Kanye West he suffers “like Jesus” as a result of social media, accusing the apps of fueling sex addiction and tormenting married men.
This, of course, comes from the man that is married to the Queen of Thirst Traps, Kim Kardashian. West is a self-admitted former porn-addict who is obviously afraid of slipping back into his devilish ways.
We hope that Kanye doesn’t get tempted by any thirst traps in the near future. The KQX Morning Crew, on the other hand, welcomes anyone to share what they’ve been gifted from God.
In Kansas City, Missouri, a car wash owner is furious after a healthy amount of concrete mix was dumped onto the car wash bay. At first, the owner of the car wash, Dennis Nash, thought it was dirt as he checked in security cameras. Not polite, but not the end of the world. Then, he realized it was something much worse.
Seven days after the mix was dumped, it still hasn’t been cleaned up. Nash is now working with the Kansas City police to track down the dumper and to get his car wash up-and-running in time for the winter months.
For all of the rats that have infested Washington DC for decades, perhaps none have done as much damage as the rats that are currently residing in a Wisconsin Avenue Whole Foods in Washington D.C.
The store has been shut down for two years over the rodent infestation. Whole Foods and the owners of the building, Wical Limited Partnership, have been at war over whether or not Whole Foods can perform construction on the building.
Both sides have accused one another of violating the terms of their lease, so now a judge must decide whether or not an “Act of God” caused the rats to come to the store. If so, Whole Foods can do construction and get the people their Whole Foods back.
Up until this year, the President Of The United States could send emergency nuclear launch orders though a system that ran eight inch floppy disks. Seriously.
But not anymore. Solid state drives have replaced that antiquated storage media thanks to upgrades completed in 2019. And it turns out that protection against hacking was a big reason why this computer system from the 1970s was left virtually unchanged. From Engadget:
“The storage is used in an ancient system called the Strategic Automated Command and Control System, or SACCS. It’s used by US nuclear forces to send emergency action messages from command centers to field forces, and is unhackable precisely because it was created long before the internet existed. “You can’t hack something that doesn’t have an IP address. It’s a very unique system — it is old and it is very good,” [Lt. Col Jason] Rossi said.”
So that old phrase “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is the answer. And this isn’t the only example. For crying out loud, DOT MATRIX printers are still being used in some industries. What kind of ancient tech do you still use in your personal or work life, I wonder? — [eric]
Just in time for All Hallows Eve, NASA has brought us this incredible photo of the sun looking like a jack-o-lantern.
According to the space agency, \”The active regions appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy — markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the Sun’s atmosphere\”
They even have high resolution versions on their website for free, in case you also want to make this your new computer wallpaper.
Know It Ali is a long-running staple of the KQX Morning Crew. It is your chance to take down Ali in an epic, 10-question trivia battle.
We’ve listened to you, our loyal Crew Members, and have decided to make Know It Ali once a day, EVERY DAY, at 7:15 am. Call in during the show to win tickets, prize packs, and more thanks to Know It Ali every day at 7:15 am on the KQX Morning Crew show.
A Superman and Lois Lane show is being developed for the CW to be part of its ever-expanding “Arrowverse.”
The show would follow Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) through their everyday lives (kinda like Lois and Clark did in the 90s, but not). EW reports that the CW is “actively” developing the show; which, if picked up, would join the prime-time ranks of shows like the Flash, Supergirl and Batwoman.
In the meantime, the entire Arrowverse is about to go through the most bonkers crossover to ever hit television. Keep your eyes peeled for a “Crisis on Infinite Earths” trailer within the next couple weeks.
It’s the alphabet. It’s not that hard. We all know the song. We all love the “LMNOP” part of the song. It’s upbeat. It’s fun. It’s catchy. Whatever this new thing is, it’s NOT that.
Window washers in Alberta, Canada got way more than they bargained for over the weekend as high-speed winds swept through the area and sent their platform dangling out of control.
There is perhaps no worse feeling than being ghosted. Being single is so tricky, just ask Case the Intern, but it’s even worse when any hope you had is axed away by the unfriendly nature of ghosting.
According to a recent study by Dating.com, 92% of single people have been ghosted, 75% of people had ghosted someone, and 78% of those people say they would do it again. More often than not, the reasons for ghosting someone are that they either lost interest, didn’t feel a good connection, or didn’t like your profile pic.
Finding a boo is hard. This time of the year, let’s not spook anyone out by ghosting them.
It seems like every single month, a new study comes out telling us what the most popular candy in our state is. Sometimes this is based on what holiday is nearby, other times it is based on the fact that candy researchers like stirring up water cooler trouble. Well, they’re back at it again and this time, according to Candystore.com, Kit Kat leads the way in Illinois as our most popular candy.
This makes sense. Illinoisans are resilient and satisfying, just like a Kit Kat. They take a lot of beatings, but they aren’t weak. They always bounce back.
What doesn’t make sense, however, is the fact that supposedly, Skittles are the most popular Halloween candy in America. Are we off for thinking that that is absurd? We don’t remember getting a whole lot of Skittles in my trick or treat festivities.
What candy do you think represents Illinois the best? Tweet us at @101WKQX with the #Ahoy and let us know what you think.
$334,000. That is what the famed cardigan that Kurt Cobain wore for the MTV Unplugged performance just sold for at auction this weekend.
Rolling Stone has the details on the auction AND the sweater — “a blend of acrylic, mohair and Lycra with five-button closure (one button absent), with two exterior pockets, a burn hole and discoloration near left pocket and discoloration on right pocket” — which, by the way, was also reportedly unwashed since the last time Kurt wore it.
So, does the winner hang it on the wall — or sit around and smear Doritos dust on it while basking in its warm, historical music glow? — [eric]
On this day in 2005, I was in a crowded bar right off 103rd and Pulaski, Gilhoouley’s. My very tall friend Nick towered over the crowd with a broom above his head, shouting at a TV “LET’S GO SOX!” It was the magical night that the White Sox won the World Series in epic fashion defeating the Houston Astros, ending an 88 year period without a championship. It was one of my favorite memories as a Southsider.
Winning the World Series was validation as a Sox fan. We did not need to be the most popular team in town to be the top team in baseball. The 05 Sox were a collection of talented hard-working players who won 99 games in the regular series, but as this video from EXE_Edits breaks down that despite their success the team was disregarded by the national media.
Here are some video reliving that memorable October.
In the ALDS, the Sox dominated with a 5 run inning against Boston.
Paul Konerko crushing a GRAND SLAM in Game 2 of the World Series.
Joe Crede evens the odds for the Sox to tie the ALCS with this banger.
Jermaine Dye grinds in the RBI to give the Sox the lead late in the series-clinching Game 4.
A few years ago,. NBC Sports Chicago put out this retrospective in a special called ‘Believe’.
Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell have had tremendous careers in comedy. Colbert just resigned with CBS to extend his run on ‘Late Show’ and Carrell continues to put hit movies, but they are still just guys who came out of Chicago’s beloved Second City comedy theater. The two friends caught up last night on national television (you know like all friends), and they recalled their roles as players in the short-lived sketch comedy series ‘the Dana Carvey Show’ in an oddly memorable piece called ‘waiters nauseated by food’.
If you never got to see ‘the Dana Carvey Show’, Hulu produced a retrospective documentary a while back.
Ending a 16-year hiatus since its last installment, the most mythical, longest running rock n roll mixtape odyssey in existence, Desert Sessions will return this October with the most ambitious entries yet in its expansive and elusive catalog: Vols. 11 & 12 (a/k/a respectively as Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels) is available NOW.
Vols. 11 & 12 were recorded mostly in a six-day span in December 2018 at Rancho De La Luna studios in Joshua Tree, CA, with Queens of the Stone Age founder and Desert Sessions ringleader/producer Joshua Homme enlisting a cast of players including:
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint)
Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters)
Mike Kerr (Royal Blood)
Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Matt Sweeney
Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, Toast of London)
Libby Grace
Töôrnst Hülpft
And the first video for ‘Crucifire’ with Mike “Devil May Not” Kerr from Royal Blood on lead vox comin’ in hot at a minute ’45:
