Local Legislators, Broad City, and Kehlani

As the special hell whirlwind that is shopping period finally winds down, you might be finding yourself with a little extra time on your hands. Look no further than What We’re Feeling for some of the smartest/coolest/strangest content the Internet has to offer.This past week has given us more than enough reasons to call our local legislators. If you’re looking for more information on legislators in Rhode Island, Brown Political Review created a guide that includes legislators’ backgrounds and legislative histories. This tool also provides contact information for RI legislators.Part of Trump's recent executive order banned refugees from entering the United States for 120 days, even though refugees approved to come into the country have been vetted thoroughly. The New York Times outlined the extensive security checks refugees have already been subjected to. Condensed down to a simple list, these twenty checkpoints can stretch over two years.In a moment of much-needed comedy, Broad City’s Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer created an inauguration day sketch, preparing themselves apocalypse-style for whatever the future may hold. Watch it if you want to hear the word Tr*mp get bleeped out.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-d8VP3cuDM[/embed]Ever wonder what @realDonaldTrump thinks of classic literature? Probably not. But the New Yorker decided to take a stab at it—as tweets. Example: “Wolf well within rights to evict disgusting pigs from below-code structures.”Kehlani’s new album “SexySweetSavage” came out this week, and you should listen to it. Called “blunt, unflinching, and exuberant” on Pitchfork, the artist’s first studio album is more than worth your time. Listen to “CRZY” before you go out and you’re guaranteed to have the best night of your life.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d7U4CX0PHk[/embed]You know that chain café restaurant Pret a Manger? The one that doesn’t seem that bad—pretty inoffensive, really—but you’d never enter it out of your own free will? Well, somehow, you always end up in there anyway. The New Yorker thought up a number of highly plausible scenarios of how you might have found yourself in this omnipresent eatery.And, finally, if you’re down to get weird, MailChimp—as in the email service company—has released an eccentric new ad campaign of three short films that are about as odd as they come. Titled “MailShrimp” (below), “KaleLimp,” and “JailBlimp,” the clips play off of the mispronunciation of the brand’s name. Soulfully singing shrimp, dogs made of kale, and miniature prisoners abound. Don’t try to understand.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvDv2-Zy3I[/embed]