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07 Feb 23:47

TV Review: Silly demolishes sexy in Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special

by Esther Zuckerman
IKEA Monkey

Corey

Despite the title, it’s not a good idea to cue up Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy Valentine’s Day Special with a special someone in hopes that viewing it will lead to fornication. By the time you get to Fred Armisen performing an ultrasound on a piece of chocolate your libido will be dead, but at least you’ll be laughing so hard it doesn’t matter that you’re fully clothed. The special is the love child of the minds behind Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Lonely Island, and the baby-making music of the ’90s. Which is to say it is, for the most part, inspired lunacy about baby-making. Co-directed by Scott Aukerman and Akiva Schaffer, it unites an army of comedy stars for the purpose of lampooning our culture’s most ridiculous holiday and belting out some smooth jams.

What there is of plot is thus: Michael Bolton ...

07 Feb 18:06

Video: Fog Envelops Downtown, Mercifully Blocks Trump Tower From View

by Stephen Gossett
Video: Fog Envelops Downtown, Mercifully Blocks Trump Tower From View Even the weather has had enough. [ more › ]
07 Feb 16:55

Former President Obama Caught in Very Chill Situation

by Gabrielle Bluestone on The Slot, shared by Joanna Rothkopf to Jezebel
IKEA Monkey

Good. I hope he's having fun.

Reports from Richard Branson’s private island just off the British Virgin Islands indicate former president Barack Obama is engaged in what critics have deemed an extremely “chill situation.”

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07 Feb 16:40

What Would It Look Like, Hypothetically, If A Public Figure Were Suffering The Symptoms Of Dementia? 

by Ashley Feinberg on The Concourse, shared by Ashley Feinberg to Deadspin
IKEA Monkey

Just asking

Ronald Reagan was 69 years old at his inauguration as president in 1981, the oldest anyone had ever been on taking the office—a record that Donald Trump recently beat when he was inaugurated at age 70. Beset by concerns about his advanced age from the beginning, Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease after he…

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07 Feb 04:24

Janelle Monae’s Silver Thom Browne is EXTREME

by Jessica
IKEA Monkey

I feel like it looks like she's emerging from a very shiny, metallic cocoon. Not my favorite Janelle look but she's still so stunning regardless.

It's....real shiny.
06 Feb 20:20

Lady Gaga’s body mocked

by foxnewsonline@foxnews.com (Fox News Online)
IKEA Monkey

Seriously? I kept thinking that she looked really thing. Not unhealthy but definitely very very fit.

06 Feb 19:52

Cards Against Humanity Dissects Its Expensive, Weird, 'Failed' Super Bowl Ad Of A Potato

by Stephen Gossett
IKEA Monkey

Corey saw it. It just aired locally here in Chicago. He was confused. "Suzanne... there's an ad on, its just a potato with a white background. And the potato says "Advertisement". I don't get it." Later we figured it out, but it aired.

Cards Against Humanity Dissects Its Expensive, Weird, 'Failed' Super Bowl Ad Of A Potato But did anybody actually see it? [ more › ]
06 Feb 17:37

Video: Massive Meteor Lights Up Chicago Sky Monday Morning

by Stephen Gossett
IKEA Monkey

Awesome!

Video: Massive Meteor Lights Up Chicago Sky Monday Morning Several dashcams captured the giant fireball streaking through the skies. [ more › ]
06 Feb 16:00

Listen to the Impossibly Adorable Sounds of a Baby Sloth

by Rebecca OConnell
IKEA Monkey

Happy monday

They sound as cute as they look.

06 Feb 08:11

Chelsea Peretti Gave a Nod to Beyoncé in Her Pregnancy Announcement 

by Hannah Gold
IKEA Monkey

YAY!!!

Chelsea Peretti lovingly schmonceyed Beyoncé in her announcement on Saturday that she and husband Jordan Peele are expecting their first child.

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06 Feb 07:42

Armed shopper kills suspected diaper thief at Walmart

by foxnewsonline@foxnews.com (Fox News Online)
IKEA Monkey

a 19 year old was stealing DIAPERS and was shot and killed. This is apparently good, according to Fox News.

06 Feb 04:29

Coming Distractions: Samurai Jack returns in a pair of very brief, moody teasers

by Sam Barsanti
IKEA Monkey

YESSSS

Adult Swim’s revival of beloved Genndy Tartakovsky action series Samurai Jack was supposed to premiere last year, but Cartoon Network recently revealed that it will actually return on March 11 of this year. Now, a pair of teasers have popped up that seem to be giving us our first real glimpse at the show’s fifth season, with one (which you can see above) showing Jack standing in the rain and doing a cool pose, while the other (which you can see below) features Jack riding a motorcycle in a full suit of samurai armor. Interestingly, the second teaser doesn’t seem to have come from Adult Swim, so it’s unclear what its origin is, but Jack’s armor and the logo do line up with other things we’ve seen from the revival so far.

05 Feb 17:51

Open Thread: What the Hell Snacks Are You Making for the Super Bowl?

by Lauren Evans
IKEA Monkey

Nothing. Not even watching today. We've gone from throwing a huge party every superbowl to this - Corey's working and I'm making steak for dinner. Cool?

As I type this, my downstairs neighbor is blasting Slayer and concocting something in an outdoor smoker that can only be described as “succulent.” I don’t know what it is, but the smell alone is sending shock waves of hunger and envy through my body in a way that’s borderline erotic.

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04 Feb 02:49

Obama photographer throws shade at Trump

IKEA Monkey

Trolloloolol

President Barack Obama's former White House photographer is taking to Instagram to show frustration with the new administration.
03 Feb 21:30

Trump is taking hair loss drug, doctor says

IKEA Monkey

He has the hair that he has.

President Trump is taking a prostate drug often prescribed for hair loss, his physician Dr. Harold N. Bornstein told the New York Times in an interview published Wednesday. He also made a point of stating that the President has all of his hair.
03 Feb 21:29

Chicago sees least amount of midwinter snow since 1900

by Tom Skilling
IKEA Monkey

I'm sure this is fine

We're more than three-quarters through the heart of winter — mid-December through mid-February — and Chicago has had an extremely rare midseason snow drought.

The official Chicago observing site at O'Hare International Airport has recorded just 0.6 inches of snow since Dec. 19, making this the...

03 Feb 15:36

ITHACA, NY—According to a report released Thursday by experts...

IKEA Monkey

Oh, its my inner monlogue



ITHACA, NY—According to a report released Thursday by experts who knew this would happen from the second you opened your mouth, that was a very stupid thing to say.

It was a stupid, stupid thing to say, the report continued, and everyone heard you say it loud and clear.

“Boy, that was really dumb,” the report read in part, noting that ever since you said that thing, all anyone can think about is how you could have let something so moronic escape your lips. “Basically, you made a huge mistake by saying that out loud, and there’s no way you’ll ever live it down. Never.”

“Jesus Christ, what were you thinking?” the report added.

Experts confirmed that everyone around you is currently thinking about what you said and using that information to rapidly reassess your worth as an individual. And though the conversation has now shifted to another topic, the report emphasized that people are still very much preoccupied by the stupid thing you said just a few moments ago.

In addition, once you have left, everyone will reportedly engage in discussions about what you said and how dumb it was, and any respect they previously had for you will be totally lost.

In fact, the report stressed that the social awkwardness you created with your single idiotic comment will definitely outlast the present conversation and will tarnish your future interactions with all who heard it. The experts also noted that not only will people always remember what you said, but they will think of it and nothing else every time they speak with you, see you, or merely hear your name.

“Right about now, you are understandably wishing you could take back those ridiculous words,” the report stated. “But you can’t. Not now and not ever. And if you’re hoping that maybe they slipped past even one or two people, we can confirm they didn’t.”

“Nice going, genius,” it continued.

According to the report, those who heard your dimwitted statement will soon be mentioning it to their friends, family members, and coworkers who were not even present at the time you uttered it. Based on the report’s projections, dozens of individuals will eventually hear about what you said, and in the event you encounter any one of these people, they will have already judged you mercilessly.

“The best thing for you to do right now is to keep your stupid thoughts to yourself, if that’s something you can even manage,” the report recommended, adding that absolutely no one believes for a moment that your stupid remark was an aberration. “Don’t try to fix things, dummy, because you can’t. Just shut the fuck up for once and learn to live with what you’ve done.”

“There has always been something wrong with you, hasn’t there?” it continued. “Deep down, you know it.”

The report concluded by suggesting you give up trying to learn from your mistakes, because you will inevitably just keep spouting stupid things like this again and again for the rest of your life. Reassuringly, however, the experts also determined that this may not be a problem for long, as everyone is now actively looking for excuses to avoid you.

02 Feb 21:10

WH says Trump doesn't share Bannon's views on Islam

IKEA Monkey

But Bannon is the one actually in charge now

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday that President Donald Trump doesn't share the opinions of his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, when it comes to Islam.
02 Feb 16:53

This Is Not Normal

by Prachi Gupta on The Slot, shared by Joanna Rothkopf to Jezebel
IKEA Monkey

*slow clap*

This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal. This is not normal

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02 Feb 16:35

Watch a Preview of Grimes’ Tidal-Exclusive “Venus Fly” Video, Featuring Janelle Monáe

by Tom Hawking
IKEA Monkey

Welp guess I need to get Tidal

A new video for Grimes’ Art Angels album track is being released on Tidal at noon today. In fact, the video — which Grimes directed herself, and features Janelle Monáe, who also sings on the track — is being released exclusively on Tidal, which means if you’re not shelling out $20 a month to fund Beyoncé’s maternity shoot, you’re shit out of luck.

In fairness to Grimes, as she explained on Twitter, the video is Tidal-exclusive because, well, Tidal paid for it:

She elaborated further on the arrangement in another tweet:

This is interesting! The idea of a streaming company paying directly for #content is pretty much unprecedented, and it’d be interesting to know how the streaming revenue for this video will be divided up: will Grimes’ label 4AD be cut out of the picture entirely? And if so, how does such an arrangement work under the terms of her (presumably exclusive) contract? Anyway, while you’re pondering such matters, you can preview the video right here:

01 Feb 21:29

We Went To The Puppy Bowl And Brought Back Pictures Of Very Good Doggies And Cats

by Hannah Keyser on Deadspin, shared by Emma Carmichael to Jezebel
IKEA Monkey

This is good

I went to the set of this year’s annual Puppy Bowl, and I made sure to bring a camera. The more I type, the more you’ll have to scroll past to see the baby animals, so I’ll cut that shit out.

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01 Feb 21:09

Newswire: Johnny Depp paid $3 million to shoot Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes out of a cannon

by Katie Rife
IKEA Monkey

well there's your problem right there, part 2

We all know by now that Johnny Depp is a turd, right? Okay, cool. Well, amid the domestic violence allegations and bad movies, turns out Depp did do one nice thing: He spent $3 million giving his friend Hunter S. Thompson a proper sendoff by shooting his ashes out of a giant cannon, in accordance with Thompson’s wishes, back in 2005.

That detail came to light as part of a countersuit filed by Depp’s former management yesterday in response to a suit Depp himself filed on January 13, in which the Pirates Of The Caribbean star alleges that his managers had screwed him out of tens of millions of dollars over the years. In the countersuit, The Management Company (yes, that’s its real name) says that, actually, Depp drove himself to the brink of financial ruin all by his damn self, spending in excess of $2 million ...

01 Feb 18:57

Chicago's bag tax takes effect today. Here's what you need to know.

by Lauren Zumbach
IKEA Monkey

uuuuuuuugh

Starting Wednesday, Chicago will be nudging shoppers to BYOB — bring your own bag, that is.

A checkout tax of 7 cents per bag will be added at all Chicago retailers, the city's latest attempt to cut down on the use of disposable bags, typically provided for free at checkout, which often end up...

01 Feb 18:56

Lawsuit claims Johnny Depp's $2M monthly spending to blame for money woes

by Tribune news services
IKEA Monkey

Hm, spending $2M a month? There's your problem right there.

Johnny Depp's former business managers countersued the actor on Tuesday claiming his lavish lifestyle that cost more than $2 million a month to maintain caused his recent financial troubles and that the star ignored their repeated warnings.

The countersuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by...

01 Feb 17:08

The story behind the viral photo of Muslim and Jewish children protesting at O'Hare

by Vikki Ortiz Healy
IKEA Monkey

What a wonderful story. I hope they remain friends.

A Muslim and a Jewish father had never met before bringing their children to O'Hare International Airport Monday to join in a protest of President Donald Trump's immigration ban. But after a photograph showing their son and daughter interacting went viral, they decided to bring their families together...

01 Feb 15:48

UNEXPECTED OUTCRY Conn. white privilege essay contest sparks outrage

by foxnewsonline@foxnews.com (Fox News Online)
IKEA Monkey

This is the most Connecticut thing ever

01 Feb 15:30

Over Dems' boycott, GOP advance Mnuchin, Price

IKEA Monkey

This is what autocracy and fascism look like.

Senate Republicans took an extraordinary step Wednesday to move forward with two of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet nominees after confronting a boycott from Democrats across the aisle.
01 Feb 15:22

Did You Know?

IKEA Monkey

Christ



Did You Know?

01 Feb 15:18

SAG Awards: Bryce Dallas Howard Once Again Bought Her Dress Off The Rack Like a Normal

by Jessica
IKEA Monkey

I love it!

01 Feb 14:51

SEDALIA, MO—Explaining that he wanted to be prepared for any...



SEDALIA, MO—Explaining that he wanted to be prepared for any unforeseen outcome, local Donald Trump supporter Fred McGuire, 52, said Tuesday that he has a few backup scapegoats ready to go in case the president’s planned aggressive policing and monitoring policies aimed at immigrants don’t fix everything. “I’m expecting the mass deportations, forced registrations, indefinite detainment without trial, and expanded surveillance to solve every conceivable problem, but just to be safe, I’ve got a handful of other groups I’m ready to demonize,” said McGuire, adding that he is prepared to shift his outrage to welfare recipients, environmental activists, and possibly liberal college professors if Trump’s immigration policies fail to profoundly reduce crime and improve the economy. “Obviously, Obama’s legacy is going to take a lot of the blame no matter what happens, and when people ask me why there’s hardly been any blue-collar job creation, I can also throw out labor unions and political correctness. Yeah, I’ve got enough scapegoat ideas to get me through the next four, maybe eight years.” McGuire went on to say that he wasn’t considering scapegoating Jews just yet, but would wait to see how the next few years play out.