Well we got a light winter for the most part so far, so when it gets ugly we can’t say we were not surprised right? This Wednesday into Thursday, the greater Chicago area is expected to get blasted with windy snow and coldest temps since last year’s dreaded polar vortex. Wednesday will wet snow falling throughout the night into Thursday morning with temps as low as mid-upper teens by evening, then subzero most areas overnight. The negative numbered cold continues into Friday.
Let’s hope it doesn’t get as bad as last year. Here is a reminder.
Let’s just hope we get boil pots of water and turn them into mist as is the tradition.
ESPN is reporting today some literal game-changing possibilities in Major League Baseball with potential expansion of teams getting into the playoffs going from 10 to 14 and more drastic moves. It’s worth noting these moves are not confirmed, and the player’s association would have to agree to the terms. Could this help our White Sox and Cubs make it into the post-season?
If this new scnario was to play out three division winners and four wild-card teams would make the postseason starting in 2022. The team with the best record in the league would get a bye into the division series. The two remaining division winners and the wild-card team with the best record of the four would each host all games of a best-of-three series in the opening round.
ESPN also reported these additional changes which would involve certain voting on who their playoff opponent would be:
The division winner with the second-best record would select its wild-card opponent from the three wild-card winners not hosting a series.
The division winner with the worst record would then choose its opponent from the remaining two wild-card teams.
The final matchup would pit the wild-card winner with the best record against the wild-card team not yet chosen.
The teams chosen in this situation would be announced on live TV on the final Sunday of the regular season.
Sports insiders feel these changes are being proposed to keep lower ranking teams from purposely ‘tanking’ to get draft picks the following season, increase fan interest in more teams, and hopefully bring up attendance in late stages of the season.
Did you know that there is an underground professional foosball league?
Did you know that it’s one of the most electric sports to watch EVER!
Well Chicago’s own, Joe Heslinga, explores the ever-entertaining world of table soccer in his new film Foosballers
There is a pre-screening TONIGHT (02/11/2020) at the music box at 7 pm sharp with a special post-film Q&A with Director Joe Heslinga and Documentary Subject and World Champion Foosball Player Tony Spredeman.
The annual barrage of cookie goodness is on with the Girl Scouts but this year with legal recreational weed on sale at pot dispensaries, they have found a new market: the munchies. Yes, you can add this to your edibles for the day.
They were set up outside of Dispensary 33 in Uptown, all bundled up for those looking to bud up, and for their efforts they became a hit with customers and on social media with many people applauding their on-point snack delivery.
Now let the debate begin about what’s the best Girl Scout cookie.
It’s the biggest night in movies even you are not familiar with all of the nominated movies. If you got an Oscar pool going with your friend, refresh this list here to keep up with Hollywood hopefuls get the golden statue tonight on ABC with the main show starting at 7pm CST. You can stream the Oscars through most cable TV providers and on the ABC app. Check that out here.
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Lead Actor:
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Animated Feature:
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” Dean DeBlois
“I Lost My Body,” Jeremy Clapin
“Klaus,” Sergio Pablos
“Missing Link,” Chris Butler
“Toy Story 4,” Josh Cooley
Animated Short:
“Dcera,” Daria Kashcheeva
“Hair Love,” Matthew A. Cherry
“Kitbull,” Rosana Sullivan
“Memorable,” Bruno Collet
“Sister,” Siqi Song
Adapted Screenplay:
“The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian
“Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi
“Joker,” Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
“Little Women,” Greta Gerwig
“The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten
Original Screenplay:
“Knives Out,” Rian Johnson
“Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach
“1917,” Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino
“Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han
Cinematography:
“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto
“Joker,” Lawrence Sher
“The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke
“1917,” Roger Deakins
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson
Best Documentary Feature:
“American Factory,” Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar
“The Cave,” Feras Fayyad
“The Edge of Democracy,” Petra Costa
“For Sama,” Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov
Best Documentary Short Subject:
“In the Absence,” Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone,” Carol Dysinger
“Life Overtakes Me,” Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas
“St. Louis Superman,” Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
“Walk Run Cha-Cha,” Laura Nix
Best Live Action Short Film:
“Brotherhood,” Meryam Joobeur
“Nefta Football Club,” Yves Piat
“The Neighbors’ Window,” Marshall Curry
“Saria,” Bryan Buckley
“A Sister,” Delphine Girard
Best International Feature Film:
“Corpus Christi,” Jan Komasa
“Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov
“Les Miserables,” Ladj Ly
“Pain and Glory,” Pedro Almodovar
“Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho
Film Editing:
“Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland
“The Irishman,” Thelma Schoonmaker
“Jojo Rabbit,” Tom Eagles
“Joker,” Jeff Groth
“Parasite,” Jinmo Yang
Sound Editing:
“Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester
“Joker,” Alan Robert Murray
“1917,” Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman
“Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood, David Acord
Sound Mixing:
“Ad Astra”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Joker”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Production Design:
“The Irishman,” Bob Shaw and Regina Graves
“Jojo Rabbit,” Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova
“1917,” Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh
“Parasite,” Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo, Han Ga Ram, and Cho Hee
Original Score:
“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir
“Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat
“Marriage Story,” Randy Newman
“1917,” Thomas Newman
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams
Original Song:
“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4”
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” “Rocketman”
“I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough”
“Into the Unknown,” “Frozen 2”
“Stand Up,” “Harriet”
Makeup and Hair:
“Bombshell”
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“1917”
Costume Design:
”The Irishman,” Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson
“Jojo Rabbit,” Mayes C. Rubeo
“Joker,” Mark Bridges
“Little Women,” Jacqueline Durran
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Arianne Phillips
Visual Effects:
“Avengers Endgame”
“The Irishman”
“1917”
“The Lion King”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Football is not over even though the Super Bowl is in the books. This weekend ESPN, FOX, and ABC all broadcasted games from the revived alternative in pro football, XFL which is heavily funded by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s new separate company Alpha Entertainment, The debut games garnered a lot of attention from viewers yesterday with four of the top ten trending topics on Twitter being related to the games that featured the Los Angeles Wildcats, Houston Roughnecks, Seattle Dragons, and D.C. Defenders. Overall the response online was positive with football fans feeling it delivered on it’s promise of being something different but legit.
So it will last longer than the last time we saw the XFL in 2001 when it lasted just one season amid bad reception from sports media analysts and more? Only time will tell. Unfortunately the new XFL does not have a Chicago team this time around. Sorry Enforcer fans, maybe sometime in the future right?
The new league seems streamlined with a fresh takes on rules and presentation on the sport with changes to the kickoff, extra points, and much more. Here are the highlights of the two first games.
Green Day premiered their new album ON AIR on 101WKQX this past Thursday right before the world got to stream it at midnight, so here it is in all of the jump up and down power-pop-in-your-face hook-you-in-the-mouth glory. At a brisk 26 minutes, it flies by with fun smart-ass butt-moving groove while retaining the Oakland trio still delivering all of the goods with some vibes that will remind you of some influences outside of their expectant radar like Arctic Monkeys, 80’s new wave, and even a sample of fellow Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett. The album dropped this past Friday. It’s available on all major streaming platforms including YouTube where you can stream it above.
While you are here, check out our exclusive deep-diving ‘press conference’ with Billie Joe, MIke, and Tre prior to the last time they thrilled thousands at Wrigley Field.
Tyler Joseph and wife Jenna are expecting their first spawn….like, any moment now. So, Tyler asked the fans for a favor:
to my fellow professional photo editors:
as my wife and i wait for our first child, i would like your help to show us what we should expect while still expecting.
i need some tasteful creations including half of my facial features and half of jenna’s.
can’t wait to fall in love.
Netflix is introducing a new change for those of that don’t enjoy getting caught off-guard by unnecessary blast of noise. The Verge reported this week that the streaming service will soon let you turn off the ‘auto play’ feature that springs previews of shows and movies as you scroll over them with your remote. It’s odd how some of the near endless options on Netflix have trailer springing on while you are shifting through the menus, and then others don’t. This new change seeks to get rid of the nuisance while we are doing a binge on shows about British cupcakes and true crime documentaries.
