The recent dumping of 20 inches of snow on New York City was a commuter's nightmare—also a filmmaker's paradise. Here's the moody, brilliantly-shot meditation on a buried city that's being called Oscar-worthy by no less than Roger Ebert.

The city medical examiner has determined that designer Sylvie Cachay, found dead earlier this month at Manhattan's posh Soho Hotel, was strangled and drowned to death. Her boyfriend Nicholas Brooks has been charged with attempted murder in the case.

It's a massacre's-worth of celebrity death hoaxes! Owen Wilson, Adam Sandler, Aretha Franklin and others have been felled by bogus death rumors in the past few days. Let us mourn.

Well, here is a WTF standup featuring Jay Herrod. We can't tell if he's joking, or if he just has great comedic timing. You should know that he plans to run for President.

Snooki planned on dropping in a glass ball in Times Square on New Year's Eve like a 'friggen hamster.' Unfortunately it looks like she's been banned from Times Square, the potential site of the MTV-backed stunt. Save your ball jokes.

It's been a pretty heist-filled holiday season in New York! First, the $1 million art heist; then on Christmas day, three masked men stole $879,000 worth of jewels from a diamond store, escaping by jumping roof-to-roof.

[Organizers of Times Square's New Year's ball drop test the quality of their confetti two days before the big event. Come on. It's confetti. How hard can that be to get right? Image via AP]

The internet never tires of videos featuring adorable kittens. And why should it? Adorable kittens are adorable! Especially when they encounter a mirror for the first time and have no idea what to make of it.

Today we gave you some invaluable advice on what to do when you've fallen down. Really timeless stuff, people! As hoped, the comments became a forum for people to share embarrassing accounts of falling down. These are their stories.

The Argentineans are a fiery bunch. Their version of Dancing With the Stars features a strip-dance and leaves little to the imagination. The host feigns censorship at the end, but who are they fooling?

As if we needed another reason to be Michael Musto's friend, the Village Voice gossip columnist dressed as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Snooki, and other favorites for the paper's year in review issue. He's even better than the real thing.

The infamous 'Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters' was the most popular story on Reuters.com this year.

Here's a trailer for the upcoming TNT series Falling Skies, a Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion actioner starring Dr. Hotbritches McPrivateschool himself, Noah Wyle. It looks like The Walking Dead meets V, so nerds will be pleased. Or will they?

On Stephen Fry's BBC show QI, Graham Norton coaxes the Harry Potter star into trying out the guillotine on stage. One thing leads to another and suddenly Daniel Radcliffe is headless. Video ends without resolution.

TONIGHT: TLC launches My Strange Addiction and follows up with a new Toddlers and Tiaras while NBC burns off one last Undercovers. Plus, a new Great Performances for those into the arts and a new 24/7 for those who aren't.

New York's lame-duck billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg, who can do whatever he wants, "accepted responsibility" for the city's poor snow cleanup today, after days of whining and sniping about how everyone should shut up. So, can you shut up now?

In Lafayette, Louisiana, a few neighbors are upset that some no-gooders erected a couple of snow penises on their lawn. While obscene sculptures are against the law, when the police arrived they had a few laughs. Blurry snow penises inside.

The rest of the world plays a lot of soccer. So naturally, here are a whopping fifteen minutes of soccer bloopers. It's part 1 of 2. Enjoy!

Every January 1, everyone wakes up with the best intentions of improving themselves and living a better life. By March 12, all those ideals are out the window. Not this year! Here's how to make your resolution last all year.

Shot on the Red MX, in 4K, at one frame every three seconds for 24 hours, then sped up 700%. Matt Coats isn't kidding around.