DJ JD
Run it Back! - 5 Lists of 5 Things You Missed This Week
Current Events:
Apple CEO Tim Cook is currently fighting off the FBI's "request" to create a backdoor hack to the encryption on all iPhones which could potentially be disastrous if this somehow got into the wrong hands..... http://killtheboredom.co/2016/02/17/calling-all-iphone-users-a-message-from-ceo-tim-cook/
Outside of winning the Super Bowl recently, quarterback Peyton Manning has not had a good last couple of weeks. He has been mentioned in a report by Al-Jazeera as someone who has taken the steroid HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and was mentioned in a Title IX suit against the University of Tennessee for a sexual assault case back from his college days ..... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2617133-peyton-manning-sexual-assault-and-a-little-healthy-skepticism
Tesla announced a new, more affordable car, called The Model 3 which is set to be delivered late 2017 ..... http://killtheboredom.co/2016/02/18/teslas-model-3-launch-on-schedule-how-critical-is-this-for-the-companys-valuation/
In case you've been sleeping under a rock for the past few days, (conservative) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died from natural causes. President Obama has indicated he will appoint a new Justice before the end of his term -- which the constitution states he has the power to do -- much to the dismay of the GOP
Do yourself a favor and go see the movie Deadpool right now now in theaters. It just set the record for most money made by an R-rated movie on opening weekend - surpassing The Matrix Reloaded - clearing over $132 million
Drop everything you're doing and go listen to these songs:
30 Hours - Kanye West (off his new album, The Life of Pablo) ..... https://soundcloud.com/kanyewest/30-hours
Smoke and Retribution - Flume ft. Vince Staples ..... https://soundcloud.com/flume/smoke-and-retribution-feat-vince-staples-kucka
Submarine - Jelani Blackman ..... https://soundcloud.com/jelaniblackman/submarine-1
Hostage - Klangstof ..... https://soundcloud.com/klangstof/hostage
Thinkin Bout You (Frank Ocean cover) - Midnight Pool Party ..... https://soundcloud.com/midnightpoolparty/midnight-pool-party-thinkin-bout-you-frank-ocean-cover
Instagram accounts to follow:
For the foodie in you (warning, will cause instant hunger) ..... @Infatuation
Some good, ol' fashioned photography ..... @Vanstyles
Funny, yet dumb shit people say ...... @OverheardLA
Views you probably wouldn't see if not for this brave insane dude ..... @makhorov
Amazing 3D graffiti (yeah, that's a thing) ..... @Odeith
Random, but important things you need to know:
Calling all my white girls!! You can lose weight by drinking wine ..... http://blog.lastbottlewines.com/health/drink-wine-lose-weight
Kanye West publicly claimed that he was $53 million in debt and proceeded to ask the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, to invest ONE BILLION dollars in him .... by tweeting at him on Twitter. Should've thought that one through a little more Yeezy
Star Wars, Episode VIII started production and is expected to release around Christmas, 2017
The second season of the prequel to Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul started this week on the AMC channel and is sure to be a good watch, so go be sure to set your DVRs or go back and binge through the first season
The Center for Disease and Control Prevention concluded from a recent study that 35% of Americans from the age of 18 to 60 aren't getting the necessary seven hours of sleep a night that are needed to maintain a healthy life
Pet Peeves that have been bothering me (lately):
When I look out my window and it's sunny out, but then I walk outside and its 21 degrees out. It should always be cloudy and gloomy when the weather is that cold. #harshrealizationsofnotlivinginLAanymore
People who don't cover their mouth/face when they cough or sneeze... Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?!?
When you hold the door for someone and they don't say thank you When people don't say please and thank you or use common decency and manners in the course of everyday activities
People who (still) say "on fleek". Never in my life will catch me saying that
Slow drivers. Giving an uber driver a compliment on his driving skills and quickness of getting me to my desired destination is probably one of the nicest and most sincere things I could ever say Venting over. Make semi-responsible decisions this weekend, -TheBearJew