Less than a half-month away. The perfect time for another teaser trailer from Rick and Morty, released earlier today. (Added bonus: the music in this video is from Run The Jewels.)
And don’t forget, Season 3 official debuts on July 30th! — [eric]
Green Day and Rancid Frontmen Collaborate On ‘Turn It Around’ Track
Meet the Armstrongs: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Rancid’s Tim Armstrong. No, those two are definitely not blood family — just lifelong friends with a common last name. Although this new group IS rounded out by family pairings: Billie Joe’s son and Tim’s nephew. The four of them put out this song, which is part of the soundtrack for Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk.
Check out the song. Also below, the Chicagoland dates for the punk rock documentary film tour.
Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk
Chicagoland Showings – All on Wednesday, August 30th
Addison – Marcus Addison Cinema
Country Club Hills – Marcus Country Club Hills Cinema
Gurnee – Marcus Gurnee Mills Cinema
Orland Park – Marcus Orland Park Cinema
Disney’s live-action Aladdin finds it’s cast
Disney has had a busy week with their D23 Expo this week rolling out teasers for upcoming Pixar movies and showing off models of the upcoming Star Wars Land theme park, but 90’s kids may freak out over the news this week of the cast for the upcoming live-action version of the animated classic ‘Aladdin’. Yes, it will be a whole new world with several new young actors scoring big parts with some blockbusters heavyweights in supporting roles. Yes, I had to get the ‘whole new world’ pun in there, what do you expect?
“Aladdin will be played by a young actor named Mena Massoud,” Walt Disney Studios production president Sean Bailey announced at the D23 Expo on Saturday. “Jasmine will be played by Naomi Scott.”Massoud currently can be in seen Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ series, he is from Canada but was born in Egypt. Playing Naomi Scott already has experience stepping into a film with established expectations, as she was one of the Power Rangers in the recent big screen reboot.
The biggest name in the cast is Will Smith as the Genie, who has a proven record of hits in the past but has had a recent series of flops most notably the dud that was 2013’s ‘After Earth’. Hopping into a Disney project that will have a walk-up audience is a soft home run for the former ‘Fresh Prince of Bell-Air’. Still it’s not easy to fill the shoes of the late great Robin Williams, but you can’t deny Smith has a larger-than-life personality to deliver for this over-the-top role.
Oh that’s not enough Aladdin news, check out this interview from WCIU with the cast of the Broadway musical version which is currently running in Chicaogo.
Gross Slime Eels spill out in the most disgusting traffic jam
OSP @OregonDOT & @LincolnCountySO on scene overturned #Slime #Eel truck Hwy101 MP131 closed. #Cleanup on Aisle 101 pic.twitter.com/Z9s9XbQ247
— Oregon State Police (@ORStatePolice) July 13, 2017
Hope you don’t read this while eating. Thousands of slime eels spilled from a truck during an accident on an Oregon highway this week, causing the most disgusting fender bender of all time. Aproximately 7.500 pounds of these slippery sick eels wiggled out onto the road while a truck delivering them hit their brakes causing a 4-car pileup. The truck tipped over sending the eels out onto cars and the road causing a traffic jam.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) said slime eels, formally known as hagfish, create mucous from glands along each side of their body when they feel threatened. What do they do when they are excited? I don’t want to know, why did I ask that?! Also how is the informal name ‘slime eel’ better than their real name ‘hagfish’? Question I don’t want answered but I am still asking.
“[They] are a primitive jawless fish similar to lamprey that are plentiful off the Oregon coast and considered a delicacy in Korea and China — though we guess these might not taste too good anymore,” the ODFW said in a statement from ODFW.
In this heat… what is this going to start smelling like in the next few days?😳 pic.twitter.com/3FqSwXeSMP
— Oregon State Police (@ORStatePolice) July 13, 2017
I Write Sins Not Tragedies, Kazoo style!
I Write Sins Not Tragedies 25 kazoo cover pic.twitter.com/W3zAxGZAbf
— Izzy Humair (@izzyhumair) July 14, 2017
Selfie Causes $200,000 Worth Of Damage
Insurance Scam Backfires!
Use your skills to decode magic spells
“Interested in dabbling in 17th-century witchcraft in your spare time? The Newberry Library in Chicago could use your help to transcribe three books dealing with spells and witches that date back to the 1600s.”
“Several portions have already been decoded, like a section on activating a magic seal (“write in virgin parchment the blood of a lamb”) and tips for conjuring (“work should be with a crescent moon”). Once transcriptions have been written and reviewed by the library, they will be added to the institution’s digital collection.”
“The manuscripts, titled The Book of Magical Charms, The Commonplace Book and Cases of Conscience Concerning Witchcraft will be featured in a September 2017 exhibition alongside more than 150 items including Bibles, poems, maps, music and art. The project also takes place on the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, a religious doctrine that eventually ignited the Protestant Reformation.”
Anyone can visit the online “Transcribing Faith” portal for the project in order to transcribe and translate the texts without having to visit the library.
via Mental Floss BY MICHELE DEBCZAK and Atlas Obscura by TATIANA WALK-MORRIS
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Photos: Julia Simone Paul
Brendon Urie Makes These High Heels Work
Since Panic! at the Disco front human Brendon Urie joined the cast of KINK BOOTS he has had to learn how to lot of things while wearing high heals. Watch this video of many of the things he’s perfected in a very short time.
10 Things Brendon Urie Can Do Better Than You… in Kinky Boots!
Anything you can do, Kinky Boots on Broadway and Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie can do better… in HEELS 👠👠👠 (Just wait until you hear him sing)Plus read our Q&A with the rock star turned Broadway golden boy: http://bit.ly/2ufbC9a
Posted by ELLE Magazine (US) on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
NEW STRUTS!! CHECK OUT – ONE NIGHT ONLY
Friday is already great but new Struts music makes it even better. Check out One Night Only
Pick The Best Burger Spot In Chicago
(from chicagoist.com)
Chicagoist has put together a list of their top 32 favorite burger joints in Chicago, and they’re ready to go head-to-head. Some of these are dives, some are super fancy. Some are North Side, some are South Side, and a couple are in the ‘burbs. Some are famous for their burgers (including one that is supposedly one of the ten best burgers in America) while some are restaurants that just happen to have a really amazing burger on their menu.
BRGRBelly
Unusual toppings at a place that not only grinds its beef but bakes its buns.
Butcher & The Burger
Pick your meat, seasoning and toppings at this Lincoln Park hole in the wall.
Au Cheval
The long lines at this West Loop spot mean that many people think their burger is the very best, but being at the top can also inspire some dislike…
Owen & Engine
English pub does a loosely-packed, thick patty of beefy beef worthy of Beefeaters.
Red Hot Ranch
This hot dog stand also serves single-patty symphony in greasy, salty excess.
BIG & little’s
Eclectic place serving everything from tacos to shrimp po’boys does a mean hand-patted burger too.
Paradise Pup
Northwest siders and suburbanites line up for the char and Merkt’s cheese on these burgers.
Kuma’s Corner
The OG fancy burger place, now a cult classic – the only thing louder than the patrons clamoring to get in is the music on the speakers.
Disney reveals models for the STAR WARS THEME PARK
The D23 Expo for all things Disney is this week and today it revealed some big plans for Disney World in Florida and DisneyLand in California : STAR WARS LAND!
Yes, a sneak peak at the very anticipated theme park based on a galaxy from far, far away was shown at D23 in the form of land models that display the in-the-works theme park will feature an expansive and immersive layout with buildings straight from planet Tatooine and yes, A MILLENIUM FALCON?!
Here official pics
Brian & Lou 07.14.17
What Ya Missed, Is Conor McGregor Racist, Bill Nye, Friday Fails, Eat Travel Rock and Andrew Santino
LISTEN: Bill Nye 07.14.17
Eat. Travel. Rock. 07.14.17
Kelly Rizzo has some ideas for you for this week… whether you’re planning a fun Girls’ Night Out, or you want soak up as much of the music festival vibe as possible, or check out one of the city’s hottest new hotel restaurants…
Bill Nye The Science Guy OR Mr. Wizard
Who are you taking? Bill Nye or Mr. Wizard? I had no idea who Mr. Wizard was until Lou started talking about him but from this video he’s a jerk, and i’m into that.
311 Interview: “New Record”
