Chicago is to be the home of a new Taylor Swift-themed bar. Electric Garden, a bar located in Chi-Town's West Loop neighborhood, is remaking itself into a pop-up venue based on T-Swift's hit Bad Blood. The bar's general manager Alex Vazquez said the Swift song, which is about a bad break up, was the perfect ode to all the anti-Valentine's Day patrons. Drinks at the pop-up will be named after some of her biggest hits, and the brunch menu will be shaped around some of Swift's favorite foods — like Fruity Pebbles french toast.
SZA's SOS
New Jersey's very own SZA is starting the year off the winning way. For the sixth-straight week her SOS album took the top spot on Billboard's Hot 200. SZA joins Janet Jackson's janet as the only other album by a woman R&B artist to have spent at least the first six weeks at number one. In the last decade, only two other women have achieved the six-week stay: Adele and Taylor Swift.
Nike X Michael Jordan
Amazon Studios is gearing up for another wide theatrical release for a film, this time focused on the partnership between Nike and Michael Jordan that changed the landscape of sports and pop culture forever. Matt Damon is set to star in Air as Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro alongside Ben Affleck, who will play founder Phil Knight. The movie is slated for release on April 5 and is expected to be held in theaters longer than Amazon's previous limited theatrical runs.
Nancy Mello, an animal communicator with Medium, joined Cheddar News to discuss how her love of animals led to a change from doing readings with people and spoke of her experiences and the process of helping animals. Mello also does a live pet reading in studio.
A study published this week in the Journal Frontiers in Pain Research found that listening to sad songs when you're in pain could actually help relieve that pain.
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous attractions in New York City but there's a lot more to this landmark than one may think. Rafael Abreu, vice president of marketing with Statue City Cruises, spoke with Cheddar News to discuss the park's operations and Park Ranger Laurel Brierly also joined from inside the statue's famed crown to talk about visiting the landmark.
Wondering what to watch this weekend? This week, we have a timeless hair-raising movie, a spooky experience that tugs at your deepest fears and MI6 puffer fish. Plus: a non-creepy Halloween classic.
Jeff Lee, CEO and co-founder of the DIBS Beauty brand, which is a finalist in the CEW Beauty Awards' make-up tools category, spoke with Cheddar News to discuss his background, career, and success in fashion -- and eventually working with baseball great Alex Rodriguez and influencer Courtney Shields -- after a career as a corporate lawyer.
