The Politico has obtained an email sent by Chris Christie to friends and allies attacking both the New York Times and former comrade David Wildstein. The subject line is "5 Things You Should Know About The Bombshell That's Not A Bombshell."

Last night was head writer Seth Meyers' last episode of Saturday Night Live before he takes Jimmy Fallon's spot on Late Night (and before Jay Leno has both of them killed). During "Weekend Update," Amy Poehler and classic Meyers-era "Update" character Stefon swung by along with Andy Samberg see Meyers off.

Mayor Bill has doomed us all to another four years of Soviet winter with his mishandling of Staten Island Chuck, and Phil, the Punxsatawney stalwart, confirms winter will continue for at least another six weeks.

Dylan Farrow has published an account of the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of her adoptive father Woody Allen on Nicholas Kristof's blog. This is the first time Farrow herself has publicly written about her experiences, which occurred throughout her childhood.

This afternoon, Chris Christie was booed by a crowd at a Super Bowl event in Times Square. He is probably not looking forward to being in front of crowds right now.

Arthur Rankin Jr., the animator and producer behind classic holiday TV specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, died today at the age of 89. The man essentially defined Christmas as we know it.

At least seven people were injured in Bangkok this morning, including a local newspaper reporter and an American photojournalist, as demonstrators exchanged gunfire and threw rocks ahead of national elections tomorrow.

Updated list of Justin Bieber's vices: weed, pills, cough syrup, pineapple Fanta, stripper boobs.

Yesterday in Queens, three men rushed an armored truck and made off with the $300,000 it was carrying. Above is what it looks like when a robber sticks a gun directly in your face.

East Lansing police are looking for a gunman who shot two Michigan State students in their apartment early this morning. One of the victims, Dominique Nolff, has died, and the other has been released from the hospital. This is the third shooting at a college campus in the past two weeks.

The CBC on Thursday reported that the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), a Canadian spy agency, has been using airport wi-fi to track travelers. The report was based on a document leaked to Glenn Greenwald by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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In which the paper of record links to the website Know Your Meme in an article about snowy owls. What a world!

Eco-saboteur Rebecca Rubin was sentenced to five years in prison this week for her involvement in actions taken by the Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front back in the '90s. Also she was ordered to read Malcolm Gladwell's most recent book, David and Goliath.

Earlier today on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the volcanic Mount Sinabung erupted, killing at least 14 people including a group of schoolchildren. The death toll is expected to climb.

MA'ALEH ADUMIM, WEST BANK – Scarlett Johansson's decision to part ways with international anti-poverty outfit Oxfam so she can keep her endorsement deal with Israeli fizz-maker SodaStream has intensified the global controversy over businesses that operate in the occupied Palestinian territories. But the Palestinian employees here basically have no idea who she is.

Good morning! Rob Ford got a ticket for jaywalking last night.

Years before Billy Standley died on Sunday, he planned out every detail of his funeral: He bought up the three plots next to his wife's grave, had his sons build him a custom casket, and arranged for the funeral director to embalm him in a sitting position. Earlier today, Standley's dream funeral took place, and he was laid to rest atop his beloved Harley-Davidson.

Here is a column in the New York Times opinion section, by David Brooks, explaining what President Obama should do with the rest of his term, rather than trying to pass any laws to promote his agenda. He should revitalize and modernize the "Whig tradition," which: