Ever wanted to sleep in a potato? Because now you can

Typically we don’t think about spending a night sleeping inside of a potato but now you have the chance!

This AirBnB in Idaho lets you rent out a 6-ton giant potato for only $200 per night. The structure was created in honor of the Idaho Potato Commission’s 75th anniversary, but it was recently converted into a tiny home to sleep in.

From the outside, it just looks like one giant potato with a door. But once you get inside you see a beautiful space, you would not expect to see how normal it looks.

 

Check out AirBnB to book your stay, and to see photos photos of this one of a kind stay. They do have a detached bathroom near the potato.

Coachella is reportedly being linked to a spike in herpes

Most people who attend Coachella just want to leave with memories that last a lifetime, not an STD.

According to STD diagnosis app HerpAlert, there’s been a 2,083% increase in reported herpes cases in Indio, California and surrounding areas.

The site stated how it normally sees 12-16 cases on a given day, but during Coachella’s first day that number bumped up to 250.

HerpAlert is only two-years-old but works by users uploading photos of their infections for doctors to diagnose. Then they can issue prescriptions to treat the very common virus.

Prior to Coachella, the largest spike in herpes cases came during the 2018 Oscars weekend. It was reported that there were 60 cases per day.

So if you went to Coachella, you might want to get tested.

Stop what you’re doing and Google ‘Thanos’

To celebrate the release of Avengers: Endgame, Google has released a fun little Easter Egg

Here’s how you activate it, first open up Google.

Next type in ‘Thanos’ and hit search.

You’ll see a cartoon image of the infamous Infinity Gauntlet, click it and watch the magic happen.

We’d post a video of it but why ruin it, just Google it!

Cubs pitcher gets his car stolen, talks to CPD during game

Cubs pitch Pedro Strop performed well on the mound against the Dodgers for his third save of the season, but he was dealing with a real problem off the field: his car got stolen. According to the Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown blog, Strop’s car was stolen from his downtown residence around 6am. Later on the same day, the stolen vehicle was pulled over for a traffic violation, then drove off only to crash. Strop’s 2018 Hyundai Genesis was found damaged and unoccupied on South Vincennes.

On top of that, Strop told reporters yesterday he was dealing with the situation during the game. “I was still giving them my information in the fourth inning,” Strop said. “I told them, ‘I have to go. I might have to pitch.'”

CHVRCHES call out Marshmello for controversial collaboration

CHVRCHES who were featured today on 101WKQX in Ticket Blitz Thursday, called our EDM artist Marshmello after he announced a collaboration with rapper Tyga and singer Chris Brown. Brown has had a long public history including assaulting his girlfriend and fellow singer Rihanna in 2009. Brown completed his probation related to the assault in 2015. While Tyga has come under fire for references sexual relations with underage girls in his lyrics. The band clarified they still appreciate and respect the masked DJ but expressed that working with these questionable artist “enables, excuses, and ultimately tacitly endorses that behavior”. You can read the entire statement below.

The Scottish synth-driven alternative band recently scored a hit when they collaborated with Marshmello on “Here with Me”.

WIN YOUR WAY INTO CHVRCHES SHOW AT THE ARAGON ON MAY 2ND HERE 

Here is our exclusive intimate session from the LOUNGE with CHVRCHES prior to their performance at Nights We Stole Christmas 2018. 

Cinco De Mayo Trip Giveaway Text Contest

WKQX-FM’S “CINCO DE MAYO TRIP GIVEAWAY TEXT” CONTEST
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The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Cinco De Mayo Trip Giveaway Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

1. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS APPLY.
2. Eligibility. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age twenty one (21) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren. The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 1:58 pm CT on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 and will run until 11:59 pm CT on Sunday, May 5, 2019 (the “Contest Period”). The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
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(i) Text: Send a text message with the keyword CINCO to 312-101 during the Contest Period. All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Sunday, May 5, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual’s wireless carrier, may apply, and Station assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from Station. Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant. Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same telephone number. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different telephone phone numbers, identities, or any other methods will void that participant from further participation in the Sweepstakes.
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The surprisingly grim inspiration for the title of The Black Keys new record

The surprisingly grim inspiration for the title of The Black Keys new record

In a new piece for Rolling Stone, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys talk about the inspirations and process of creating their new album. One of the more interesting tidbits was how they came up with the title, \”Let\’s Rock\”, for the LP. Though they are indeed a rock band who create rock songs, it turns out that the decision had nothing to do with music. \”Let\’s rock\” was actually the last words of a convicted murderer before his electric-chair execution. The duo found an old newspaper that talked about the incident. That explains why the album cover features a depiction of an electric-chair, as well.

Read more from their interview on Rolling Stone.

Boyfriend set a list of strict rules ahead of watching Avengers: Endgame

As we count down the hours till Avengers: Endgame is released in the US we see people setting viewing ‘rules’ for their significant others.

Like this woman’s boyfriend who sent her some strict rules for when she accompanies him to the movies.

Okay, first she shouldn’t have expected this to be a normal date night, not for an Avengers movie.  Second, I hope they aren’t bringing their child with them, you know die-hard fans would not like a crying/talking kid.

But these rules make sense, this movie means serious business to some people. No one wants any distractions!

Did you set any rules or prepare yourself for this 3-hour long movie?

Be grateful your neighbor isn’t this guy

We’ve asked people to finish the sentence of, “My neighbour is a maniac because ________”.

People have provided MANY crazy stories about their neighbors; one had a neighbor who dressed up in woman’s clothing and just sat in the windowsill, another had a neighbor that was anal about the weeds in his yard, and one woman had a neighbor who kept decapitated heads hanging around his house months after Halloween was over.

But the reason why we asked this, is because of this guy right here who had his yard FILLED with printer boxes:

Be grateful this isn’t your neighbor. But could you fill in the blank?

Oliver Tree’s bloody video recapping his Coachella experience

Coachella 2019 wrapped up over the weekend, and it looks like Oliver Tree won’t be forgetting this festival anytime soon.

He took to Instagram to share his experience with a post captioned, “COACHELLA WAS A NIGHTMARE.”

 

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He performed with NGHTMRE on weekend two of the festival where he reportedly rolled his ankle trying to jump from one stage to another.

Maybe this will inspire a new song? His hit song “Hurt” was about the summer he broke both his wrists and thumb in a scooter crash.

Tree even posted a photo on Instagram in March just to prove it to anyone who thought he was lying.

Who knows, maybe his next single will be about to his ‘bloody’ experience.

Documentary covers the collapse of the 90’s Bulls dynasty (Stream it here)

SB Nation has been rolling out a really strong short form documentary series called ‘Collapse’ that digs into the biggest drops in quality by once great teams. Their most recent episode features the sad slide down of the Chicago Bulls from the 6 NBA Championships won under coach Phil Jackson and the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan to whatever heck they were doing after that. For lifelong Bulls fan, this rewind will be a bitter sweet look at how magnificent the Bulls once were with a depth of All Stars on their roster, before missteps in recruiting and league lockout helped keep the team in the tank for several seasons in the 2000’s.

Watch Mumford & Sons in the Lounge

Before they played a sold-out United Center show last month, Mumford and Sons came to the Lounge at 101WKQX. Brian asked them about their long road to success, almost being late for Lollapalooza, and which member pops out of a cake from time to time. You can watch the entire interview and performance below on Youtube in individual segments.

 

Searching porn for the Avengers (totally SFW)

Searches for “Avengers” on adult site Pornhub have been popping up constantly. As of Friday, searches jumped a staggering 2912%.

Men’s Health asked Pornhub to gather data around which characters are being searched for most often. And the top results likely won’t surprise you:

Captain Marvel was the most-searched, by a wide margin.
Black Widow came in second.
Everyone’s favorite super-hero, Spider-Man, came in third, followed by the Hulk.

Rounding out the top 10 are Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Gamora, Thor, Iron Man and Black Panther.

After ‘Avengers: Endgame’: 7 Marvel characters we need to see in MCU movies

Note: I originally published this on 4/16/18, just before “Infinity War” hit theaters. As the MCU is close to wrapping up this phase of storytelling with “Avengers: Endgame,” I thought it might be worth revisiting this list. Since this was first published, Shang-Chi is confirmed to be turned into a Marvel movie.
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by James VanOsdol

As “Avengers: Infinity War” prepares to destroy the box office by using every single one of its “Marvel Cinematic Universe” stars in one movie, a question remains: Who’s left? I mean, we live in a world where Ant-Man and Groot have mainstream familiarity. Is there anyone left on Marvel’s bench?

Here are seven recommendations (not including characters whose movie rights are currently owned by FOX and may end up in the MCU if the Disney/Fox deal is approved, and assuming Kamala Khan will somehow appear in Captain Marvel):

1. She-Hulk. Lawyer by day. She-Hulk by night. It writes itself.

2. Shang-Chi. Marvel’s main martial artist, and the son of Fu Manchu. A big, knock-down Marvel martial arts movie could be amazing.

3. Sub-Mariner. Namor’s been around since the beginning of Marvel, and complicated movie rights have kept him from appearing in the MCU. One has to assume Namor will come home eventually. When that happens, there’s no shortage of places where he can be used, including the Avengers, a Doctor Strange solo movie, a Hulk solo movie or (if the FOX deal goes through) a Fantastic Four movie.

4. Hercules. Marvel’s version of Hercules is a womanizing, hard-drinking, no-joke, Greek god. Maybe not necessary in a movie world where Thor is super-active, but worth considering for down the road.

5. Son of Satan. It’s been a long time since we saw the “dark” side of Marvel at the movies (“Blade” got the whole modern wave going). Who better to bring us back to darkness than THE LITERAL SON OF THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS?

6. Nova. We met the Nova Corps in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” It’s kinda like DC’s Green Lantern Corps, but not. The singular character Nova’s been around since the 70s, most recently as the alter ego of fifteen-year-old Sam Alexander.

7. Moon Knight. Often referred to as Marvel’s Batman, though there are significant differences between the two. Most notably, Moon Knight is saddled with a profound multiple personality disorder. Conventional wisdom says he’d be perfect for a Netflix series.