Snowmobile Plows into Tree

Sergio Hernandez · 12/24/09 02:00PM

First of all, this is a snowmobile, not a snow plow. Second, snow plows aren't called such because you plow into anything. Although that is funny to watch.

Rachel Uchitel Isn't Very Good at Hiding Out

cityfile · 12/24/09 01:25PM

A few years from now, someone will mention the name "Rachel Uchitel" in passing, and you'll have to rack your brain for a few minutes before it occurs to you that the person is referring to one of the women who helped bring about Tiger Woods' downfall. (Remember Jessica Hahn? How about Donna Rice?)

Steven Seagal: Lawman is Televised Ambien

Mike Byhoff · 12/24/09 01:20PM

Late December means two things—it's Christmas and television is BORING. Steven Seagal: Lawman—one of the only new episodes on TV last night—had a chance to capture the attention of a nation wrought with ennui—It didn't.

Kids in the Hall: Premise

Anderson Evans · 12/24/09 01:14PM

Christmastime is—of course—a time for volleyball, doing the shake with your best gal, and wackiness on the beach! Or is that just how they do it in Canada? Here's a holiday concept you've probably never bothered thinking of.

Daichi Does Christmas Beatboxing

Matt Leary · 12/24/09 12:39PM

Daichi is here to brighten our Christmas with the best gift of all... the gift of beatboxing (and for the sake of this post, beatboxing is the best gift of all.) It's official, Daichi is the Asian Razel.

Bernie Madoff Falls Ill, Confusion Follows

cityfile · 12/24/09 12:03PM

Why was Bernie Madoff admitted to a prison hospital late last week? It isn't because he's dying of cancer. And it isn't because he was assaulted in prison, as ABC News reported this morning. (The story, which the local ABC affiliate has since revised twice, first suggested Madoff had suffered "facial fractures, broken ribs and a collapsed lung" in an incident "consistent with an assault." Then they said he fell off a bed and "a lot of facial bleeding" followed.) Now it turns out he was hospitalized for an altogether less dramatic reason: According to the Bureau of Prisons, it was "due to dizziness and high blood pressure." [WSJ, NYP]

A Christmas Prank on Louie

David Matthews · 12/24/09 12:00PM

Whether you're wrapping a bicycle or a six pack of beer, wrapping paper is a ton of fun. What better way to get your friend into the Holiday spirit than making his whole apartment a present?

How To Survive Christmas With Your Family

David Matthews · 12/24/09 11:30AM

For some, visiting the family for the holidays is fun. For the rest of us, it's a grueling ordeal, a test of endurance. However, I am surprised that "booze" isn't the solution here. Live and learn, I guess.

The Ninja Turtles' Deck The Halls

Anderson Evans · 12/24/09 11:00AM

Remember when the Ninja Turtles had Jamaican accents? We don't either, but the truth is indeed out there. Here are the mutated teenagers looking as though they have a stifling meth addiction or an overdose of some Joker Brand X.

Joy! Wonder! Hasselhoff! Whales Dressed as Snowmen!

Ravi Somaiya · 12/24/09 09:41AM

The holidays are a time for hope, and drinking to excess. Both promote a rosy view of the world. Which might explain all the most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-type stories that abound today. Perfect if you're about to kill a relative/airline representative.

Spotted

cityfile · 12/24/09 09:39AM

Lindsay Lohan eating dinner last night at Cipriani Downtown with a group of friends (one of whom was hotelier Jason Pomeranc, left) ... Reese Witherspoon taking in "a business lunch with friends" at Cookshop on Tenth Avenue ... Jessica Simpson shopping with her mom ... American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi carrying gifts in Midtown ... Alexa Ray Joel posing for a pic outside The American Hotel in Sag Harbor alongside her mom, Christie Brinkley, and grandmother ... Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard wearing hard hats for Tuesday's dedication ceremony for the Signature Theatre Company's new Signature Center ... Catherine Zeta-Jones arriving at the Walter Kerr Theater on West 48th Street ... and Sarah Jessica Parker walking with Matthew Broderick in the West Village yesterday.

Ravi Somaiya · 12/24/09 09:37AM

However your holidays are going, be grateful you're (probably) not under attack by peacocks.