what this will all look like, when play resumes. There’s a chance the NBA will jump straight to modified postseason playoffs.
Will You Take Time Off Work This Summer for a Vacation?
Summer vacations will look different this year . . . and lots of people are just scrapping the whole deal.
A new survey asked workers if they’re planning to take a vacation this summer . . . and the majority say, “Uh, nope.
37% are saving their vacation time for later in the year when they hope it’ll be okay to travel again . . . 22% won’t take time off because they’re worried about money . . . and 14% won’t take a vacation because they have too much work to do.
That means three-quarters of people say they won’t be taking time off to go on a summer vacation this year.
The survey also found only 25% of people say their company or boss has encouraged them to take some time off. And 9% say they’ve been discouraged from taking a summer vacation.
TikTok Claims Cereal Is Better If You Put It in the Freezer Before Adding Milk
Here’s the newest life hack from TikTok that may or may not work. People online are claiming that cereal is WAY better if you put it in the freezer before you add milk.
A bunch of TikTok users posted videos, so a writer at BuzzFeed tried it. She was skeptical but said it really does make a difference. Quote, “It’s almost like you haven’t properly had cereal until you’ve put a bowl in the freezer.”
It’s not clear how long you’re supposed to leave it in there. But she did it for an hour and said it worked with Cheerios and Honey Bunches of Oats. The main drawback is it turns a bowl of cereal into an hour-long process.
(Warning: The TikTok videos near the top of the BuzzFeed article have uncensored profanity.)
Free samples returning to Costco
Free samples are coming back to Costco in a few weeks.
A “modified” sample program will be put in place, which the company’s CFO described on an earnings call: “It’s not going to be where you go and just pick up an open sample with your fingers.”
Free samples haven’t been offered since March because of COVID-19.
Disney World to reopen up in July
The “happiest place on Earth” Disney World is planning to open for the first time in several months on July 11th with Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom with Epcot and Hollywood Studios following on July 15th. Disney reopened Disneyland Shanghai in China with COVID-19 precautions in place a few weeks ago, and is leveling up capacity there as they progress. How is the ‘House of Mouse’ working on the same pattern in Orlando, Florida?
Last week Disney Springs, an entertainment complex in Oralndo was reopened with precautions, social distancing being enforced, limited capacity, and some stores just being not open. That gives some idea of how the main park will be operated on a larger scale.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke to CNBC today (watch in the video above) about the reopening of the massive theme park and how the company is managing the situation moving forward.
So here are the details on the precautions being put into place:
- Guests and employees will be required to wear face masks and their temperatures will be taken before entering the park.
- The park’s capacity will be reduced to limited.
- To further break up possible large crowds, all parades and firework shows will not be held at the park.
- Future guests will also be required to buy their tickets in advance.
- Plexiglass has been installed around the park.
- Cashless payment is being encouraged across the park.
If you want to learn about Disney World and other theme parks, how they were created, and the old attractions that no longer exists, check out
Defunctland, which a fantastic fan-driven YouTube channel with full fledged documentaries on various attractions from Disney theme parks and other.
Woodfield Mall reopens tomorrow
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg’s back in business tomorrow. The mall’s going to operate on shorter business hours, and have systems in place to reflect safety in this time of pandemic. New measures in place will include:
- Facial coverings will be required.
- New capacity limits will be enforced.
- Social distancing will be requested.
Schaumburg’s mayor Tom Dailly tells the Daily Herald, “We cannot stay locked down forever.”
Marijuana dispensary opens in River North
Pot arrives in River North, as the first recreational dispensary downtown is open for business.
The Sunnyside Dispensary (436 N. Clark Street) is currently only doing online orders because of the pandemic. Customers will be able to pick up their weed at the “Guest Experience Center” on Hubbard.
And, no, it’s not lost on us that the dispensary is a five-minute walk from our studios.
Complete Your Jedi Training, You Will
Did you grow up wanting to be a Jedi? Did you grow up wanting to be a contestant on Nickelodeon’s Double Dare? Well, now you can knock out 2 birds with one stone. On June 3rd, Disney is releasing its new game show, Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge and it looks awesome! Check out the trailer below, and get ready to start streaming it on Youtube FOR FREE!! Watch this, you must. Dust off your Boba Fett helmet and try to sneak on the show even though you are a grown adult with a family and job and bills to pay, you will. Read more about the show HERE
**Oh, and in case you were wondering, the host is Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks back in ep 1. He went through a lot of mental issues after that roll so its super cool to see him back in action.
Everything you can watch on HBOMAX
HBOMAX is the newest large scale streaming video serviced launched today with a huge library of 10,000 hours in on-demand content from DC Comics, HBO, Cartoon Netwrok, TBS, the classic Warner Bros archives, and much more. Scroll down to get the full list of available list of titles on the service.
The DC Cinematic Universe has had some hits and some misses but you will be able to get see all of of it here including the recent Oscar nominated ‘Joker’ available on launch. HBOMAX will also feature every DCU movie along with a new series featuring Green Lantern and a half hour comedy with female DC characters all trying to get through teen life in high school. Last week we got the news that director Zacky Synder will be releasing his long desired cut of ‘Justice League’.will come to the service in 2021.
The service also snagged South Park at a reported big price tag of more than $500 million, and dropped another fortune to get the rights to ‘Friends’ which was supposed to have a reunion special for the launch but that has been delayed. House of Dragons, a prequel series to Game of Thrones will also be produced, so prepare for freakouts from everyone you know who loved that show. Industry sources claim $5 billion will be invested in the platform over the course of the next five years, so they are definitely trying to shake up the game.
The service costs $15 a month. Yes, that makes it more expensive than both Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix. If you are already an HBO subscriber, for the most part you will not have to pay anything else and will be grandfathered into the new HBOMAX.
Here is the list of available titles on HBOMax now from CNN:
Max Originals
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands
- Craftopia
- Esme & Roy
- The Fungies!
- Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai
- Jellystone
- Karma
- Little Ellen
- Looney Tunes Cartoons
- Mecha Builders
- The Monster at the End of This Story
- The Not Too Late Show with Elmo
- Sesame Street
- Tig N’ Seek
- 15 Minutes of Shame
- Brad & Gary Go To…
- College Girls
- DC Super Hero High
- Generation Hustle
- Gossip Girl
- Grease: Rydell High
- Green Lantern
- Strange Adventures
- Tooned Out
- UNpregnant
- Americanah
- Birth, Wedding, Funeral
- Bobbie Sue
- The Boondocks
- Bourdain
- Circe
- Crime Farm
- Doom Patrol
- Dune: The Sisterhood
- Ellen’s Home Design Challenge
- EQUAL
- Expecting Amy
- First Dates Hotel
- The Flight Attendant
- Full Bloom
- gen:LOCK
- The Greatest Space
- Heaven’s Gate
- The Hos
- Legendary
- Let Them All Talk
- Love Life
- Made for Love
- Persona
- Raised by Wolves
- Rap Sh*t
- The Scoop
- Search Party
- Stand-up Specials Presented by Conan O’Brien
- Starstruck
- Station Eleven
- Superintelligence
- Tokyo Vice
HBO Originals
- Avenue 5
- Bad Education
- Betty
- The Gilded Age
- His Dark Materials
- House Of The Dragon
- How To… With John Wilson
- I Know This Much Is True
- Industry
- January 22nd
- Lovecraft Country
- Mare Of Easttown
- The Nevers
- The New Pope
- The Outsider
- Perry Mason
- The Plot Against America
- Run
- The Third Day
- The Undoing
- We Are Who We Are
HBO Library Series
- Barry
- Big Little Lies
- Chernobyl
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Deadwood
- Entourage
- Euphoria
- Game of Thrones
- Insecure
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- My Brilliant Friend
- Oz
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- The Righteous Gemstones
- Sex and the City
- Silicon Valley
- Six Feet Under
- The Sopranos
- Succession
- True Blood
- True Detective
- Veep
- Watchmen
- Westworld
- The Wire
HBO Library Movies
- A Star Is Born
- Aquaman
- Bridesmaids
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Detective Pikachu
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Glass
- Isn’t It Romantic?
- It Chapter 2
- Joker
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
- Little
- Love Actually
- Madagascar
- Notting Hill
- Rio
- Shazam!
- Smallfoot
- The Town
- Us
- War of the Worlds
HBO Max Library Series
- Adam Ruins Everything
- Adventure Time
- The Alienist
- American Dynasties: The Kennedys
- Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- At Home with Amy Sedaris
- The Bachelor
- The Bachelorette
- Batwoman
- The Big Bang Theory
- The Boondocks
- The Carbonaro Effect
- The Closer
- CNN Decade Series (The 2000s, The Nineties, etc.)
- Conan Travel Specials
- Dexter’s Laboratory
- Doctor Who
- Doom Patrol
- Ellen’s Game of Games
- Falling Skies
- The Flintstones
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Friends
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Gossip Girl
- The Honourable Woman
- Impractical Jokers
- The Jetsons
- Little Big Shots
- Looney Tunes
- Mad TV
- Miracle Workers
- The OC
- The Office (British version)
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Pretty Little Liars
- Pride and Prejudice
- Primal
- Rick & Morty
- Rizzoli & Isles
- Robot Chicken
- Samurai Jack
- Sesame Street
- The Smurfs
- South Park
- Steven Universe
- This Is Life with Lisa Ling
- Top Gear / BBC
- United Shades of America with Kamau Bell
- The West Wing
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
HBO Max Library Movies
- 13 Going on 30
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Austin Powers
- The Bodyguard
- Casablanca
- Chariots of Fire
- Citizen Kane
- The Color Purple
- The Conjuring
- Dangerous Liaisons
- The Dark Knight
- DC films
- The Departed
- Gremlins
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch
- Hairspray
- Happy Feet
- The Hobbit Trilogy
- The Iron Giant
- Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2
- The Last Samurai
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Magic Mike
- March of the Penguins
- The Matrix Trilogy
- Million Dollar Baby
- Miss Congeniality
- Mona Lisa Smile
- Ocean’s Eleven
- The Right Stuff
- Risky Business
- Scooby-Doo
- The Shawshank Redemption
- The Shining
- Space Jam
- Spirited Away and the entire Ghibli Film Collection
- Watchmen
- Wonder Woman
- When Harry Met Sally
- The Wizard of Oz
Henry Cavill is returning as Superman
Henry Cavill has portrayed Superman well in three blockbuster DC Cinematic Universe films, with the films themselves have gotten mixed reactions but could the British actor return the role? It seemed less likely after 2017’s ‘Justice League’ was blasted down at the box office, but with the undeniable hype around director Zack Synder getting the long sought-after re-cut of the superhero team-up, there is now new hope that Cavill could put the cape on again. Deadline reported yesterday Cavill is in negations to appear once more in a DCCU release in the future.
The article notes that a Superman ‘Man of Steel 2’ sequel is not happening. Wonder Woman 1984 is already done. The last son of Krypton could appear in ‘the Batman’. Superman did appear in ;Shazam’ but not portrayed by Cavill, could he be in the planned ‘Shazam 2’ pr maybe he gets into action with Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson’s ‘Black Atom’. Comic Book Cast breaks it all down in the video above.
A Family’s Decision on Their New House Paint Color Goes Viral
Why pick a new color to paint your house on your own when you could leave the decision up to millions of strangers.
A guy named Brian Landreth in Portland, Oregon was working with his daughter Grace on a school project about collecting data. So they put five paint colors on the side of their house, then put a sign up asking people to vote for a color online.
But . . . their neighbor tweeted a picture of the project and said, quote, “My neighbor is crowdsourcing their next house color” and the tweet went viral. So now, thousands of people from all over the world are voting on the paint color.
Based on the comments on Twitter, it seems like turquoise blue is leading.
My neighbor is crowdsourcing their next house color: pic.twitter.com/WH06RmjWd2
— michal Naka (@michalnaka) May 25, 2020
(Here’s a picture of the house with the five colors.)
Watch live SPACEX launch coverage
The Associated Press is providing live coverage of today’s planned first-ever crewed spaceflight for SpaceX.
Super nerd maps ‘precise chronological order’ of every Marvel movie
This is… impressive work. Twitter user @tonygoldmark tweeted his Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline today, mapping out every one of the movies’ scenes. This is a quarantine-inspired miracle.
Well nerds, I fuckin' did it.
Took me a global pandemic and a damn quarantine, but I did it.
I figured out the precise chronological order of all the MCU movies (so far) BY SCENE.
I'm out of my Goddamn mind. You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/3VXjqk4kjQ
— beautiful internet weirdo (@tonygoldmark) May 27, 2020
Home Run Pizza frozen pizza production up about 33%
You wouldn’t be wrong for saying that getting a hot pizza from Home Run Inn restaurant location is a deeply rewarding experience, but there’s a lot to be said for their frozen pizza. In a word, it’s awesome. And it’s no surprise that it’s been in high demand as we’ve all been sheltering in place.
According to the Tribune, Home Run Inn started cranking out the frozen pizzas seven days a week on March 16. The result? Close to 80,000 pizzas a day. That’s an almost 33% increase from before the days of COVID-19.
The Trib also notes that none of Home Run Inn’s roughly 500 employees have been furloughed or laid off, thanks to a federal Payroll Protection Program.
Movie theaters prep reopening plans
As businesses begin the process of reopening, it was only a matter of time before movie theaters began to put their reopening plans in place.
Since seats in movie theaters are so close together, look for the number of moviegoers allowed into theaters to be limited. Some managers have even talked about implementing a “checkerboard” seating style.
Another change in seating being talked about is not allowing someone to sit in the same seat as someone from a previous showing, so that seats can be properly sanitized between shows. None of the big chains are putting a date on reopening, but those conversations are definitely well under way.
