[DALLAS, TX - DECEMBER 06: Icicles form on a barricade in front of the Dallas skyline on December 6, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. The ice storm that has hit North Texas has left over 250,000 residents and businesses without power and has led to more than 1,700 flight delays and cancellations across the country. (Photo by…
Dog Kari runs through the snow on the Wurmberg mountain in Braunlage, northern Germany, Sunday Feb. 3, 2013. Weather forecasts predict colder temperatures for the next days. (AP Photo/dpa, Philipp Schulze)
Although it always becomes tempting around this time of the year to watch a marathon of Angel on Instant Netflix do really cool lazy indoor things that only the coolest lazy people do, you could do your brain a real service by getting out there and doing some wintry frolicking, according to The New York Times'…
It's finally snowing here in New York! Which means that all I want to do is stay inside and wrap myself in blankets and consume warm, soothing things. I assume we're all on the same page, so let's share some of our favorite wintery recipes.
Skiing — or as I like to think of it ever since being pushed down a double-black diamond in middle school, Old Man Winter's broken bone roulette wheel — can be dangerous. Just ask Larry Miller, who, in his 1992 HBO comedy special, Just Words, offers the most succinct advice for anyone considering a skiing trip:…
Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily…
It's a sad day in the world of sports. Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke has died from injuries sustained during an accident on January 10th. The 29-year-old skiing phenom was training at a resort in Park City, Utah, on The Superpipe (a daunting canyon with 22-foot high walls that's carved into the side of a ski…
Though many of us appreciate that there's been little snow shoveling this year and we've yet to step into a puddle and get frigid street slush in our boot, some people aren't so happy about the bizarre lack of snow. Currently only 19% of the country is covered in snow, which is less than half of the average snow cover…
It's difficult to determine what's most awful about winter— the constant cold feet and hands, the unpleasant dread of stepping out of the shower, or the horror of opening a heating bill after a month of leaving the thermostat turned up overnight. Since hibernating for three months isn't an option, the best way to cope…
Sunday night is here again and so are winter temperatures. That means it's finally ice skating season—the time when I try yet fail to stay upright on a pair of skates. Do you have any exciting winter weather plans? Skiing? Sledding? Chopping down a Christmas tree in the woods? Huddling miserably on the sidewalk…
I was raised in a temperate climate — New Zealand, to be precise — but it didn't take me long to grasp the absolute, primal importance of coats in much of North America. (Moving to Minnesota in January will teach you the value of a proper winter coat in, oh, about 15 seconds. Which is about the time it took the parts…
The blogs are full of skimpy bikinis and ethereal sarongs — but fantasy vacations aside, what's the minimum wardrobe you can get away with for a warm-weather getaway?
So it's March. It's still cold. You're broke. You open your closet and your heart sinks. What's a gal to do?
God shat on Chicago this week, blessing us with more than 20 inches of powdery white misery and two days of citywide chaos. In the blizzard's wake is only the misery and claustrophobia known as cabin fever. Suffer with me.
Oh J. Crew. I don't understand you. Sometimes you know exactly what I want. Often it's like you've read my mind. But the drab duds you're hocking for holiday? Sigh. Looks like it's the least wonderful time of the year.
"I just moved to Chicago from a warm climate," a reader wrote. "What do I need? Help!" We're glad you asked!
When it's chilly outside, all some of us want to do is snuggle up in a pillowy, warm bed. This week in our mailbox, three different catalogs enticed us with sheets and pillows and the stuff dreams are made of!
Punxsutawney Phil reared his head this morning in Pennsylvania and predicted six more weeks of winter. The famous groundhog saw his shadow at dawn on Gobbler's Knob as members of the Groundhog Club announced the painfully bad news. [NPR]
[Knutsford, UK; January 7. Image via Getty.]
[London, January 8. Image via Getty.]
You know how whenever it's really cold, some asshole always claims "this is nothing" compared to where he's from? Well, the BBC has interviewed a bunch of those assholes.
[Dorking, January 7. Image via Getty.]
[London, January 6. Images via Getty.]
[London, January 5. Image via Getty.]
[Lincoln, Nebraska; December 23. Image via AP.]
[Sofia, December 21. Image via Getty.]
Random question of the day: how are you guys staying warm during this cold spell? Because I woke up yesterday and it was negative 24 degrees outside. I cried, and my tears turned to smoke.
