Today through Monday is looking pretty, pretty steamy. The heat index, which is basically how hot it feels out compared to how hot it is, will be near or over 100 each day. If you’re looking for a way to cool off this LIST might help you out.
Acting in ‘Mr. Robot’ has made Carly Chaikin as paranoid as a hacker
(from digitaltrends.com)
USA Networks’ hit drama centered on the hacking group Fsociety, Mr. Robot, is so real, it has even inspired its actors to change their lives. In an interview with Digital Trends, Mr. Robot star Carly Chaikin explains how the show made her more paranoid about computers, what it is like to represent a woman in technology, and why Pokémon Go is stupid. (MORE HERE)
After watching the show I’m a bit paranoid too. Good thing nobody would ever guess my password from grade school, ‘bloodburpsofdeath85’ …wait am I typing this? – m
My Chemical Romance tease a cryptic return
Simple notes from a piano are all you get from this video posted by My Chemical Romance today, but it provokes an exciting question: ARE THEY COMING BACK?! One would have to assume MCR are gearing up for a return as their website and social media accounts are all using a new ‘MCRX’ logo with a vague lead to the date of September 23,2016. Fans of the band are already speculating this could be an anniversary celebration of some kind for MCR’s definitive album ‘the Black Parade’ which turns 10 years old this year.
My Chemical Romance quietly broke up with the following blog post on their site in 2013.
“Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We’ve gotten to go places we never knew we would. We’ve been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We’ve shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.
My Chemical Romance.”
Since then, singer Gerard Way put on a solo album called ‘Hesitant Alien’ in 2014. it had a slight Bowie influence and 80’s vibe that earned positive reviews to boot. Here is a video from that album for ‘No Shows’.
Way in an 2014 interview with NME stated he never felt MCR was meant for anything “beyond the Black Parade”. Which makes sense with his perspective as someone who also works on comic books and other story driven projects, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come back and tell more stories in song right?
Frank Iero guitarist for MCR denied a reunion was in the works amidst rumors of it last year.
So here we are with MCR members staying busy with other projects, they have found themselves back together again. How do you feel about this? – @kevkellam
POKEMON GOES REAL LIFE: Chasing Pikachu in this must-see video
Youtube superstar Caset Neistat brought the Pokemon craze to the very real streets of NYC in this very entertaining video where he wildly pursues a friend in a big goofy Pikachu outfit in a skateboard chase that is utterly delightful. The highlight has to be other random strangers (who we can assume were in Central Park playing PKGO) jumping in on the chase to ‘catch ’em all’. Anytime I see someone in a big mascot-like costume I feel the need to at least bear-hug them, so I get their compelled actions here.
So whether or not your walking into traffic trying to catch a Squirttle or getting annoyed with everyone posting about this game that has distracted us all from the real world, you can take this fun video,
-@kevkellam
Don’t Pokemon Go and Drive
If you are looking for a reason to hate Pokemon Go then this may be it. First things first though, you should never be using your phone and driving at the same time, it’s dangerous and stupid because you could get in an accident along with putting others in danger.
The other day while a couple of Baltimore Police officers were sitting outside their car talking, they caught something very shocking on their body cameras. They caught coming out of no where a car sideswiping their police car! Thankfully no one was inside the police car and after the Police Officers initial shock they ran over to the car to make sure the driver that hit them wasn’t having a medical emergency. After coming to the car and seeing what was up, the driver openly admitted right away to playing Pokemon Go and driving at the same time.
If there are two lessons that come out of this video, it’s that you should not be using your phone and driving at the same time and you should stop playing Pokemon Go right away because it is ruining lives everywhere!
You can check out the video of the incident below!
#PokemonGO is not all fun and games. Here is a video of a distracted driver who struck one of our cars. #PlaySafe pic.twitter.com/kOTfbTcILo
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) July 19, 2016
Welcome To The Future
We already know that the Cubs are becoming one of the best teams in the MLB. They currently sit in first place in the Central Division with a 7.5 game lead over the Cardinals and they are only .5 games back of having the best record in baseball behind the Giants. Not only are the Cubs making great strides on the field, but Wrigley Field is slowly becoming one of the best stadiums in baseball. No longer does it smell bad or have the bad rep of being one of the most under appreciated stadiums in the MLB, but instead with recent renovations and construction it has skyrocketed in popularity, again.
The popularity of Wrigley is about to become even higher! Announced yesterday after the Cubs season is over, the whole lower bowel of Wrigley field will be overhauled and going in underneath the seats behind home plate will be a new luxury dining and drinking experience for ticket holders of those seats. Even though the the area will be under field level and right behind home plate, there will be no view for that area but you will get to eat some pretty amazing food along with some nice cocktails to then go back to your seats and enjoy before, during, or after the game. Along with the private eating and drinking options of this new area, you will also get to experience the great feature of private bathrooms away from the rest of the visitors to Wrigley!
As you probably guess this is not going to be cheap and it will cost you a pretty penny to get all of these experiences. It already cost around $300 a ticket to sit in that area of the ballpark, but to be put on a priority list to get into the new luxury area it will cost you about $500 just for the deposit. As of today, the Cubs said they have already received close to 300 deposits just for the experience alone, that doesn’t include tickets.The areas isn’t expected to be fully ready until the 2018 season, but with that being said do you think this is good or bad for Wrigley, and why? Go ahead and let us know what you think!
Dictionary.com’s Latest Additions
Dictionary.com has added more than 300 new words. Even thoug a lot of the words are just words that we already know, but have been put together. Like “mom jeans” and “butt hurt.” Good to see “lumbersexual” has made the cut. In case you don’t know a lumbersexual is a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack.
Here are a few more…
al desko: eating at one’s desk in an office.
athleisure: a style of clothing inspired by athletic apparel but also worn as casual, everyday wear.
butthurt: mental distress or irritation caused by an overreaction to a perceived personal slight.
Daesh: a name used to refer to ISIS/ISIL, the radical Sunni Muslim organization.
deso: designated driver.
free-range parenting: a style of child rearing in which parents allow their children to move about without constant adult supervision, aimed at instilling independence and self-reliance.
ghosting: the practice of suddenly ending all contact with a person without explanation, especially in a romantic relationship.
health goth: a fitness enthusiast who is part of the goth subculture.
hijra: a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically a person who was born male and dresses as a woman.
hot take: a superficially researched and hastily written journalistic piece, online post, etc., that presents opinions as facts and is often moralistic.
intersectionality: the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual.
lamestream: noting or relating to traditional print and broadcast media, when regarded as lacking the fairness, creativity, etc., of independent online news sources.
long-form: noting or relating to types of print or visual media content characterized by in-depth, lengthy narratives.
manspread: to sit with one’s legs far apart, taking up too much space on a seat shared with other people.
Minecraft: a sandbox video game with construction, crafting, exploration, and combat mechanics, available on many game platforms.
misgender: to refer to or address (a person, especially one who is transgender) with a pronoun, noun, or adjective that inaccurately represents the person’s gender or gender identity.
mom jeans: unstylish women’s jeans.
NBD: acronym for no big deal.
panromantic: noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Pokémon: a media franchise including video games, animated television series, movies, card games, etc. that depict a fictional class of pet monsters and their trainers.
presstitute: a journalist or media source whose news coverage is considered to be inappropriately influenced by business interests, political motives, etc.
totes: totally.
train wreck: a person who has experienced a personal failure, disaster, etc.
warmist: a person who accepts global warming as a reality (a term used by people who reject the concept).
woke: actively aware of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those related to civil and human rights.
ze: occasionally used with a singular indefinite pronoun or singular noun antecedent in place of the definite masculine he or the definite feminine she.
Zika virus: a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.
More are Dictionary.com.
What Year is It?
There is a new Blink-182 album, Pokemon is everywhere and here’s our first look at the new “Power Rangers!” Bryan Cranston, playing “Zordon” in the new movie, said we can expect it to be a little darker comparing it to the Christopher Nolan “Batman” series. The PR reboot will hit theatres in March of next year.
Netflix ‘Making a Murderer’ will be back
(from redeyechicago.com)
“Making a Murderer” is coming back to Netflix, the network announced Tuesday. The new installments will plop us back into the emotional roller coaster that is the post-conviction process, following convicted murderer Steven Avery and his nephew and co-defendant, Brendan Dassey, as their legal teams try to fight the system and challenge their convictions. (MORE HERE)
I was just glad that the premise wasn’t Steven Avery as a new cast member on Orange Is the New Black. – marconi
Jay Pharoah: “It’s My F@#!-ing Voice!”
Despite being told otherwise, Brian & Lou are convinced Jay is doing his best Denzel impression…
Watch: Final “Suicide Squad” Trailer
We’re getting one last taste of what we’ll see in “Suicide Squad” on August 5th.
Here’s the final trailer:
“Heathens” from Twenty One Pilots really is the perfect song for this movie!
Michael J. Fox Plays with Coldplay
Coldplay showing some BTTF love during their stop in New York. It was pretty much the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. They broke out “Earth Angle” and Johnny B. Goode” and even had Marty McFly himself on stage. Yup. Michael J. Fox.
Wonder if Chicago will get the BTTF treatment this weekend? You can still score your way into a private soundcheck party with the band HERE.
So Long, Peanut Tillman
After 13 seasons in the NFL, mostly spent with the Bears, Charles “Peanut” Tillman is hanging ’em up. Always a class act on and off the field. He came put together a video showing how he’ll be incorporating the “Peanut Punch”into his life outside of the NFL.
Nintendo made BILLIONS already off that game that everyone is playing
Yes, that game that everyone is playing a.k.a the new supreme ruler of the world Pokemon Go has proven in less than two weeks since it’s release to be a huge money maker for Nintendo. Bloomberg reported the Japanese video game company had the biggest turnover on the Tokyo Stock Exchange trading $4.5 Billion worth of stock on Friday. Overall it’s a 71% rise in one week.So does this mean that when Nintendo has it’s holiday party that Super Mario will be drinking in the corner, while everyone is talking to Pikachu and Squirrtle?
Nintendo is not the only company to benefit from this titanic move that has everyone trying to ‘catch them all’. Niantic, the mobile game developer behind the game and of course the Pokemon Company will eventually reap the rewards of the PkGo mania. But the buck does not stop there, as many advantageous entrepreneurs have created businesses off the game as detailed by here Game Zebo.
We’ve been covering the Pokemon craze all week so whether your enjoying the game as a distraction from reality with ‘augmented reality’ or you just laugh at people walking into things with their face in their phone, check out these stories looking into the whole thing.
- Weird Stories of Pokemon Go Users
- VIDEO: Near stampede in NYC over rare character in Central Park
- PkGo surpasses Twitter….yep, that fast
- The Pokemon Go Meet Up at the Bean in Chicago was HUGE
Queued Up #185
1. Awolnation – Run (Beautiful Things)
2. Brand New – I Am A Nightmare
3. Bad Suns – Disappear Here
4. Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up
5. Kungs – This Girl
6. Trapdoor Social – Sunshine
7. Miike Snow – My Trigger
8. Zipper Club – Going The Distance
9. Run River North – Run Or Hide (Queued Up Artist Showcase – 7/19)
10. Switchfoot – Float
11. Arkells – Private School
12. Powers – Sunshine
13. BØRNS – American Money
14. Descendants – Without Love
15. M83 – Go!
16. Two Door Cinema Club – Are We Ready
1. Grouplove – Welcome To Your Life
2. Judah and the Lion – Take It All Back
3. Bronze Radio Return – Only Temporary
4. The Wombats – Be Your Shadow
5. Bleached – Wednesday Night Melody
6. Night Riots – Contagious (Queued Up Artist Showcase – 7/19)
7. Local Natives – Fountain Of Youth
8. The Hunna – You & Me
9. Weezer – I Love The USA
10. Coin – Talk Too Much
11. Angel Olsen – Shut Up Kiss Me
12. The Struts – Put Your Money On Me
13. The Naked and Famous – Higher
14. The 1975 – Somebody Else
15. The Moth & The Flame – Red Flag
16. Blink 182 – Home Is Such a Lonely Place
What is you fav new song? Tweet us at @101wkqx with the #QueuedUp hashtag and let us know.
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1. Oasis – Supersonic
2. Erasure – Chains Of Love
3. Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up
4. Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Passenger
5. Talking Heads – Life During Wartime
6. Radiohead – Paranoid Alien
7. The Rentals – Friends of P
8. Squeeze – Is That Love
9. Urge Overkill – Positive Bleeding
10. Less Than Jake – History of a Boring Town
11. The Church – Under The Milky Way
12. Teenage Fanclub – The Concept
13. Sublime – Badfish
1. Social Distortion – I Was Wrong
2. ABC – The Look Of Love
3. Breeders – Cannonball
4. U2 – Trash, Trampoline and the Party
5. R.E.M. – Finest Worksong
6. Kim Wilde – Kids In America
7. CIV – Can’t Wait One Minute More
8. Love and Rockets – So Alive
9. Candlebox – You
10. The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
11. Nine Inch Nails – Terrible Lie
12. The Replacements – I Will Dare
13. The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You
14. Everclear – Heartspark Dollarsign
15. Jane’s Addiction – Standing In The Shower… Thinking
New Internet Animal Star: CAT RIDES A SCOOTER
There are animals online with more followers on social media than we could ever rationalize, but for some reason this cat riding on the back of this hipster’s scooter just makes sense. Let it calm you as you begin your work week. – Kevin
A SEINFELD VIDEO GAME!?
A SEINFELD VIDEO GAME?!
Australian game developer Jacob Janerka created these wonderful mock-ups of a potential game based on the greatest TV sitcom about nothing in particular, and they look better a fresh bowl of Crabs Bisk soup. Janerka who also made the online game Paradigm, apparently crafted this game-in-the-works to look like classic 90’s pont-and-click computer games. I wonder if you can double dip a chip or get into other classic situations Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer? It just looks really fun. Maybe this can save just a few lives from the all-consuming monster that is Pokemon Go at the moment.
Pokemon Go at The Bean!
Yesterday was a busy day in the city, not only did Chicago hold its annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, but it also held its first ever Pokemon Go meet up. You are probably wondering, where in the world did we hold this meet up and what do you do during one of these events that have taken over the world?
The Pokemon Go meet up was held yesterday at The Bean where there was a Facebook event page setup. At one point 12,000 people RSVP’d to the meet up to go around Chicago and catch as many Pokemon as possible. There is no official word on how many people actually showed up, but I think its safe to say not all 12,000 people showed up.
During one of these meet ups people go around the surrounding area in search of rare Pokemon that they can then catch and battle other Pokemon Goers with. Yesterday though at The Bean, the main purpose was to pin Pokemon against Pokemon in what they call a Pokemon Gym. Just think of it as a big boxing gym, except for Pokemon.The good news though is Chicago did something that no other meet up in the United States has been able to do before.
During the Chicago meet up at The Bean, there were so many people on the Pokemon Go servers at once, that they actually crashed it for the rest of the United States for a few minutes. During the meet up people were even dressing up as characters from the actually card game and TV show. Along with dressing up as characters, people were also gathering and sitting based on what team/house they are a part of in the game.
It’s safe to say that Pokemon Go has officially taken over the world and it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. I would fully expect there to be more Pokemon Go meet ups in the Chicago area very soon. If you were at the Chicago Pokemon Go meet up on Sunday, let us know how it went!
New Prophets of Rage
