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Our first step outdoors during the snow storm that hit New York yesterday turned out to be our last when we slipped on snow-covered ice and landed face down on the sidewalk, only to be pelted with snowballs by neighborhood kids, buried in a snowdrift by a passing plow, and finally ridden over by a [...]

Of all the strange vehicles in the world–including stealth boats, solar-powered planes and homemade submarines–there probably isn’t one that we’re less interested in piloting than the snowmobile. That being said, for a long time we didn’t understand just how fast they can go. Then one overtook us on the highway. Still, judging by Epic Carnival’s [...]

Obviously it’s very, very easy to kill snowmen: just turn up the heat. Nevertheless, a popular trend in creative snowman sculpting is to stage horrible scenes of murder, death and bloodshed in the snow, with plentiful splashes of red spilling all over the pristine white winterscape. WebUrbanist recently rounded up 38 Scenes of Cold-Blooded Snowman [...]

We’re getting a little tired of the cold, to be honest, and we might have to resort to drastic measures in order to keep toasty warm for the next couple months. Our first course of action will be to start sleeping on the radiator. If that doesn’t work out, we’ll fill our bed with a [...]

Normally, by this time of year, when the global warming isn’t quite so pronounced, we’ve already crafted entire armies and cities out of snow, filling vacant lots and parks with entire new communities of snow people. Alas, this year it would appear that our beloved snow visitors are staying close to home, so we haven’t [...]

So it’s starting to get really cold and legitimately winter-y, and our spider-senses tell us it’s time to start the winter rituals: bears hibernate, elderly New Yorkers migrate to Florida, and we all wear fake tans every day for about six months.
Seriously, it’s about the only way we’ve found to keep a happy face through [...]

This is Listicles sports columnist Onesie, stuck at the office while everyone else is on ski trips with friends and family, back with another edition of Sporty Saturdays.
While I don’t miss the skiing (as a freelance mascot I specialize in team sports), I have often volunteered as a first aid person on the slopes in [...]

Onesie here, freelance mascot and sports writer, back again with another cool and fresh installment of Listicles’ weekly sports column Sporty Saturdays. While researching a new number based on whale sounds that I’ll be showcasing for a team I freelance mascot for, I came across some truly incredible curling footage I felt I should share.
Seasonally [...]

As temperatures and personal budgets continue to drop, going out for dinner and drinks this winter looks to be becoming a very “sometimes” activity. As the nesting experts at Apartment Therapy always tell us though, we can do the same thing at home, better and for less. Before the winter doldrums kick in, let’s take [...]

Christmas Non-denominational holiday crafts aren’t just for children–skip the tinsel and DIY your own decorations this year, with how-tos from our favorite blogs:
3-D Paper Snowflakes: children’s paper snowflakes are on par with fingerpaint butterflies, but an adult with decent motor skills can produce surprisingly professional looking paper sculptures (pictured). [WikiHow]
Paper Doily Wreath: my girl Martha [...]