In-N-Out of your hood there buddy

July 23, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

There is a well-known burger “beef” between the east coast and west coast surrounding their respective exclusive hamburger joints. On the east coast, you have Shake Shack, home of the ShackBurger. On the West Coast, there’s In-N-Out, where you can get your burger animal style.

Whether you rep Shake Shack or In-N-Out you always respect the territory where they sling their patties.

That is until Saturday…

Untouched, perfectly wrapped, no answers. NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA WHERE THIS MYSTERIOUS SANDWICH CAME FROM.

Is this some kind of sign? Is the burger turf war finally over? Will peace prevail!?

We’ll all know soon… or we won’t because no one knows how this burger got there, so oh well!

Twitter trolls, don’t mess with the CTA

July 23, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

So someone decided to diss the CTA and they weren’t takin’ it.

The user has since deleted the tweet but of course, someone got a screenshot in before it was gone.

But they had the best response, one that wasn’t too harsh but just the right amount to hopefully kick the user off their high horse.

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Queued Up #341 Playlist – 7.21.19

July 22, 2019 | wALT

#341         7.21.19

Hour 1

  1. Shaed – Thunder
  2. SWMRS – Lose Lose Lose
  3. Joywave – Like a Kennedy
  4. Bishop Briggs – Champion
  5. The Federal Empire – I Never Liked Your Friends
  6. The Regrettes – I Dare You
  7. X Ambassadors – Hold You Down
  8. Hobo Johnson – Typical Story
  9. Phantogram – Into Happiness
  10. *repeat repeat – Hi I’m Waiting
  11. Barns Courtney – You and I
  12. K.Flay – Sister
  13. The Wrecks – Freaking Out
  14. Bones UK – Pretty Waste
  15. Oliver Tree – Miracle Man

Hour 2

  1. Ed Sheeran – Blow w/ Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars
  2. Blink 182 – Happy Days
  3. UPSAHL – Drugs
  4. All-American Rejects – Send Her To Heaven
  5. Bob Moses – Nothing But You
  6. Cold War Kids – Complainer
  7. In The Valley Below – Blue Sky Drugs
  8. White Reaper – Might Be Right
  9. Dirty Heads – Lift Me Up
  10. Vampire Weekend – This Life
  11. Fever Ray – I’m Not Done (Still Not Done Mix)
  12. Twin Peaks – Dance Through It
  13. Dreamers – Die Happy
  14. Local Natives – When Am I Gonna Lose You
  15. Machine Gun Kelly – I Think I’m Okay feat. YUNGBLUD/Travis Barker

Tom Hanks channels the beloved Mister Rogers in new trailer

July 22, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Sony has debuted the first trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”.
The movies inspired by a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers (Hanks) and Tom Junod (Matthew Rhys), a cynical journalist assigned to write a profile of the long-running television host.


“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” hits theaters Nov. 22.

Looking for a pizza-themed bridal package?

July 22, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Do you love pizza? Do you love pizza so much you want a pizza-themed dress?
Frozen pizza brand, Chicago Town, is making that dream come true with a Pizza Bridal Package to give away to that special bride.

The package includes a wedding dress with pepperoni on it, a six-tier pizza wedding cake featuring a range of what the company offers, a pizza bouquet, and a honeymoon to Chicago with a shopping spree!

Who’s looking to get married in pizza style?

Foo Fighters gathering YOUR stories for new project.

July 21, 2019 | Eric

Foo Fighters are working on a fan-based project called Foo Fighters Stories.  Through a section on their website, the band is asking for some of the best memories you’ve had of the band — or your unique tie to the band, like Vincent and his Sharpie-marker t-shirts, which you can watch below.  No word what the ultimate destination of these stories will be, but love that they already sharing the best on social media!


I know Chicago has all kinds of great stories about your Fighters of Foo.  Let’s see what you got.  — [eric]

[📷 : Julia Simone Paul]

7.21.19 Alt_Backspace

July 21, 2019 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • Pearl Jam – Corduroy
  • The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
  • Dinosaur Jr. – Start Choppin’
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends
  • The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
  • No Doubt – Excuse Me Mr.
  • Urge Overkill – Sister Havana
  • Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You
  • Buck-O-Nine – My Town
  • Weezer – The Good Life
  • Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy
  • Hole – Miss World

Hour 2

  • Our Lady Peace – Starseed
  • The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You?
  • Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Happy
  • Bad Religion – Infected
  • Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
  • 311 – Don’t Stay Home
  • Belly – Feed The Tree
  • When In Rome – The Promise
  • Green Day – J.A.R.
  • James – Sit Down
  • The Replacements – Alex Chilton
  • Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
  • Folk Implosion – Natural One

Fantastic Four are finally coming to the MCU

July 21, 2019 | Kevin

We have been getting tons of nerd movie news out of this week’s Comic Con in San Diego, including yesterday’s big announcement of the next phase of Marvel Cinematic Universe at a jam packed panel with Marvel Studio leaders. One thing that was mentioned  for the huge crowd was reported by ComingSoon.net and it may been lost in yesterday’s Phase 4 freak outs, the Fantastic Four are finally joining the MCU on the Disney side.

The Fantastic Four have been integral characters in the history of Marvel Comics, after being created by Stan Lee as the first super team in the universe of characters. Yes, before their was the Avengers there was the Four. Here is the character’s origins and how they came to be from their 1961 debut.

The Fantastic Four were under Fox studio movie rights for their past three films, but Marvel Studio President Kevin Feige revealed that the otherworldly astronauts turned super-powered will now fall under the MCU banner. No information has been revealed on a cast, a screenwriter, or a director for the planned film.

The 2005 and 2007 films were big budget takes on the Human Torch, the Thing, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman but have you heard about the basement financed version directed by B-movie veteran Roger Corman? Watch the so-bad-it-may-be-good trailer here.

Privacy concerns with the photo aging FaceApp

July 21, 2019 | Kevin

The viral sensation of the past week FaceApp that makes all your friends get visually accurate aged photos for their social media, but apparently all the fun of seeing yourself at 80 has fallen apart with a lot of different privacy concerns. Internet Today reported on the fine language in the privacy release and how when you use the app could be manipulated or used for purposes like using your photo for ‘deep fake’ footage where you could be doing something you have never done. The app can also reportedly access your contacts and any more media on your phone….ANY OTHER MEDIA! Note this video has some NSFW language (watch here), but maybe you should check it out if you are into giving away a ton of private info.

The Atlantic did an in-depth look into the app, who is operating, and how the data in it could be used in a way users never expected. They were pretty blunt about whether or not you should have the app: “Yes, you should stop using FaceApp, because there are few controls on how your data, including your face data, will be used.” You can read the entire article here. 

 

 

Mamby on the Beach festival cancelled due to endangered birds

July 21, 2019 | Kevin

Mamby on the Beach, the beach-front music festival scheduled for Chicago’s Montrose Beach in late August has been cancelled this week due to discovery of Great Lakes Piping Plover shorebirds who are federally protected species. A pair of the rare birds have made their home on the fest’s location. This is believed to be the first time Plover birds have nested in the Chicago area in 60 years. Two specific birds have been reported in the area for months now by the Chicago Sun-Times, and a few eggs have hatched there earlier this week.

“Despite working tirelessly with the Chicago Park District and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to find a new location, moving the festival at this late a date, while still providing a superior beach event experience, would be impossible and a disservice to fans and artists alike,” organizers of Mamby on the Beach said in a statement ran by Consequence of Sound. 

On July 12th, another nature related issues was reported to be contributing to the cancellation by ABC 7 who stated this year’s summer season water level were too high on Lake Michigan for the festival site.

Refunds to ticket holders of this year’s Mamby are expected to be processed within in five to 10 business days. This year’s planned Mamby lineup included BROCKHAMPTON, Phantogram Santigold, Troye Sivan,Sylvan Esso, and more.

 

Marvel confirms next round of movies

July 20, 2019 | JVO

Marvel Studios took to the stage at Comic-Con today to announce the next wave of Marvel movies.

“Phase Four” begins as expected with “Black Widow,” which has a release date of 5/1/20. “The Eternals” follows on November 6, 2020. The Eternals cast includes Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie.

February 21, 2021 brings “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the studio’s first martial arts movie. The villain will be the real Mandarin, not the bogus one we saw in Iron Man 3.

Just a few months later, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” hits theaters, which was described on stage at Comic-Con as “the first scary MCU movie.” Scarlet Witch from the Avengers will appear in the Doctor Strange sequel.

Rounding out the 2021 film slate: Thor 4, more specifically, “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Also: NATALIE PORTMAN WILL BE THOR.

The panel ended with announcements that Fantastic Four, Black Panther 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and Captain Marvel 2 are all on the way. And oh yeah, so’s a new “Blade” movie!

Green Day posts photo clue about….something.

July 20, 2019 | Eric

We were rumored to get new Green Day music this week, but that ended up being false.  Instead, we got….this.  One photo posted to the three individual Instagram accounts of Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt yesterday [7/19].

Is this a clue about a new song?  The name of a new album?  We shall see.  — [eric]

 

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[📷 : Julia Simone Paul]

BEETLEJUICE II

July 19, 2019 | <3 Lauren

There have been a $#^&load of new (remake/sequel) trailers out just in the past couple days; Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, IT, Top Gun, TWO Halloween sequels…

So it seemed totally normal when the trailer for Beetlejuice II popped up in my timeline.  I mean, Winona Rider DID say it was happening on Seth Myers.

Apparently, this is a fan made fake trailer, but it actually looks pretty good.

Oh well.  Maybe it will push them to get on with the real thing!

<3 Lauren

See Chance the Snapper in his new home

July 19, 2019 | <3 Lauren

It’s bittersweet to see Chicago’s reptilian baby boy enter his new digs at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida, but he seems happy.  Well, as happy as an alligator can look without a meal in it’s mouth.

WHO ARE YOU CALLING CHUNKY?!

More from Block Club Chicago HERE.

miss yew buddy

<3 Lauren

 

‘Halloween’ sequels on the way

July 19, 2019 | JVO

Two sequels to last year’s “Halloween” franchise reboot are on deck for the next two years. “Halloween Kills” comes out in October, 2020 and “Halloween Ends” will be released one year later. Jason Blum, of Blumhouse, confirmed everything in a tweet today:

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Airline Apologizes For Tweeting Where You Are Most Likely To Die On A Plane

July 19, 2019 | JVO

Someone in the KLM Airlines social media department has a lot of explaining to do. In a now-deleted tweet, KLM India wrote, “According to data studies by Time, the fatality rate for the seats in the middle of the plane is the highest. However, the fatality rate for the seats in the front is marginally lesser and is least for seats at the rear third of a plane.” Twitter users criticized the bad timing of the post. The message was tweeted on the 5th anniversary of the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 that killed 298 people. The post was followed by an apology and a message that said, “The post was based on a publicly available aviation fact, and isn’t a @KLM opinion. It was never our intention to hurt anyone’s sentiments. The post has since been deleted.”

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Free beer to any alien that makes it out of Area 51

July 19, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Just so we’re clear, the ‘Storm Area 51’ raid is fake but it seems Bud Light wants to take part in it.

Originally they tweeted out that they wouldn’t brand this event, which is millions of people ‘naruto running’ to Area 51. But now they’ve changed their minds!

Let’s hope the aliens like beer, especially the special edition they made just for Area 51 aliens.

Own a miniature Chance the Snapper

July 19, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame, yes that is a real thing, just unveiled that they will be releasing bobbleheads of Chance the Snapper in commemoration of the little reptilian causing a ruckus in Humboldt Park.

The Hall of Fame says that they will be selling the Chance the Snapper bobblehead for $25 with an $8 shipping fee per order on their website.

You can pre-order yours now and have your very own gator! It will be a great memory as he won’t be staying in Illinois…

Lolla lodging inside the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

July 19, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

As you’re looking for lodging for Lollapalooza please take this Airbnb into consideration.
It’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile!

The company turned one of the 27 foot-long hot dogs on wheels into a camper.

Currently, it’s listed at $136 dollars a night and it shall be available from August 1st -4th in the West Loop. Reservations open July 24th, so be ready.
Unfortunately, guests will only be able to rent it out for one night with two guests being allowed to stay at one time.
They gotta make sure everyone has a chance to stay in it!

Included in the deal you’ll get, ” a mini-fridge stocked with Chicago-style hot dog essentials, a roller grill for grilling Oscar Mayer hot dogs to take home with you after your stay, an outdoor space for comfortable hot dog eating, custom Wienermobile-inspired art piece by local artist Laura Kiro, and more.”

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