Bravo to the onslaught of puppies during Super Bowl Week. Earlier this week, Budweiser released the latest of their heartwarming #BestBuds videos, and we can't stop watching it. Later in the week we have the most important sporting event of the year — Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl. #Blessed.
Boo to the passing of the Keystone XL bill. It's a shame that the Senate is spending so much time forcing the passing of a bill that the White House has made clear President Barack Obama will veto.
Bravo to Bill Vinovich, who will referee Super Bowl XLIX Sunday after being on the verge of death in 2007. He suffered an "aortic dissection" that doctors later said had a two percent survival rate, and the NFL denied his comeback attempts until finally succumbing in 2012. Now, he'll get to call the "Big Game" for the first time.
Boo to the Super Bowl and the Phoenix Open for turning downtown Phoenix into a zoo. While it’s undoubtedly good for business, local life has slowed to a crawl.
Bravo to New York's beloved Shake Shack. The chain is finally hitting the public marketplace and is expected to make waves. While the burger joint is exclusive to the East Coast, a successful IPO launch of the company could create up to 450 new shops across the country. Get your wallets — and your stomachs — ready.
Boo to the man who crashed his drone on the White House lawn. He was flying the drone around at 3 a.m. when he lost contact with it.
Bravo to the official preview for "Ted 2." Get ready to grab your thunder buddy and raunchy sense of humor for the June 26 film release.
Boo to Snapchat's new update. On Tuesday, the hippest social media network updated to introduce "Discover," a way for media companies to share content with users. It's cool, but we're really missing the "best friends" feature and its ability to learn with whom your friends are sharing ugly-face selfies. CEO Evan Spiegel said it's coming back, and it can't happen soon enough.
Bravo to Katy Perry for bringing comedy to a Super Bowl press conference Thursday. Perry, who will be performing the half-time show at the Super Bowl responded to reporters questions by saying, "I'm just here so I won't get fined," which mirrors Marshawn Lynch's response at previous press conferences.
Boo to Taylor Swift for allegedly deciding to copyright specific lyrical phrases from "1989," as if selling four million copies wasn't enough. Be careful the next time you quote "this sick beat" with your friends or T-Swift might sue you for all that you're worth.
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