Taylor Swift is up for Top Artist in the Universe at tonight's Billboard Music Awards, but she probably won't win because voters can smell fear. And Taylor Swift, if her appearances on Ellen are any indication, is very afraid.

Many "aws" are in order because this is a shameless excuse to listen to the plaintive mewing of momentarily orphaned cheetahs. Just a reminder that babies in the animal world are waaaaay more grateful for their mothers, who somehow manage to keep (most of) their brood from being eaten on a daily basis.

You could celebrate the French army getting (briefly) beaten at Puebla back in 1862 with some watery frozen margaritas ,but you could also celebrate by drinking something that isn't gross while you watch a livestream of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower's climax tonight. It promises to feature some hot meteor action.

Nothing? Surely you know that nothing will come of nothing. Speak again. Wow, so you really came to this party and just expected Ann-Margret to sing Bye Bye Birdie to you for the price of free? We live in a selfish age.

Today is Charlotte Brontë's birthday, which you can celebrate with her favorite dessert: cake-pie, which is traditionally made by watching a movie that stars Michael Fassbender while eating cake and pie simultaneously to induce mouthgasm.

Since you're not a 13-year-old in 1993 (sorry for alienating you, teenagers of the past who may be reading this through a timescope), you're probably not going to watch the MTV Movie Awards tonight. That's okay — you can still appreciate Rebel Wilson's tales of growing up in a house full of beagles puppies (as well…

As you dig in for tonight's two-hour Mad Men premiere, remember that Betty Draper is a menace to society. There's no reason not to believe that this latest season will end with Betty becoming a 70s-era gang lord in an increasingly violent New York. Just sayin' — there have been stranger television twists.

Happy birthday to Bette Davis, who should need no introduction. But just in case, here's a short tribute narrated by Meryl Streep...and here's your open thread. Have a great weekend!

I think we all know that tonight's Great Television Deathmatch between the Game of Thrones premiere and The Walking Dead finale comes down to one simple question. Then again, who said Peter Dinklage and Norman Reedus wouldn't be down for an epic ménage?

Happy Birthday, Pearl Bailey! Honor the fantastic actress and Big Band Era singer (who died in 1990) by falling into a YouTube hole of her videos and songs. The clip above is from 1947's Variety Girl, her film debut. Here's a good bio if you want to learn more!