The biggest event in the US last week was the climbing of the Powerball lottery purse to a record size. The jackpot prize got somewhere into the range of $1.3 billion, and was eventually split by a handful of different winners across the country. Even those who looked down upon the lottery as a "tax on those who can't do math" caved and bought tickets for the chance at the windfall of a lifetime. Naturally, users found plenty of humor in the story.

Poor Peyton Manning. His chicken parm magic seems to have finally run out, and his stat sheet for the season currently lists him with 9 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions. He’s one of the best to ever do it but at this point he just doesn’t have it anymore. Stay on the bench Peyton. It isn’t fun for the fans to see you fall apart like this and it can’t be how you wanted your career to end.

It’s getting close to the holiday season folks, and unfortunately for many of you, that means it’s getting close to finals season. For many families, the Halloween decorations have come down, replaced by festive holiday lights and other wintry themed adornments. For many students, on the other hand, the Halloween decor remains. Who has time to redecorate when exams are right around the corner?

The world does not revolve around the American political cycle, but sometimes it sure seems like the mainstream media does. In a transparent, public relations move to seem more relatable, Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live. His presence gave SNL its highest ratings since 2012, but did the comedy stem from his performance on the show, or the fact that he was brought on because he’s a presidential candidate?

Happy Halloween! Hopefully everyone had a fun and safe (and spooky) weekend. Two of the music industry’s largest stars made big news last week, but for wildly different reasons. Adele released a new album, and it almost broke the internet. Justin Bieber, likely the polar opposite of Adele, was the other pop star in the news, but for once it was not totally his fault.