Canadian band Lights busted out the keyboards and hushed tones to celebrate Canada’s greatest export, Nickelback.
Lights told CBC Music in Canada, “I’m always a sucker for taking a song everyone knows and flipping it into something totally different than its original form…When higher energy songs like this are stripped back it really showcases how strong the lyrics and melody are and this one is no exception. There’s a reason everyone knows this song.”
It’s been a long week for the Smith family. After receiving a throttling from comedian Chris Rock during Netflix’s first live standup special last Saturday, the family has been on the defensive. According to People Magazine, people within Pinkett Smith’s circle claim that Rock has been obsessed with her for 30 years. “Jada has had no part in all of this other than being heckled,” the source says. “Chris is obsessed with her and that’s been going on for almost 30 years.”
Meanwhile, August Alsina, the man that slept with Jada Pinkett Smith, loved the Netflix special. A source close to him, “He thought it was not only funny but truthful. That was the best part for him.”
A man en route to Boston broke down on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston earlier this week. He was quoted as saying he wanted to “kill every man on the plane”.
Our thoughts go out to everyone on that flight.
The brilliant minds at E! have finally found a way to use Nick Cannon’s fertileness to their advantage. The 42-year-old father of 12 is teaming up with Kevin Hart for an incredibly on-the-nose show. In the trailer, Cannon takes his place in the hot seat with a wide smile while Hart tells him, “You’re gonna get some contestants that wanna have your baby.”
We’ll have more updates on this program as we get them, because no show has ever been so far up our alley before.
There will be a reunion for the cast of The Office and an interactive fan convention on April 22 and April 23 at Navy Pier. Multiple members of the cast will be there, from Dwight to Creed.
Tickets for The Office reunion start at $50.
Newsweek has compiled the list of the world’s best hospitals, and Chicagoland continues to be the place to be when it comes to medical care. According to Newsweek, “The goal of this study is to provide a data-based comparison of hospital reputation and performance across countries. We hope this will be useful to patients and families seeking the best care for themselves and loved ones, as well as to hospitals as they benchmark themselves against their peers.”
The Chicago hospitals that ranked were,
8. Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago
18. Rush University Medical Center – Chicago
23. University of Chicago Medical Center – Chicago
62. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital – Winfield
69. Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood
91. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital – Downers Grove
102. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital – Park Ridge
133. Silver Cross Hospital – New Lenox
143. Edward Hospital – Naperville
178. Evanston Hospital – Evanston
187. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital – Lake Forest
204. Northwestern Medicine – Delnor Hospital – Geneva
226. St. Joseph Medical Center – Bloomington
237. AMITA Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale – Hinsdale
249. Elmhurst Hospital – Elmhurst
253. Advocate Christ Medical Center – Oak Lawn
261. Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital – McHenry
264. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago
294. AMITA Health – Adventist Medical Center La Grange – La Grange
301. Anderson Hospital – Maryville
304. Advocate Sherman Hospital – Elgin
A full list of hospitals can be found here.
A new ranking from Tasting Table has given us a new power ranking of Chicago’s best places to eat. Editors at the publication said, “What makes the restaurants detailed [in the ranking] the city’s best take other factors into account like history, representation, accessibility, innovation, and uniqueness.” With that in mind, they ranked Chicago’s best restaurants on “gut instinct”. The list looks like this,
20. Triple Crown Restaurant – Chinatown
19. Johnnie’s Beef – Elmwood Park and Arlington Heights
18. Evette’s – Lincoln Park, Fulton Market
17. Au Cheval – Fulton Market
16. The Original Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria – South Side
15. Taqueria Chingon – Logan Square
14. Ghin Kao Eat Rice – Pilsen
13. Superkhana International – Logan Square
12. Lula Cafe – Logan Square
11. Le Bouchon – Bucktown
10. Mi Tocaya Antojería – Logan Square
9. Cellar Door Provisions – Logan Square
8. Avec – West Loop, River North
7. Virtue – Hyde Park
6. Rose Mary – West Loop
5. Kasama – East Village
4. Alinea – Lincoln Park
3. Parachute – Avondale
2. Parachute – Avondale
1 – Daises – Logan Square
Where’s the best spot in Chicago? The conversation lives on Facebook!
New Order’s “Blue Monday” came out 40 years ago (March 7, 1983).
Maybe you prefer the Orgy cover….
The upcoming fourth season of Barry will be its last for Bill Hader and company. The eight-episode season will premiere on HBO/HBOMax beginning April 16th
Since premiering in 2018, Barry has earned 44 Primetime Emmy nominations with Hader winning twice for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and co-star Henry Winkler winning once for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Sure, you’ve been single. But have you ever been “takeout an ad on a billboard and refer to myself as the #1 eligible bachelor in my state” single? Robert is. Forget dating apps, Robert went full on, “I Love You, Man” and rented a billboard for himself in Janesville, WI mode. If you are a “local, honest woman” you can leave him a message at 608-631-0575.
Try to digest this one, Chicagoland. Kyle from Bolingbrook checked in and we can safely say that in four years of doing Relationship Court, we’ve never had something like this sent to us.
What should Kyle do? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Famed conspiracy theorist and the most successful version of “guy at your local bar with a podcast”, Joe Rogan, is under fire for allegedly blowing off his family. A TikTok has surfaced of his father and sister calling out the Fear Factor host for his behavior.
Rogan has spoken about his relationship with his father previously on his podcast.
The owner of the iconic River North eatery, which served as inspiration for The Bear, has passed away. Joe Zucchero died on March 1 at Rush Medical Center in Chicago after fighting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for more than two decades. He was 69.
Actor Joe Mantegna tweeted,
Our thoughts are with Zucchero’s family.
Robert Siegfried it not your average man. Sure, this country music-loving, American flag-waving Wisconsinite might look like someone from Averagetown, USA, but Siegfried has gone above and beyond to find true love. After struggling to find love on Match, Tinder, and other apps, the Wisconsin native turned to a higher power…billboards.
Putting your phone number on a billboard works, apparently. Siegfried has been floored by the amount of responses he’s gotten.
He was quoted as saying, “Go big or go home. I mean you don’t get any bigger than this.”
You may have had a good upbringing, but did your parents love you like this? A Facebook post was sent to us by our Crew Members, and it reads, “He’s smart but socially very shy. “Date” him and bring him our of his shell before he leaves for college. In exchange, we’ll give you a 2004 Buick Regal. Clean, rust-free, 40k miles. Serious inquiries only: [email protected]”
You may have had good Christmases, they may have celebrated your birthday’s, but did they ever try to get you laid like these parents did? Those are real ones.
What’s the kindest thing your parents did for you? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Boob lovers and bud lovers have all eyes on Whately, Massachusetts as they could soon be transforming the cannabis industry. During the Whately Selectboard meeting on Thursday, February 16th, owners Nicholas Spagnola and Julius Sokol spoke about their possible plans to take their tops off while smoking the day away.
In the building that was once a strip club, the owners said, “Our goal would be to operate a topless dispensary and to remove nude dancing and alcohol from the license.”
Would you support something like this coming into your hood? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Ethan Hawke is making his debut as a music artist this month on Fall Out Boy’s album, “So Much (for) Stardust.”
Over the weekend outside of the Orland Ale House in Orland Park, an armored truck was robbed in broad daylight.
The Village of Orland Park also released a statement, saying, “The incident is still under investigation at this time. We are working in conjunction with the FBI due to possible connection to a string of similar offenses that took place elsewhere in the region. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. We will release further information as it becomes available.”
Since 3:00AM on Sunday, United Center concession workers have been on strike for higher wages, health care for all employees, pensions and other benefits. More than 600 workers are on the picket lines now, representing Unite Here Local 1. Those represented include food servers, cooks, dishwashers, and bartenders who work at the United Center, who have been working at the venue without a contract for the last three years.
Workers are looking for a similar package compared to what the workers at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field receive.
Another bargaining session is scheduled to take place Tuesday.
