After a short night of restless sleep, it appears that forecasters are still predicting the end of the world in the Northeast this evening. If you haven't panicked yet, you have several hours to do so before it's too late. Hug your children. Hoard booze. This is not a drill. Here's what you need to know to make it… » 1/26/15 11:27am Monday 11:27am

Our space heater voting ended up being a dead heat, but the Delonghi Oil Filled 1500W Radiator ran the hottest in the end, figuratively. Oil filled space heaters have a slower start up time, but ultimately tend to be more capable of heating larger spaces, and retain their heat much longer after being turned off. » 1/25/15 3:15pm Sunday 3:15pm

We've got your five most starred nominees for best space heater, and now it's time to find a winner. Read up and head for the poll. » 1/21/15 3:20pm 1/21/15 3:20pm

I heard a rumor that you like sex. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Sex, when it's good, consensual, and really randy, is great. That said, our attitudes toward sex change according to the season. » 1/13/15 9:41am 1/13/15 9:41am

How cold is it? Well, it was so cold that Pittsburgh's National Aviary had to keep its penguins indoors this week. » 1/09/15 11:10am 1/09/15 11:10am

In the history of time, there have been some mind-bending sights to behold. But up until now, no human being has ever seen anything quite this stunningly surreal. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a cat enjoying the snow. » 12/29/14 10:30pm 12/29/14 10:30pm

Finally the world has the Vine star it truly deserves and desperately needs—Winter, an adorable, bouncing lamb from Australia. » 8/29/14 11:10am 8/29/14 11:10am

After giving us an exceedingly cold and snowy winter, the Weather Gods are blessing Chicago and other parts of the Midwest/Northeast with unseasonably cool weather later this week. Think mild and pleasant mid-September temperatures, rather than hot and humid mid-July ones. » 7/14/14 5:20pm 7/14/14 5:20pm

March starts tomorrow. We should be able to see the light at the end of the ice-tunnel that is winter, and yet huge swaths of the country are still despair-inducing frozen hellholes. And so, many Americans are currently willing to do anything to escape the cold. » 2/28/14 11:20am 2/28/14 11:20am

While some kids spend their time using old rituals to conjure up a snow day, others know that staying home just means logging into class online. And as classrooms become more electronically enabled, web-savvy schools are using "virtual learning" as a remedy during inclimate weather. What’s the world coming to if a kid… » 2/14/14 10:26am 2/14/14 10:26am

If you're in the Southeast or the Northeast, things are a little crazy outside. » 2/13/14 2:15pm 2/13/14 2:15pm

"First," says Lucas Heiberger, "you put three ice cubes in each toilet of your house." The New York City fifth grader was interviewed this morning for NBC News' storm coverage, during which he revealed his "formula" that he believes helps get school cancelled for a snow day. » 2/13/14 12:20pm 2/13/14 12:20pm

As you probably know, this winter fucking sucks. Snowmageddon. Snowpocalypse. Snow Momma hosted by Wilmer Valderrama. For most of America, the past few months has been a bleak constant stream of blizzards, cold weather, sunless days and seasonal affective disorder. But wait! It's not over yet! Winter is hanging around… » 2/10/14 3:45pm 2/10/14 3:45pm

Dude, winter is so awful that penguins in the UK need prozac. » 2/06/14 6:45pm 2/06/14 6:45pm

It's cold in the middle of the country. Hair follicle numbingly, butt puckeringly, jean freezingly cold. And so, when the National Weather Services forecasted treacherous wind chills for their city, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign students collectively hoped the school's Chancellor Phyllis Wise would cancel… » 1/27/14 8:30pm 1/27/14 8:30pm