While Matt Forte decided to retire from football last week, it seemed really wrong that he go out as a member of the Jets. His best years came with the Bears from 2008-2015. So, it only makes sense that the will offer Matt a one day contract so he can end his career the right way, as a member of the Chicago Bears.
Word created by ‘The Simpsons’ added to dictionary.
The SImpsons have done a lot over their 29 seasons. Including some pretty impressive predictions, but now they will be credited with creating a word. Merriam Webster announce they are adding 850 words to the dictionary. Including ’embiggen.’ ‘Embniggen’ means “to make bigger or more expansive: enlarge, expand.”
The word was first used in the season 7 episode “Lisa The Iconoclast.” Jebediah Springfield, or Troy McClure playing the Springfield founding father, used it in this sentence, ‘A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.’ Maybe ‘cromulent’ makes it next time.
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
Also, ’embiggen’ is now a word we enter. https://t.co/3XmkZO0ral pic.twitter.com/wLUDsWIAga
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) March 5, 2018
John Mulaney & Nick Kroll roast ‘n toast movies at Spirit Awards
Now we know the talked-about award show jokes were told this weekend by late night giant Jimmy Kimmel on the Oscars, (I WANT THAT JET SKI!) but the day before the Golden statues got handed out on ABC, the film world assembled for the Independent Spirit Awards where comedy titans John Mulaney and Nick Kroll truly roasted Hollywood. With the #MeToo movement following multiple sexual misconduct scandals and the fall out surrounding it, this was 11 minutes of pure slicing-deep funny. It satirized all of the cultural changes in movies and the film industry right now.
The two comics who team for the character duo Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland in their Netflix special, ‘Oh, Hello’. Go seek it out, it’s well worth it. They first perform the Gil and George sketches in Kroll’s Comedy Central series ‘Kroll Show’ and podcasts like Comedy Bang! Bang!. Mulaney and Koll also worked the characters out in a stage show in New York for years, and their chemistry is just electric.
The Spirit Awards also featured several outlandish and very funny sketches including this whacked-out bit where SNL alum Andy Samberg performed a tribute to “the stars we are about to lose” to big blockbuster series. Yes, he sang a spoof of ‘the Breakfast Club’ theme with lyrics digging into breaking stars who lose their way in superhero and young adult novel adaptions. Yes, he’s dressed like Judd Nelson.
And then there was ‘Bridesmaid’ star Kristen Wig who performed as the faux aging Hollywood starlet who seems to get trouted for the feel-good standing ovation every year during award season.
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Eddie Vedder performs Tom Petty Cover at Oscars
Eddie Vedder performed a cover of Tom Petty’s ‘Room at the Top’ during the Oscars’ In Memoriam segment.
Score tickets to see Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field HERE.
Here’e Petty’s original version.
The Next Pop-Up “Wild Card” in Chicago? It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
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This week (March 9th) will mark the next big pop-up restaurant to hit Chicago: one themed around the TV show It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
According to Eater, the latest brainchild of Replay Lincoln Park will transform their location into a tribute to Paddy’s Pub. It will include drinks like Rum Ham and The Chardee Mac Dennis IV Bag (maybe a fine canned wine as well?). The food of choice? Philly cheese steaks. And they will have a photo opp for you and your gang to….well, live just like The Gang.
This isn’t the first time these folks have done a pop-up….they also had runs with Rick & Morty as well as The Simpsons. It all ends on March 17th. — [eric]
Foo Fighters Combine John Lennon & Van Halen…(Surprisingly Delicious)
It’s been a interesting week of mashups — go ahead and look up Ratt/Marvin Gaye in Google — but the Foo Fighters are streaking towards the number one entry of the week.
Who knew that “Imagine” and “Jump” would go together like lamb and tuna fish? Crossing my fingers they drop this on the crowds at Wrigley for two shows…July 29th and July 30th. — [eric]
Woodshedding for the summer tour has never felt so good….see you out there….(I’ll learn the words by then, I swear)
Thanks to Mighty Mike for the inspirado. (Oh, and Halen and Lennon, too) pic.twitter.com/VB8x6ipsmT
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) March 3, 2018
Linkin Park members spotted in a studio together
So the guys in Linkin Park have been through a lot in the last year with the tragic loss of their singer Chester Bennington and they had to deal with honoring his legacy through a very memorable tribute show last year. Recently LP’s Mike Shinoda released the very emotional solo EP called ‘Post Traumatic’ (listen to it above), but this week other members appear to be with Shinoda in a recording studio in social media posts. It’s unclear if this could potentially lead to Linkin Park making music together or if this something involved in Shinoda’s solo work.
LP’s Brad Denso appeared in this IG post.
Dave Farrell was showing off some gear from was is believed to be the same studio.
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Get ready to get your Nintendoe Paper
Nintendo is still trying to keep up with the demand for the multiple-purpose Switch console, but Youtube comedy channel nigahiga has taken the crazed desire for hot new tech products with NINTENDOE PAPER.
Yes, it’s a piece of paper.
This is a very creative spoof on video game culture in tow parts with over-the-top advertising campaign which takes a fun twist at 3:20 with a visually stunning animated sequnce that any fan of old school 8 bit classics will adore. It’s a truly fun send-up to anyone who spends a good amount of their time gaming. It’s a hit currently sitting at #1 trending on the ‘Tube.
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