Today is National Weatherman Day. To honor these brave men and women, our video staff has put together a compilation of the best of on-air weatherman floof goofing. Pretty much everywhere, it's gonna be hot.

Fact-conveying site About.com has always been a moneymaker in the New York Times Co.'s portfolio (somehow), even as its newspapers were spiraling downwards. But now About has its own problems:

What happened to No-Drama Obama? As the blithe candidate of hope, he led a leakproof, gaffe-resistant campaign. Ever since the election, he's been exploding with scandal and gossip. Fantastic!

Soderbergh's insane Cleo delayed. Damn you, Brad Pitt. [Variety]

In this perilous economy, would anyone leave a good living behind to assume a new position as Criss Angel's girlfriend?

Universal announced today that they're planning a live-action movie version of the game Candy Land. You read that right. Ridley Scott's working on a Monopoly movie. So what boardgames could be next? Let's speculate.

Second-string New Yorker movie critic David Denby hates 'snark.' He wrote a whole book of fiction about it! What would the man think if he knew that snark—yes, snark—is creeping into his own publication's content?

Is it possible to be seen in an outfit so tragic, it could actually affect your Oscar chances? Mickey Rourke investigates. [TMZ]

We could make some clever comment about the economy, but we'll spare you. Take our survey, and someone will win a $300 AMEX card. Survey ends Wednesday at 6pm EST, so get at it. [Rules]

We've now had several days to absorb Christian Bale's tirade—an egomaniacal eruption from the depths of Mt. Methodia the likes of which we haven't seen since Russell Crowe's phone-flinging lobby escapades.

Diddy's new scent, I Am King, is now on sale, a fact you're probably aware of thanks to the silly ads featuring Diddy exiting a helicopter and waterskiing in formal wear. But if you're curious what it is that Mr. Combs put in the bottle, you're in luck! Very simply put, it's a hydrofluorocarbon gas extraction of blackcurrant mixed with key lime pie and fructose tangerine accords combined with "a tingling candied ozone" effect made up of trioxygen, then boosted slightly with Veramoss, mixed with the synthetic leather formula Suederal, and then topped off with a touch of LMR labdanum, which gives it that super-duper "dark chypre effect." Funny, that's totally what we thought Diddy's formula was, but it's nice to get official confirmation. Anyway, New York Times scent expert Chandler Burr really likes it, you'll be happy to hear: "The fresh-fruit lusciousness floods the senses, floats on the skin. Audacious. Inventive. And olfactorily impressive." [NYT]

See: Steve Ross, Steve Roth, Michael Fuchs, Michael Fuchs [Cityfile]

If you'd ever seen Lux Interior's exploits fronting the Cramps, then you'll know it was a very, very full life that sadly ended Wednesday due to a preexisting heart condition. He was 60.

In your risible Thursday media column: a new New Yorker publisher, Time Out NY cuts pay (with a pizza party!), Laurel Touby Twitters, and more:

Rapper—uh, excuse me: artist—M.I.A. is due to give birth to her first kid on Sunday. She's also due to perform on the Grammy's that night. She figures she'll be late, so she's gonna perform.

A nation of 37ish, backwards-looking women screams out in agony today, tearing posters down from their office cubicles and hurling NKOTB-themed Trapper Keepers out the nearest window: The dream is officially over.

The dumpy Hotel Pennsylvania opposite Madison Square Garden is offering a very exciting special in honor of its 90th anniversary: rooms are going for just $11 a night! The catch is that you have to be able to prove you've been married to your spouse for at least 50 years. Perhaps your impoverished grandparents visiting from out-of-town would be interested? "Just make sure to load up on the hand sanitizer and perhaps invest in one of those personal sleep sacks from the SkyMall catalog," advises HotelChatter. [NewYorkology]

Sarah Palin says she hates bloggers. Then why does she keep giving us so much good material? In an interview released today she reveals the origins of Bristol's name. Hint: It involves a motel.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck made a triumphant return to the lunacy-enabling pirate shirt (her favorite!) on today's The View, and you know what that means: crazy outburst time!

The Senate votes today on the economic stimulus package which will (temporarily?) stave off utter doom. If it doesn't pass by a huge margin, Obama's "work together" agenda is a total failure! Time to panic!