Snowmageddon vs. Snowpocalypse: Which Cute Nickname Will Win? [Great Debate]

Senators and Federal employees are taking a snow day, with three-foot snowfall blanketing the Atlantic seaboard from New Jersey to Virginia. As America braces for an "encore storm," one major dilemma remains: Which cute nickname won the weather system?

Snowmageddon, hands down. From an etymological standpoint, neither makes sense so (Read more...)

Snowpocalypse ’10 Update: New York Gets Brutalized by…Clouds [Snowpocalypse]

Yes, Snowpocolypse '10 has arrived, and it's just as bad as we thought it'd be. Via Heidi Moore, a picture of a sad snow plow being sad. How's DC holding up? Try "crippled." Also learned: WSJ > WaPo's Snow Delivery.

Snowpocalypse: 1918 Edition [Pic Of The Day]

[Hey, D.C. It has actually snowed in your city before today, as this photo of Pennsylvania Ave covered in the white stuff will attest. Bet they didn't clean out the supermarket. Image via Shorpy]

Snowpocalypse ’10: Everybody Panic! [Image File]

Washington DC is forecast to get 20 to 28 inches of snow. Naturally, the capitol is preparing for the impending blizzard by hoarding Lunchables, half & half and Chunky Monkey according to this tipster photo taken at Safeway last night.

Meanwhile up here in New York, the forecast is (Read more...)