Pringles Is Selling “Turducken” Chips for Thanksgiving

November 6, 2019 | Tim Virgin

Pringles has gotten in on Thanksgiving for the past few years by jamming all sorts of different holiday food flavors into their chips.  And they’re back at it again . . .

Pringles just announced they’re selling TURDUCKEN chips this year.  If you don’t know what a turducken is, it’s when you cook a chicken, inside of a duck, inside of a turkey.

So Pringles has created turkey-, duck-, and chicken-flavored chips . . . and when you stack them on top of each other, you get a turducken.

The chips are all part of their “Friendsgiving Feast Turducken Kit” . . . which also comes with chips that taste like cranberry sauce, stuffing, and pumpkin pie.

If you’re curious, the kits cost $16 plus $5 for shipping, and they go on sale at noon Eastern tomorrow at KelloggStore.com.  And you should hop on quickly if you want one . . . last year’s kit sold out in less than 45 minutes.

(USA Today) 

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New music from AWOLNATION!

November 6, 2019 | <3 Lauren

Missing Halloween watching this video.  Check out The Best, the first new song from AWOLNATION in almost two years.

The Lightning Riders tour was just announced with AWOLNATION and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, coming to the Aragon June 6th, tickets go on sale Friday at 10a!

<3 Lauren

 

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Even bookies feel bad for Bears fans

November 6, 2019 | jnettlebeck

The Bears came into the NFL season with an enormous amount of hype. After overachieving last year, mainly thanks to a dynamite defense, the team had Super Bowl hopes at the start of the year, and a few very delusional people had hopes of a Mitch Trubisky MVP-caliber season.

Well, that hasn’t happened.

In fact, the Bears and their quarterback have been so bad that PointsBet Sportsbook has refunded those that put money down on Trubisky for MVP. When gamblers don’t want your money, you know something horrible has happened.

This Imagine Dragons backyard concert rocks

November 6, 2019 | jnettlebeck

Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds was trick or treating last weekend when a garage band in Las Vegas noticed him walking by, as Imagine Dragons have been Vegas royalty of sorts. Anyways, the garage band kindly asked Reynolds to jam with them, and Reynolds obliged, busting out an acoustic version of their 2013 hit, ‘Radioactive’.

 You can check out the impromptu concert here.

This is as good as it gets. Props to Dan Reynolds for being the coolest rockstar on the block, and props to the garage band, known as Streetfolkband, for stepping up to the plate in such a big moment.

This dog can talk!

November 6, 2019 | jnettlebeck

Stella is the dog that can talk!

Her owner is a speech-language pathologist who has created a way for dogs to talk.

 

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Stella uses language differently when she’s in a heightened state versus when she’s calm! • Today when she heard some noises outside and wanted to go investigate, I told her we were staying inside. • Stella responded by saying, “Look” 9 TIMES IN A ROW, then “Come outside.” She was clearly in a more frantic state, and her language use matched that. We all sound differently than normal when we’re in distress, Stella included! • I’m impressed that Stella is communicating with language during her more heightened states, not just when she’s calm and in a quiet space. This shows me that words are becoming more automatic for her to use. It’s similar to when a toddler starts using language to express himself during times of frustration instead of only crying. That happens when it’s easy for the toddler to say words, not when he’s still learning and it takes a lot of focus to talk 🧠🗣 • • • • • #hunger4words #stellathetalkingdog #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapy #AAC #ashaigers #slp #corewords #SLPeeps #slp2be #earlyintervention #languagedevelopment #dogsofinstagram #dogmom #doglife #dogs #guarddog #animalpsychology #doglover #dogvideos #sandiegodog #catahoula #blueheeler #smartdog #dogcommunication #mydogtalks #animalcommunication #interspeciescommunication #loveanimals

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This, in the simplest terms possible, is epic. We hope to see more of Stella soon!

Chicago Public Schools new calendar proposal

November 5, 2019 | <3 Lauren

As part of the agreement to end the Chicago Teacher’s Union strike which lasted 11 days, CPS has proposed 5 make-up school days to be added to the calendar:

  • November 27
  • January 2nd and 3rd
  • June 17 and 18

This will be voted on at the Board of Education hearing on the 20th, and they will hold hearings 4-6 p and 6:30-8:30 p November 12th to amass feedback before voting.

More from Block Club Chicago HERE.

<3 Lauren

Does McDonald’s food decompose?

November 5, 2019 | jnettlebeck

Iceland is one of the few Western countries in the world that currently does not have a McDonald’s. They did at one point, about a decade ago, but when they announced that they were shutting down the nation’s Mickey D’s, a man decided that he needed to buy the last meal that anyone in the country could get at the restaurant. For 10 years, he’s had McDonald’s sitting there, waiting for nature to take its course.

image via Snotra House

“I had heard that McDonald’s never decomposed so I just wanted to see if it was true or not.”

The burger now sits inside of the Snotra House, which as we all know is a hostel inside of Thykkvibaer in southern Iceland.

Man stabbed to death over Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

November 5, 2019 | JVO

A Maryland man was stabbed to death yesterday after apparently getting into an argument at a Popeyes Chicken restaurant. The 28-year-old victim was in line to get the popular re-released chicken sandwich when he got into an argument with another man who cut in line. The argument spilled out into the street where the man was stabbed. First responders on the scene tried to save the man as he was transported to the hospital; he was pronounced dead on arrival. “For you to get that angry over anything … and to develop into this type of violence, again, is a very sad and tragic day,” said Prince George’s County Police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan. Police are still searching for the suspect and are asking those who were at the Popeyes to come forward with any information.

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Tattoo your eyes & go permanently blind!

November 5, 2019 | jnettlebeck

Body modifications are super popular right now, but would you be willing to risk your eyesight to look cool?

Well, this Australian tattoo model took that risk, and surprise surprise, it didn’t go well.

She went blind for three weeks after the ink injections! That is terrifying!

In her defense though, her blue eyes do look pretty cool.

Maybe just stick to colored contacts, at least that’s my medical opinion.

Stream Highly Suspect’s new album ‘MCID’ here

November 4, 2019 | Tim Virgin

Highly Suspect dropped their anticipated new album ‘MCID’ this past Friday on the streaming feeds, and it’s a pretty dark emotional journey into singer Johnny Stevens’s rough life from mental health and family hardships with an adventurous new vibes of hip hop, synthesizers,and big chunky riffs.  In the Youtube playlist, you can stream the whole thing or check it out Spotify and the other streamy things.

Highly Suspect play the Nights We Stole Christmas with 311 and the Glorious Sons on December 15th at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. Get your tickets here.  

McDonald’s CEO loses job over his Big Mac

November 4, 2019 | jnettlebeck

Steve Easterbrook, the now-former McDonald’s CEO, was raking in a salary of $15.9 million dollars a year. All he had to do was keep his nose to the grindstone and not violate any company policies. Unfortunately for Easterbrook, he violated one major policy, that of having a relationship with a fellow coworker.

The relationship was consensual, and that’s all we know as McDonald’s declined to provide any more details on Easterbrook and the anonymous staffer that he nibbled on like a nugget.

Chicago’s got a green thumb!

November 4, 2019 | jnettlebeck

For the third year in a row, Chicago has been named the greenest city to work in America. Chicago leads the nation in energy-efficient office buildings, according to a recent study. This puts The Windy City ahead of places like San Francisco, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.

42.2% of office spaces in this area have been green-certified.

Spencer Levy, chairman of Americas Research for CRBE notes that these changes not only benefit the great city of Chicago, but they also deliver real savings to owners and investors.

November 3, 2019 | jmanley

We got new music from Tame Impala, and if you think I’m not starting the show with it, you got another thing coming, pal! Plus new Post Animals, Michigander, Phantogram and more.  Don’t forget to help build the playlist, use #QdUp on twitter to let us know what you like, what you don’t, and what you think Chicago needs to be listening to.  I like music, you like music, enjoy the show!

HOUR 1
TAME IMPALA IT MIGHT BE TIME
MILKY CHANCE THE GAME
STARCRAWLER NO MORE PENNIES
93 PUNKX 3 YEARS SOBER
BECK UNEVENTFUL DAYS
POST ANIMAL SAFE OR NOT
SUB URBAN CRADLES
WHITE LIES HURT MY HEART
MICHIGANDER MISERY
ELIZA NAD THE DELUSIONALS JUST EXIST
FOALS THE RUNNER
YELAWOLF OPIE TAYLOR
UPSAHL SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
STEVE LACY PLAYGROUND
DES ROCS USED TO THE DARKNESS
COLDPLAY ORPHANS
HOUR 2
PHANTOGRAM IN A SPIRAL
GIRL IN RED BAD IDEA
COUNTERFEIT IT GETS BETTER
JIMMY EAT WORLD LOVE NEVER
LIILY WASH
WOLF PARADE AGAINST THE DAY
FOX STEVENSON GO LIKE
SILVERSUN PICKUPS DON’T KNOW YET
SKEGSS UP IN THE CLOUDS
BLUE STONES SHAKIN OFF THE RUST
OF MONSTERS AND MEN WARS
SAINT MOTEL VAN HORN
ELECTRIC GUEST MORE
BOB MOSES LISTEN TO ME
HOUSES BAD CHECKS
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This Halloween light show with System Of A Down is 🔥🎃

November 3, 2019 | Eric

If you’re going to spend a bunch of money on the technology you need to sequence lights and music, why only do it during Christmas?

Check out this Halloween light show someone (Tom BetGeorge) created using the song “Chop Suey” — who did it for a great cause, raising money for a California shelter that helps families in crisis.  As one YouTube commenter put it, “the pumpkins lip sync better than most artists faking their shows.”  For real.   — [eric]

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November 3, 2019 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • Green Day – J.A.R.
  • Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
  • The Verve Pipe – Photgraph
  • Alice In Chains – No Excuses
  • Blancmange – Don’t Tell Me
  • No Doubt – Excuse Me Mr.
  • Marvelous 3 – Freak Of The Week
  • Morrissey – Suedehead
  • Lemonheads – Into Your Arms
  • Blur – Parklife
  • Bush – The Chemicals Between Us
  • The Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
  • Superdrag – Sucked Out

Hour 2

  • Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
  • World Party – Way Down Now
  • Hole – Miss World
  • Foo Fighters – Breakout
  • Suzanne Vega – Left Of Center
  • Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies
  • Rage Against The Machine – People Of The Sun
  • Pavement – Cut Your Hair
  • The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
  • Rancid – Ruby Soho
  • Len – Steal My Sunshine
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart
  • R.E.M. – Stand
  • Elastica – Connection
  • Soul Coughing – Circles

Back in the day: RHCP’s tension-filled ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance

November 2, 2019 | Kevin

Some times your favorite bands don’t have their best set, or things are just off. The Youtube channel Rock & Roll Stories documented a very odd night on an elevated stage of national TV for the Red Hot Chili Peppers when they played ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1992. As is standard on the comedy TV institution, the Chili Peppers performed several songs between sketches but after one song went well, the second showed a serious tension on stage between guitarist John Frusciante and singer Anthony Kiedis. Frusciante leave the band for the first later that year amid drug addiction issues, only to return after gaining sobriety to have another outstanding run with the band.

New adult animated Marvel shows coming to Hulu

November 2, 2019 | Kevin

Marvel and Hulu announced this week that 4 adult animated shows are coming to the streaming service in the future with comic book series Marvel’s Howard the Duck, M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey, and Tigra & Dazzler. These are all fairly obscure characters in  the vast Marvel universe but let’s remember that Ant-Man was pretty a bad ass movie.

Marvel has had a mixed record with TV shows with their entire slate of series on Netflix like Daredevel, Luke Cage, Iron First, and Jessica Jones as their parent company Disney launches the much anticipated Disney+ streaming subscription service which will be the new home almost all MCU content. So why are these shows going to Hulu?

Well, Disney bought the full ownership of Hulu in May. Reveiws.org breaks down all these big moves in streaming and how this impacts viewers with what shows on what service.

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