Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery + 3-Day Recap Video
So many great pictures, it’ll probably crash your tabsRiot Fest is over, and yeah, we’re bummed too. But don’t worry, the memories live on (and so do the porta-potty lines). There were crowdsurfing newlyweds, reunions, anniversaries, and of course, you beautiful maniacs. We’ll have a few more galleries, videos, and cool shit to share in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait until…
Bill and Ted are Back to Make America Excellent Again
Strange things are once again afoot at the Circle K. Thirty years and one bogus journey have passed since we first went on Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and now it’s official: Bill and Ted will finally face the music. Backing up years of speculation, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are officially returning as Ted Theodore Logan…
This Man has Eaten 30,000 Big Macs
Since May 17, 1972, Don Gorske has eaten at least one McDonald’s Big Mac every day, and this past week he consumed his 30,000th. For those of you taking a look at the hard numbers, that’s 90,000 pieces of bun as well. At the McDonald’s in Wisconsin where he ate his 30,000th Big Mac, franchise…
How Funny Women Help Me Cope with Mental Illness
I cannot fathom why anyone would want to listen to sad music when they’re depressed. I’m generally just not the type to want to exacerbate my pain. I don’t think I’ve actually listened to Bright Eyes since the onset of my inherited clinical depression as a teenager. The closest I ever get to self-harm is…
Need ANUSTART? Watch the first trailer for Season 5 of ‘Arrested Development’
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You can purchase the baseball that Kris Bryant fouled into Yadier Molina’s dick and balls
Ow! My Balls! On Saturday at Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina caught a Kris Bryant foul tip of a 102-mph fastball right in the dick and balls. Directly in the family jewels. Right in the ye olde meat and potatoes. However (or wherever) you put it, Yadier Molina will be sidelined for…
Peppa Pig has been Banned in China for Being Subversive
Peppa Pig, a British children’s cartoon that’s become wildly popular worldwide, was recently banned by the Chinese government from appearing on Douyin (which is basically their version of Vine) for being addictive and subversive, while promoting gangster culture. 30,000 videos disappeared from the platform last week, bearing (boar-ing?) resemblance to the censorship that runs so rampant…
It’s OK Not to Be OK: Talking Suicide Prevention with Hope For the Day
When Chicago punk/metal promoter Jonny Boucher’s mentor, fellow promoter Mike Scanland, died by suicide in 2010, it was a big wake-up call. Boucher immediately set about making fliers to hand out at shows with suicide prevention resources, which then turned into him taking the stage for a few minutes at shows to talk about the…