Today's forecast: overcast with a 100% chance of polar bear. Hope you brought your umbrella!

Because the art world couldn't possibly be expected to dial things back two years in a row, Art Basel Miami Beach, which kicks off next week and runs through December 6, is expected to be bigger and better than ever!

Ever wonder what it takes to be happy? Well cheer up because Videojug has put together a helpful video guide highlighting the seven simple steps to happiness.

Couldn't get a Twitter book deal like Nick Douglas, Twitterature, or business huckster Garyvee? Don't fret! Thanks to TweetBookz you don't even need a deal to see your precious 140-character musings on paper. Congrats! You're an author.

Irving Picard, the man in charge of liquidating Bernie Madoff's assets, is asking for $22.1 million in fees for the last five months of work he and his firm have put in on the case, on top of the $14.6 million he's already been paid. But that includes a 10 percent "public interest discount," so don't even think of suggesting Picard isn't generous. [Bloomberg]

This clip comes from a 1987 Nickelodeon show that focused around asking "famous people" questions. There's got to be at least twenty familiar faces in this video, who do you recognize?

Thanksgiving Proclamations are, for the most part, pretty routine. Namecheck settlers, Washington, Lincoln, God, and our Troops. Encourage people to give thanks. The end. But there are some key differences between a Bush declaration and an Obama declaration!

Wikipedia was probably pretty cool a few years back when you could just get a wild hair and immediately post up an article on The Artifacts, or whatever. But now it's run by a dead-ender Debbie Downer "deletionist" nerd army.

People find love and lose love on the internet every day, but beware, there are digital traps lurking everywhere for both men and women. Here are some helpful warnings of how Facebook could potentially ruin your current IRL relationship.

Clever turns of phrase and slang-filled insults in freestyle rap battles are simply too much for white people to comprehend. What we need is a translator to just give us the facts.

Barack Obama has responded, via an anonymous aide, to charges that by bowing to the Communist emperor of Japan he was actually surrendering and apologizing for World War II, which is technically illegal because he's not a citizen.

And today's gold medal for dumb stunts goes to a kid who tried doing a handstand on the hood of his car. Does GEICO cover "stupidity damage?"

Can an overpriced cocktail dispensed by a mixologist prevent you from getting the flu, or make you feel better if you already have it? (Presumably a drink like the Flu Shot, which is on the menu at the East Village's Drop Off Service, isn't designed to appeal to the taste buds: It's a mixture of "garlic-infused honey, jalapeño-infused tequila, orange-lemon-ginger purée and a few drops of liquid echinacea.") No, it won't, says one doctor. But "if it makes you feel better"—or you need an excuse to keep boozing when you should probably quit—"go for it." [NYT]

Keyboard Cat has certainly come a long way. Here is never-before-seen footage of this year's hottest viral video star performing with the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra. If this performance doesn't being tears to your eyes nothing will.

Today's Retro Jam comes out of 1977 and stars the Swedish sensation that you either love or love-to-hate.

Whether you think tabloid sex columnist Andrea Peyser is sexxxy or supersexxxy, you must marvel at her hat trick in today's column: Perpetrating the most pedestrian racist stereotypes against black people and Jews, and coming out as a lesbian.

Not quite as many people are planning to travel over the long weekend. But don't assume that means you'll have an easier time leaving the city if you do plan on traveling. A new report indicates LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark Airports ranked as the three worst airports in the nation for on-time arrivals through the first nine months of the year. [NY1, AP]

Since Mad Men finished its third season, our Sunday nights have felt barren. Until the AMC advertising drama returns, we'll be meditating on Don Draper's philosophical lessons, such as: "Change is neither good or bad. It simply is."

The Pentagon is mad at the White House because the White House insists on giving an accurate prediction of the cost of troop escalation in Afghanistan.

Will the next challenger get in line? This bulldog does not seem to mess around when it comes to his video games. Do we think the dog learned on his own or by imitation of his owner?