Vampire Weekend’s “Father of the bride” is a year old today. Ezra Koenig did this killer medley on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday.
NASA Says Tom Cruise Will Make a Movie on the International Space Station
It sounds like those rumors about TOM CRUISE making a movie in space were true.
Yesterday, a NASA administrator Tweeted, quote, “NASA is excited to work with Tom Cruise on a film aboard the [International Space Station].
“We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make NASA’s ambitious plans a reality.
If this happens, it’ll be the first narrative, non-documentary film to be shot in space
(The Wrap)
Tom Cruise wants to fly into outer space in the name of filmmaking, and NASA says it’s happening. The head of the space agency has confirmed that NASA is working with actor Tom Cruise to make a movie on the International Space Station. https://t.co/iujouGyIuR
— CNN International (@cnni) May 6, 2020
He lets a murder hornet sting him!
There is a guy on the internet who lets animals hurt him for a living.
Why? Don’t ask, it pays the bills.
And of course he let a murder hornet sting him, just to show everyone how dangerous these huge terrifying bugs are.
Will we ever be able to leave our houses?
I don’t know if I want to honestly!!
West Virginia Governor drops an F bomb during coronavirus briefing.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is not putting up with your BS.
Things are going to start opening up after this 7 week lock down, but he doesn’t want people to be stupid. So he says it straight.
West Virginia Governor always gets right to the point pic.twitter.com/tU9g1OHSS6
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) May 5, 2020
Keeping it real, I love that!
Hey everyone stay f*!*ing safe out there!!
What did Elon Musk name his kid??
Elon Musk and girlfriend Grimes welcomed a new born baby into the world, and the name they chose…
Not Geoff, not Jack, not Cletus.
They named it X Æ A-12.
No that’s not your computer glitching. That is a name… apparently.
We really need to see picture of the baby !! Please do share.
— Tesla in the Gong (@TeslaGong) May 5, 2020
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
So Grimes later posted the meaning behind the name, and no it still doesn’t make sense.
•X, the unknown variable ⚔️
•Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence)
•A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent 🤍
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(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat)— ꧁ ༒ Gℜiꪔ⃕es ༒꧂ 🍓🐉🎀 小仙女 (@Grimezsz) May 6, 2020
X Æ A-12 is going to have a very interesting first day of school. Especially since the teachers are going to have to solve a calculus problem just to pronounce this name.
Welcome to the world X Æ A-12! Good luck!
Stream hundreds of hours of 1980’s MTV
MTV changed the music world when it debuted in 1981 with it’s original culture impact bringing new adventurous music to the masses with wild visuals and an overall sense of cool. A wonderful person has revived all of that fun as it aired on TV with all of the VJ’s, interviews, outdated commercials, and of course the music videos featured in hundreds of hours of video posted on Internet Archive. Yeah, you won’t see any of reality shows that the channel is known for now. You can dive into this treasure trove of content here.
The first video in the collection shows MTV as it first signed on the air on August 1, 1981 with the epic moon landing themed opening that saw the Bungles ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ as the first music video aired on the network.
Currently you can watch the footage for free which is not HD obviously, but it has a charming grainy VHS quality to it and you get see all of the memorable shows like the alternative music showcase ‘120 Minutess’, ‘Headbangers Ball’, and much more. The collection does require a log in, and it runs from 1981 to 1989. This is a must-see for any music fan even the younger crowd who just know MTV for everything post-2000.
If you want more 80’s and 90’s alternative musical gifts, listen to ALT_Backspace with Brian Phillips (Saturdays 6a-8a, Sundays 10a-12p) on 101WKQX. Stream us anywhere in the world on your phone, smart speakers, Alexa, and the radio which we can confirm was not killed by the video star despite what you’ve heard.
Trying to release a mouse from a trap goes horribly wrong
This guy had the best intentions when he found a mouse caught in his trap. He just wanted it to return to its home… nature.
Nature had other plans.
He was better off inside the trap!!
Goes to show you, never try to be nice. It’ll always backfire on you.
That’s just nature.
Monkey on a mini bike tries to steal a kid off the street
There is a lot going on in this video. Not really sure how these events can all happen at the same time.
Apparently there are monkeys out there who can ride mini bikes… and they steal children?
Ini pasti monyetnya tukang ribut di sekolah pic.twitter.com/niitXnmvwZ
— ptr (@peteerh) May 3, 2020
You know what in this day and age, why am I even questioning anything.
This guy put Cheez Whiz on his head to distract dog during nail clipping
This is the best representation for the phrase “If the boot fits”.
Dogs hate getting their nails trimed, so sometimes you have to come up with interesting ways to distract them.
What a good boy!
He deserved all that cheez whiz, even if he had to lick it off that weird guys bald head!
This dad is overjoyed after his son hits first home run
There are a lot of proud moments for parents.
This might be this guys proudest.
That kid is hitting straight dingers out of the park at such a young age!
I’m sure his dad thinks he’s the next A-Rod or something.
Even if he’s wrong, what an awesome moment caught on camera.
Joe Exotic wants a presidential pardon
The wild outlandish Joe Exotic who has become the meme dream of our collective existence from the highly-watched ‘Tiger King’ docuseries on Netflix, made another ridiculous move this week: he is going to seek a pardon for his crimes by President Trump. TMZ reports this week that Exotic’s legal team recently covered a bus in a giant decal asking the President to do just that, and they are rolling out some other part of the plan in the days to come.
It’s not as silly as it sounds. Consequence of Sound reported that Trump stated he would “take a look” at the situation a few weeks ago.
Exotic is the former candidate for Oklahoma governor who ran a shady zoo for tigers, bred the exotic animals for similar exhibitors, and was convicted of plotting to pay a man to murder a rival animal exhibitor Carol Baskin in Tampa. Yeah, that’s the short and not-so-sweet version of it that you could catch up on the show which has sparked network TV specials and popular podcasts.
As if that was not enough news on the weirdest man of 2020, Nicolas Cage (who is quite the character off camera in his own right) is set to play Exotic in a scripted series for CBS Television that has been in the works since well before the Netflix series premiered. It’s not the only scripted TV take on ‘Tiger King’ as a SNL cast member is set to do version where she portrays Carol Baskin. Read more on that here.
Britney Spears casually talks about how she burnt down her home gym in Instagram post
It’s Britney B
Everyone’s favorite pop star (gone crazy) is back with a brand new story.
Apparently she burnt down her gym! And she is really feeling casual about it based on this video she posted to instagram.
Spears has been trying to entertain her followers all throughout the stay at home orders that people have been subject to due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
And based on that video… she is doing a great job!!
Micahel Jordan’s mom made him stop smoking cigars during the shooting of “The Last Dance”
In the first episodes of “The Last Dance” viewers were embraced by the classic Michael Jordan.
Drink in hand, and chewing on a cigar.
But where did the cigar go??
Turns out, MJ’s mom found out he was smoking on set. Needless to say, she put an end to that real quick.
Even at 57 years old you still have to listen to what mom says.
The Grim Reaper gives beach goers a visit in florida
People may be allowed to be at the beaches in Florida, but one man wants to make sure they know what their fun day in the sun may cause.
Stay home Florida pic.twitter.com/MV4fyAXvwu
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) May 1, 2020
holy shit pic.twitter.com/rVw24plXTp
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) May 1, 2020
Maybe death himself can encourage people to just stay home.
Even if it is starting to make you go crazy… because protesting in a death costume is perfectly normal.
Markham’s swingers club continues to battle to exist
Is it an illegal business, or are they just throwing a perfectly legal house party? That is the question for Markham’s swingers club, which has been open for over three decades.
We’ll just hve to wait and see if the party rages on in Markham.
Alex Jones promises neighbors that he’ll “eat their asses”
Alex Jones decided to tell the good people who watch his show just exactly the lengths he would go to in an apocalyptic future that could happen in the near future.
Obviously he went straight to human cannibalism.
And his word choice was… great.
ALEX JONES WILL EAT YOUR ASS pic.twitter.com/e75kfYVsyB
— ᏔმƦ𝔢ჳ💤 (@mooncult) May 1, 2020
Perfectly normal.
And hey someone even made a cool jazz remix of his rant.
I turned the Alex Jones rant about eating his neighbors into a jazz song. Enjoy: pic.twitter.com/Aaa0CDMgWs
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) May 1, 2020
Watch your asses people, Alex Jones is out there… and he is hungry.
Top 3/Bottom 3: The Last Dance Episode 5 and 6 Recap
Episodes 5 and 6 of The Last Dance aired last night, and we are loving every single minute of it. I mean, if we have to be stuck inside forever, what better way to pass the time than by watching MJ and Pippen dunk all over Patrick Ewing amirite? Here are the top 3 moments we loved from last night, and 3 that we didn’t.
TOP 3
THIS GUY. THIS GUY. THIS GUUUUUUUUY. Can we get an 11th episode dedicated to Perm Guy? YOU’D WATCH!
This may be the best part of “The Last Dance” so far. Perm guy breaking out the Jordan shrug after beating him in quarters gambling. pic.twitter.com/FuukklLyIG
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 4, 2020
It’s Gotta Be the Shoes. Air Jordans are the most ICONIC sneakers ever, and it was amazing to get the behind the scenes story on how Nike, an upstart company at the time, managed to get His Airness in to a pair of their shoes, instead of Adidas or Converse (watch this).
That Little Laker Boy. I’ve always been a major Jordan guy, which made me dislike Kobe simply because he was the closest thing anyone had ever seen to overtaking him as the GOAT. Last night offered us a glimpse of their relationship, and how MJ never looked at Kobe as a rival, but as a little brother. Of course this is made even more tragic after the shocking loss of Kobe and his daughter in a helicopter crash earlier this year, and Jordan’s moving speech at his funeral ceremony.
BOTTOM 3
MJ and Scottie Take Turns Destroying Toni Kukoc. Ok, so this is actually kind of awesome, but as a Toni Kukoc fan it was awfully hard to watch. Funny how everyone went from “why aren’t they showing any Kukoc?” to “Please please make it stop!” real quick.
Jordan and Pippen guarding Kukoc in the Olympics like…#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/EZrsWTFAJQ
— Jon Manley (@manchild1077) May 4, 2020
Somebody Snitched. Sam Smith’s infamous book The Jordan Rules gave everyone a behind the scenes look at what it was really like playing with His Airness. Thing is, no one admitted to being the snitch. And by no one, I mean Horace Grant. It was Horace Grant. He was the snitch.
More Scottie Pippen please! Scottie Pippen is my favorite player ever, ok? I know Jordan is the centerpiece of this, and for every single reason he should be, but come on, lets get some more love for his #2. And of course, more Perm Guy while you’re at it.
DJ Khaled shuts down rouge twerker
DJ Khaled only has love for his fans, so much that he’ll even talk to them on his IG live!
But when someone joined his live and started twerking he quickly decided to shut it down.
It’s all love, but talk to the man normal!!
He’s a father!
Remember kids, it’s all love, but don’t twerk on IG live and if you are going to don’t forget the water.
Mob boss claims that MJ’s father was killed due to Jordan’s gambling
Everybody is loving the Last Dance.
Reliving the glory MJ days, what’s not to love??
But this mob boss brings up some dirt from Jordan’s past that maybe puts a damper on things.
Did Jordan’s father pay the price for MJ’s gambling problem?
Did he get pushed out of the NBA to become a less than average baseball player?
Or should we just not take the word of a former mobster?
Check out this WU-Tang themed coronavirus song
There has been a lot of corona themed music that has come out of this pandemic.
A lot of it is made by people who are stuck at home and have nothing better to do.
But these first responders made a song to remind everyone why they need to be home to make those songs… So they can stay healthy and safe!!
Amazing!
I wonder if they have a studio built in the station? That would be an interesting combination.
