Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day [Roundups]

Today at Gawker.TV, Jack Hanna vs. PETA, Ronald McDonald as a hot lady, Jimmy Kimmel fixes our winter TV woes, the best local snow coverage from NYC weather anchors, and Stephen Colbert kicks Canada while its down.

Jack Hanna Likes Whales More Than He Likes You
In the wake of (Read more...)

Snow Day: Your Horror Stories Are Welcome [Shut Up, Snow]

It has been snowing since yesterday morning. It is not the Snowpocalypse or Snowmageddon or Snowicane. It is just snow. It happens every year. And it is awesome, glorious, and beautiful. But when it's done being those things, it sucks.

So please quit bitching when it snows, and the news (Read more...)

Hooray, Another Snow Day! [Snowmageddon]

King Bloomberg has declared a snow day! Long live the king! It's too snowy for New York kids to go to school today. City employees, however, are still expected to work. Who will care for their children? [ABCLocal]

Freedom of the Press [Pic Of The Day]

[At least Snowpocalypse '10 taught us one thing: which D.C. newspaper is worth a few minutes of shoveling snow. Image via Why I Hate D.C.]

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day [Clipjob]

Today at Gawker.TV, Kim Kardashian guests on Today, Stephen Colbert annoys a "green" congressman, The View goes after John Mayer, and The Late Show tallies the use of snowpocalypse vs. snowmageddon in yesterday's news reports.

Snowpocalypse vs. Snowmageddon: Which Term Won Out in Yesterday's Newscasts?
Yesterday's news coverage (Read more...)

Arctic Seal Wanders Into New Jersey, Where Amateur Rescuers Almost Kill It [Snowpocalypse]

How icy is Snowpocalypse? So icy that an arctic seal swam all the way to New Jersey before it realized something was wrong. Then it crawled ashore and got hit by a snowplow.

Woodbridge, NJ locals tried to save the wandering beast by capturing it in a dog muzzle, ensnaring (Read more...)

Charlie Brooker Has Snow Reporting Down to a Hilarious Science [Back To You, Snow]

The "SnOMGpocalypse of Death" today has us thinking of the BBC commentator's hilarious meta take on how the news networks report on disastrous weather—namely snow. It's a clever dissection of scare tactics, the word "treacherous," and people falling.

Brooker's dispatch, which may be a little heavy on (Read more...)

The New York Snow Day [Gallery]

Nothing has ever really happened until it's happened in New York, so today marks the first big snowstorm of the year. Forget that DC bullshit over the weekend. This is the real-deal. Here are some photos documenting the historic event.

Doesn't look like much yet, but it's piling up! (Read more...)

Blizzard Operates on New York Hours [Snowmageddon Roundup]

The New York snowstorm, which we've been led to believe is some kind of armageddon, got started late and will apparently finish late. How apt. There are ominous signs, beyond an eerily empty Times Square, that the apocalypse is beginning.

• A tiny fluffy doggy had its coat stolen off (Read more...)

Incoming! [Snowmageddon]

Granted, New York is way better prepared for this than DC. And, granted, it's only 6-12 inches. But still: SNOWMAGEDDON 2010: NYC EDITION! Forecasters are now predicting up to a foot of snow in the city on Wednesday. [CBS 2]