Feeling Struck

Today is President’s Day… and let’s just say we’re not feeling very festive (understatement of the century/ millennium). This year, we’re choosing love, so maybe we’re a little stuck on the recently passed Valentine’s Day.

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Finding my inner peace

It makes us want to watch our favorite romantic movies… those films that scratch the itch of warm and fuzzy without feeling so sweet we get a toothache (although at this point, we might take the toothache given the bigger problems in the world). For The Chair, that movie is John Patrick Shanley’s brilliantly written Moonstruck, starring Cher with her big 80s hair and Olympia Dukakis at her absolute best in her Oscar winning role.

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We need the real talk

This is one to watch. To savor. To immerse yourself in. So go get a makeover, get some opera tickets, find yourself a hot baker, and turn this one on. You’ll thank us…. and you’ll definitely forget about President’s Day.

Best of Moonstruck

Super Bowl Sunday Best

Rather than fight Super Bowl Sunday we decided to embrace Super Bowl Sunday…

… COMMERCIALS!!!

Of course, we’d rather embrace Bad Bunny.  But since nothing leaked about his half-time show (Note: We’re predicting at some point he will show up in a replica of the iconic bunny hat worn by 5-year-old Minnesota resident Liam Cochran when he was captured by ICE and dragged to for almost a week to a Texas detainment camp) we’ll stick with the…

….COMMERCIALS!!!

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Oh.. and the nachos too

And there are many. 

Too many. 

But still some goodies.

Here’s our fave: Melissa McCarthy for E.L.F.

Though this one with Benson Boone and Ben Stiller (directed by Spike Lee) for Instacart is unexpectedly funny.

As is the one for Pringles with Sabrina Carpenter.

And it’s always fun to see Chris Hemsworth making fun of his seeming perfection, especially when it’s with his real-life wife and Alexa + doing it…

Want more? 

Here’s a link to some of the best and worst of them from Entertainment Weekly– the arbiter of, well, not very much in this case except compiling.

GO SEATTLE!!!! 

GO NEW ENGLAND!!!!

And GO GREEN DAY with your song in the opening ceremony!!  (Note: Heh, heh, heh).

Here’s Billie Joe Armstrong’s ICE Dedication AKA a preview of what was on his mind when he performed at the pre-party earlier this weekend.