Oh man, Corey Feldman. Okay. Corey. Okay, man. Sooooooo, Corey Feldman has a new single! It's called "Mercy," and it features Brandon Howard—the guy who claims to maybe be Michael Jackson's secret son, but also maybe not, and also it doesn't matter either way because he's just a man trying to make his way in the world—and on the cover art he's crucified on a star of David and also there's a pretty sick menorah and a prescription symbol(?) and some other religious stuff, because this is an interdenominational (and pharmacist-inclusive) jam.
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Drop Everything and Listen to Corey Feldman's New Single
IKEA MonkeyOh lawd
Let's Move A Bridge! Updating An Overpass On The Bloomingdale Trail
IKEA MonkeySO cool
Flight 370 search area 'narrowed'
IKEA MonkeyI can't believe this thing hasn't been found yet.
Boy Scouts Tells Church It Can't Host Troop Led by Gay Man
IKEA MonkeyReally says something when a church is more progressive and inclusive than the scouts.
Man Attempting To Determine Whether Restaurant Closed Without Getting Too Close
IKEA MonkeyBaltimore local man Shane
Craigslist Ad Offers You $175 to Bathe in Ramen Noodles
IKEA MonkeyI'll do it for $20
Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
IKEA MonkeyI don't know, CNN, but I bet your clickbait headline won't tell me.
Multiple Homes Destroyed in New Jersey Beachfront Fire
IKEA MonkeyOh man. That sucks. growing up my uncle owned a house near the shore in Sea Isle City. Its a beautiful little community and I have great memories there. :(
Extra Extra: John Barleycorn Lincoln Park Is Dying
IKEA Monkey*sheds a bro-tear, pours out my Smirnoff Ice*
Idris Elba and His Girlfriend Had a Baby!
IKEA Monkeysigh. well, it will be a beautiful baby.
The top 100 animated movies
IKEA MonkeyUgh so wrong about #1. I'll save you the click through, its Pinnochio. Pinnochio?!
Time Out polled more than 100 experts to find the 100 best animated movies. Here's the top 10 (minus the top pick...you'll have to click through for that):
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox
9. The Nightmare Before Christmas
8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7. The Iron Giant
6. Dumbo
5. The Incredibles
4. Toy Story
3. My Neighbor Totoro
2. Spirited Away
I'm delighted to see Fantastic Mr Fox on the list...it's an underrated effort by Wes Anderson that will continue to grow in esteem as the years pass. No Wall-E in the top 10 though? I don't know about that. It clocks in at #36, behind Chicken Run (the least of Aardman's efforts in my mind) and Up, which is maybe my least favorite Pixar film. (via @garymross)
Tags: best of Chicken Run Fantastic Mr. Fox lists movies Up Wall-ELambs and Hams: 15 Recipes for Easter Sunday
IKEA MonkeyLambs n' Hams is my Simon & Garfunkle cover band
VIEW SLIDESHOW: Lambs and Hams: 15 Recipes for Easter Sunday
[Photograph: Joshua Bousel]
Easter is just around the corner, and, no matter how tempting, we probably shouldn't just stuff ourselves with marshmallow Peeps and chocolate bunnies all day long. Both lamb and ham are traditionally served at Easter: lamb symbolizes the beginning of spring, and, for the more observant, the sacrificial "Lamb of God." As for ham? In pre-refrigeration days, pork was slaughtered and cured in the fall, ready to eat come spring. Whichever way you want to go, we've got 15 trusty recipes to start your feast off right. Dinner first, then Peeps and chocolate bunnies!
Lamb
- Grilled Garlic and Mint Pesto Stuffed Leg of Lamb
- Garlic and Rosemary Lamb Chops with Honey Cider Glaze
- Perfect Slow-Cooked Rack of Lamb for the Grill or the Stovetop
- Grilled Moroccan-Spiced Rack of Lamb
- Lamb Steaks with Peas and Mint (Cook the Book)
- Skillet Lamb Chops with Harissa, Spinach and Chickpeas
- Slow-Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb with Garlic, Rosemary, and Lemon
- Fall-Apart Lamb with Mustard and Mint
Ham
- Maple Glazed City Ham
- Balsamic-Glazed Ham With Basil English Peas
- Cherry Coke-Glazed Country Ham
- Mustard and Brown Sugar-Rubbed Ham With Balsamic-Roasted Onions
- Sous-Vide City Ham With Balsamic Brown Sugar Glaze
- Grill-Roasted Coke and Pineapple Glazed Ham
- Spiced Sour Cherry-Glazed Ham With Parsley Potatoes
What Was Your Most Memorable Celebrity Encounter?
IKEA MonkeyBeing an extra in a Dennis Farina movie is probably up there. Nice guy, may he rest in peace.
On Fridays, we ask a series of unrelated questions. Your answers help get us through the afternoon. Answer one, answer all, or ask your own question. On to this week's topics...
Crafters, Beware: Michaels Hit by Credit Card Data Hack
IKEA MonkeyThat Michaels was obviously a Circuit City
The Absence Of Women In Food Criticism Is No Mystery
IKEA MonkeyThis is a great article about why its hard to get a food critic job period, not about why *women* aren't represented more in the field of food criticism.
Why is this particular subset of casting judgment upon food, restaurants and chefs such an exception - especially since it sounds like such a cool and interesting job? [ more › ]Make Your Own Peanut Butter Eggs At Home
IKEA Monkeyrelevant
The Reese’s seasonal peanut butter cup empire is now a year-round operation with hearts, pumpkins, and even footballs, but it all began with the humble peanut butter egg. What you might not know is that you can make this confection in your very own home, with ingredients that aren’t very hard to find.
Foodbeast has the recipe: the only ingredients you probably don’t have in your house right now are the chocolate coating and powdered peanut butter.
Thanks to the quirks of our food system, this project probably won’t be cheaper than buying a big bag of peanut butter eggs at the store, but it would be a fun project and you could use any fancy chocolate that interests you and might melt to the right consistency.
Plus, you can cake a page out of the Reese’s (cook)book and make them in any shape you want.
How to Make DIY Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs [Foodbeast]
It’s Baaaaaaack: KFC Is Resurrecting The Double Down
IKEA MonkeyI'm so jaded, this doesn't even seem that disgusting anymore.
Its reign will be brief this time as well, with the sandwich returning to KFCs nationwide on April 21 and exiting again on May 25, ostensibly for another four-year cicada-like slumber underneath our feet, or wherever it is sandwiches hibernate.
USA Today was the first to report the sandwich’s return this morning, saying the company announced the news this morning.
A KFC spokesman confirmed the news to the Huffington Post, saying the 540-calorie offering will be back on the menu for another brief stint. Unless, of course, people clamor for it to stay.
“At this point, we’re thinking about this as a limited-time only kind of product,” the spokesman said. “We’ll have to see what America thinks.”
You guys are American, right? Let’s see what you think now:
Take Our PollExclusive: KFC brings back the Double Down [USA Today]
KFC Double Down Is Coming Back Day After 4/20 [Huffington Post]
Follow MBQ on Twitter if you’d like to discuss whether or not cicadas would eat a Double Down: @marybethquirk
We Need To Talk About 'Butt Selfie Queen' Jen Selter
IKEA MonkeyNo we don't. Here's something else we can talk about instead. The IKEA Poang chair! Have you seen the display at Ikea? Its got that mechanical butt that "sits" in the chair over and over and over. Something like a million times. I bought one of those chairs, for MY butt, and I plan to use it a million times.

I tried to ignore this woman for as long as possible. I really did. The first time I heard the term "butt selfie" and later, "Queen of the Butt Selfie," I knew nothing but frustration and eyerolls would come from me learning more about either of those things. So I drew my mind far, far away from this human and her butt selfies for as long as I've been able.
A Disturbing Montage of Real Housewives Crying Through Botox
IKEA Monkey#theytried
Money Saving Habits That Can Backfire and Wreck Your Finances
IKEA MonkeyGood tips. I'm guilty of almost all of these.
Rejoice! The Orange Is The New Black Season 2 Trailer Is Finally Here
IKEA MonkeyAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
Music Video Of The Day: Local H Covers Lorde's "Team"
IKEA MonkeyI loved this so much.
Lorde's "Team" has been making it into Local H's recent live sets so they went into the studio to record a proper version of it. [ more › ]This Bar Will Do Your Laundry While You Get Drunk and Eat Cheese
IKEA Monkeyomg. laundromat + bar = greatest idea

You know what one of the worst things about doing laundry is? That you can't get stupid drunk while waiting for your delicates to dry. I mean, theoretically you can, but you run a very high risk of drunkenly joining some underground laundry secret society. Those are a total pain in the ass to get out of, trust me.
I Can't Stop Watching This Super-Intense Mexican Soap Opera Clip
IKEA Monkeylol what the fuck
This clip from the telenovela María la del Barrio is four minutes of extreme hysteria in which a teenage girl in a wheelchair gets kissed on the cheek, setting a woman off on a violent, murderous rampage. You don't need to know Spanish to understand that this lady is probably the best actress in the entire world.
Could This Be The Future Of Public Transit In Chicago?
IKEA MonkeyNorth/South trains further west than the lakefront would be AWESOME
'Transit Future' envisions an expansion of Chicago area public transit but is vague on how to fund it. [ more › ]Nebraska School Gives Most Idiotic Advice Ever to Deal with Bullies
IKEA MonkeyWTF #7?
Check out Chicago Magazine's List of Best New Chicago Restaurants
IKEA MonkeyThere are always SO many restaurants

We like Dusek's, too. Above is the poached seckle pear Dutch baby from the brunch menu. [Photograph: Chelsea Ross]
Declaring that "anything short of nudity goes these days," Chicago Magazine just picked out its 17 favorite new restaurants in the city. Considering the fact that the extremely cold weather only recently relented, it might seem like a strange time to release a list of the best new restaurants of 2014 (plus, you know, the fact that it is only April), but the list also includes openings from the second half of 2013, making it a nice chance to take stock of what is going on.
Let's get back to the nudity part. What is Chicago going on about? Well, the magazine points out early on that only 3 of the 17 restaurants picked for this year's list use tablecloths, and that other changes to the atmosphere have made "dining out is fun again." That's especially true of the restaurant on top: Dusek's grabbed the number one slot because it "embodies everything about dining in this city right now." Namely, it serves food that is satisfying, exciting, easy to share, and reasonably priced. Also in the top five is Nico Osteria, Tanta, 42 Grams, and Brindille. We're also glad to see Mott St. and Gogi made the list.
To check out the full list, head on over Chicago Magazine. Plus, take a look at our own picks for the best new restaurants of 2013.
Morning Cup of Links: Adorably Sleepy Hedgehogs
IKEA MonkeyI have been to 2 of the restaurants in that list of "restaurants around the world with amazing views". New goal: ALL THE REST
Watch a compilation of sleepy hedgehogs. There, that should put a smile on your face!
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Mouth-Watering Photos of Literature’s Most Famous Meals. I’ll take The Great Gatsby for lunch, thank you.
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6 Signs Your Cats Actually Run Your Home. These comics describe my house more than I’d like to admit.
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An interactive map shows what kind of music is popular in different parts of the country. The samples that show you what the different genres sound like are a confounding but funny bonus.
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Restaurants around the world with amazing views. If the food is anything like the atmosphere, these are special indeed!
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22 Common Phrases We All Secretly Hate. They’re all shorthand for “I have nothing better to say.”
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The Original Breaking Bad Ending Was More Of A Bloodbath Than The Actual Finale. It could have ended with no survivors at all.
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Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy. Firefighters all over feel this way, but the two big cities are linked by their responses to terrorism.
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How to make homemade marshmallow Peeps. You decide the colors, the flavors, and what time of year they’re available!

Don't worry, bros, the Barleycorn near Wrigley Field will remain open. [ 



