There’s a few horror movies that have captivated me enough that when I watched them for the first time, they legit gave me the shakes.  

When I was about 12 The Exorcist was playing on a Sunday afternoon on TV.  I had somewhat heard about the movie and heard it was loosely based on a true story, so of course I needed to watch to see what exactly went on within this story.  Suffice to say, once the film gets going with visits from the priest, there was no turning back for me.  All I remember saying was WTF, this actually happened, as I sat on the couch not being able to move.

So that movie rattled me.

The next one years later was Paranormal Activity.  Because of the way it was shot, the film basically leaves you in constant suspense, even during the day, but ESPECIALLY when the camera is fixated on the couple’s bedroom with the door wide open into a black abyss - like why didn’t they close the door when they slept??  In watching that film in the theatre, I legit jumped out of my chair at the end of the when the demon starts pulling the woman around the house.

Lastly, a scary film in its own right, but more so just super interesting to think of whether this could happen in real life, was 28 Days Later.  I still love revisiting this film because, well, there’s nothing like a really well done zombie apocalypse.  The film itself is a good hour and a half of suspense as these zombies continue to hunt the main characters down but I did enjoy the fact that there was this breath of fresh air at the end when they’re saved, giving glimmers of hope that if this ever happened in real life, there could be literal light at the end of the tunnel.

Well, guess what’s going on in China?

Chinese scientists at Shanghai’s Fudan University have figured out a way to freeze brain tissue so that when you unthaw it, it still works.  Yeah, you heard me - freeze the damn thing and then bring it back to life, what does that sound like to you?? Keep reading:

There’s a more scientific explanation for this but essentially they were able to freeze parts of a brain and have it work as normal when they unthawed it…just like every science fiction movie ever made!  This is basically how Robocop was brought back to life.  This is basically how Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt survived (until they probably didn’t) when they took that long space trip in Passengers.  And this is definitely how we might start to get real zombies!  

Okay, too many sci-fi horror movies for me...no but for real, who’s freezing themselves first? 🙋‍♂️ 

This week's issue is a 3 minute read:

🎼 Apple is apparently the decider of music now?

🏀 Say it ain’t so!

🚙 How can I get one of these from China?

The Top 100 Albums of ALL TIME…uhh?

There’s been tons of controversy this week over Apple’s top 100 albums of all time.  For starters, where the heck of was Weird Al Yankovic??  Secondly, when you scroll through the list you basically get either a pop album, a classic rock album, or a hip hop album.  And it feels like they threw a bunch of popular artists that just had to be mentioned in the list otherwise a bigger uproar would be caused.  Also how is Taylor’s Version of 1989 better than her original version of 1989?  

I have so many questions for something I really shouldn’t care much about.

And in case you really missed it, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill topped the list at #1 - I swear no one would have ever predicted that album to be the best album all time in the history of music.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good-ass album and Lauryn Hill is timeless but so is a ton of other albums and artists - je suis confuser. Without looking, name a song off that album please!  Also Beyoncé, Prince, and The Beatles were named twice in the list.  Do Beyoncé’s albums really got it like that?  Michael Jackson was named once yet he was dubbed the King of Pop?  Also no Madonna on the list.  No Blink 182 on the list, arguably the band that created the soundtrack for a whole generation.  

This list was curated by the Zane Lowes of the world who sometimes I enjoy listening to and other times I just feel like he goes with whatever is popular in the moment and hypes it up accordingly - just watch him interview Justin Bieber to get what I mean. Awkward AF.

Personally I would have put someone like Michael Jackson or The Beatles at the top given how insanely popular they were globally with NO INTERNET - I don’t think anyone else has been able to do what they did with NO INTERNET.  I suppose Lauryn Hill’s album was during a time of no internet either but I don’t know, how can I explain myself? 

The End of an NBA Era

In what is actually some legit sad sports news, the NBA on TNT will “allegedly” not be returning after the 2024-2025 season ending the 30+ year run Ernie Johnson had on “Inside the NBA”, starting in 1990, with Kenny “The Jet” Smith joining him in 1998, Charles Barkley joining in 2000, and Shaq joining in 2011.  Inside the NBA has won 18 Sports Emmy Awards - EIGHTEEN.  

And you really don’t need to be a fan of the NBA to enjoy watching the show.  From Shaq falling on set numerous times, to Twitter making fun of Charles Barkley, to Kenny running to the big screen behind the set, they managed to keep viewers entertained for years without even having to talk about basketball.  

So technically the NBA’s broadcast rights deal is not finalized yet but if you read about this anywhere you’ll see it looks like ESPN & ABC keep their slice of the pie and then Amazon and NBC are the new incumbents to take over the broadcasts leaving TNT out of the picture, effectively scrapping “Inside the NBA”.  Now there’s rumours that someone takes on Ernie, Chuck, Kenny, and Shaq...I mean how could you not?  But it all remains to be seen and NBA media and broadcasts would never be the same without them.

It all begs the question though, would NBA Inside Stuff make a comeback!?  Ahmad Rashad, where you at?

Why are Chinese EV’s so FIRE

As we all scuffle over EV’s in North America around what kind is the best or should you even get one in the first place, China is quietly building and releasing EV’s that all of us would LOVE to drive.  In 2023, China accounted for 60% of all EV sales worldwide so one would think they must have something better than a Tesla out there and one would be correct.

Check out the BYD’s Yangwang U8.  I’d love to give you the review but Forest Jones is the king of car reviews so just watch this quick TikTok - this SUV slaps though!

@forrestsautoreviews

If this were sold in America it would cost about $150,000 US Dollars. Would you buy one? 🤔🤷🏽‍♂️ #byd #yangwangu8 #luxurycars #foryoupage #foryou

And if y’all missed that Lauryn Hill reference in the top 100 album section of this then I guess I’m not wrong!