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Kanye West has been burning the midnight oil to finish his latest album “The Life of Pablo,” and he has written some questionable tweets lately in his sleep deprived state. When not calling out other rappers or condemning publications for not getting his artistry, he has been tweeting tech industry executives for some monetary help. – Matt Diaz
 
Comedian Paul Reuben’s alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, is ready to make a comeback in a big way. The comedian is releasing Pee-wee’s Big Holiday in March on Netflix. This is the first Pee-wee Herman movie in 28 years, and it’s introducing the iconic character to a whole new age of viewers. – Brian Jaeger
 
Play-Doh has remained extremely popular in its 60-year history. The toy has sold more than 3 billion cans since it debuted in 1956, and those sales don’t seem to be slowing down. – Sarah Mellema
 
Baseball season is right around the corner, and MLB analysts are starting to make their World Series predictions. One of the more peculiar predictions comes from USA Today, which ranks the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox as two of the best teams in baseball. If any White Sox fan is aware, how they finished in 2015 makes that prediction a bit lofty. – Chris Zois
 
We’ve all met those people who claim to not to be ticklish, and we’ve all given them some major side eye. Well, those eye rolls could be unwarranted. The Wall Street Journal discovered there may be some scientific evidence to show that these supposed fakers are telling the truth. – Andi Summers
 
For grocery shoppers, they stick with the brands they know and love. That sense of familiarity makes shopping go by in a breeze, and it cuts down on the amount of time one spends making their way to the checkout line. BrandSpark International conducted a survey from 38,000 people to figure out the most trusted brands in America. Some of the top brand’s included Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and General Electric. – Chad Cohen

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Nick Powills

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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