1. Here's a first look at Michael Douglas as Liberace in Steven Soderberg's upcoming HBO biopic on the glass-closeted singer. [Queerty]
2. When Cooper Union students barricaded themselves inside a school building--protesting the possible end to the school's 110 years of free tuition -- their classmates rigged up a system of pulleys, balloons, and string to deliver them pizza (donated by the Cooper alums of the Bruce High Quality Foundation). [Huffington Post]
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3. RSVP here for a free Real Estate show tonight at 6 at Crest Hardware, 558 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn. [Photo by parttimemusic on Flickr]
4. Bar 82 (136 Second Avenue) hosts a record swap on Sunday at 3 p.m. with all proceeds going to Sandy-damaged New Jersey radio station WFMU. [Facebook, photo by Benjamen Walker on Flickr]
5. PSY performed a song with violent anti-American lyrics at a 2004 protest following the invasion of Iraq. [Haps]
6. Breaking Bad cupcakes, anyone?. Mmm, meth. [PopCultureBrain]
7. Here's this year's White House Christmas card. Bo! [HuffingtonPost]
Downton Abbey X Columbus Circle Station. 
And speaking of... RuPaul will guest star as a hairdresser on Happy Endings! His episode airs in early 2013. Don't f*ck it up, Ru. [
Juno, the 
Ye olde Steve Buscemi tintype. [
From 
Our Carlin who art in heaven. [
Motto for 2013. [
Homer Simpson on last night's amazing Simpsons send-up of Portland hipster culture. (Portlandia's Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein guest starred as a hipster couple who move to Springfield with their son T. Rex, played by Patton Oswalt.) [
Don't you think Phony Phone can be so fake sometimes? (Don't tell him we said that.) [
Sloths just get it. [
Mozzy Hexmas! Morrissey Christmas tree toppers are now available on Etsy. [
W 's new art-meets-fashion issue features four different covers of Jessica Chastain by four different artists: namely Rineke Dijkstra, George Condo, Mickalene Thomas, and Chantal Joffe. The painted Chantal Joffe cover is our favorite. [via 
Fred Perry is collaborating with No Doubt! Although as 
After tearing a ligament in her leg, Naomi Campbell has been touring around Art Basel in a wheelchair. [via 
Lea Michele, on her breasts: "They are my prizewinners. For a while they were out and about, showing off on Broadway every night, then they came to L.A. and were like, 'No one else looks like me here!' They were nervous to make their appearance but feel they've earned their place." [via The Cut]
For the tequila and rock n' roll lover in your life: John Varvatos Teamed up with Patrón to release a limited edition guitar bottle stopper! [via 
Aesop skincare founder Dennis Paphitis has some strong words about the way most brands use their retail spaces. When asked about why each store is designed differently, he said he wanted to avoid "the kind of assault on the streetscape that retailers inflict through the ordinary course of mindless business...I was horrified at the thought of Aesop evolving into a soulless chain." [via 
Best Outdoor Installation: Evan Gruzis' "Monument to Fashion" at 
Best t-shirt: 
Best Casual Basel Look: This paw-print pasties ensemble spotted at Desi Santiago's "
Just kidding, this guy had the best moves at 
Best disco nap: Casey Spooner rests up on his way to 
Best performance art in a pool: Genevieve Belleveau and Labanna Babalon at 
Best DJ Booth: Cyril Duvall's at 
Cutest Art Basel Couple: Diane Von Furstenberg and Russell Simmons. [Photo courtesy of Syndicate Media Group]
Fun fact: We are suckers for holiday music. Maybe it's due to the fact that our mom used to crank up the holiday songs on Lite FM (thank you 
1. "Best (Hanukkah) I Ever Had" by Drake 
2. "Momma's Latkes" by Chromeo
3. "Party Eight Nights Long" by David Guetta
4. "Judas Maccabeus" by Regina Spektor
5. "Turtleneck & L'chaim" by The Lonely Island
6. "Light the Lights With You" by Maroon 5
7. "Latkes & Blunts" by Action Bronson (Produced by Party Supplies)
8. "Judah" by fun.
9."Dreidel Trizz" by A-Trak 
10. "Candle Light" by Jessie Ware 
"It's weird," he admits, "because it's easier for me to sit down and write a song than actually talk about it." Given that, Mars vows he will never produce a song unless it shares "a personal story, a personal problem, a personal whatever" -- even if that makes himself vulnerable to tabloid scrutiny or means potentially alienating a fan-base more accustomed to maudlin love songs on Glee than burners fantasizing about "bomb-ass sex." Still, Mars insists, "I'm not trying to be dark. It's just me being honest and open."
"I felt like they just signed me and shelved me," he says. "You have no money and you're trying to figure out what happens, and then I got the phone call saying, you know, 'I think it's best that we go our separate ways.'"
'Memba this? There's a 93% chance it tasted like sugared cardboard. [via 
Oh shit. Why you gotta be such wallflowers, Luke and Han? [via 
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Our new favorite Twitter account 
Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts, Jumanji is getting a re-make. [via 
The fact that Miley Cyrus cut her hair even shorter is the second or third observation you'd make about this photo says a lot. [via 
"Sex Education class (1929)" [via 
Lindsay Lohan apparently carries entire boxes of Pop Tarts in her purse, people. [via 
Here's a gingerbread man scaring the shit out of Fergie on Ellen. [via 
Here's a trend we were only sort of aware of (and are very, very weary of): meggings. Men's leggings are now being sold at Barney's, Uniqlo and Nordstrom and are being spotted around NYC. Since it's apparently happening whether we like it or not, a few words of advice: you probably have to have a very good figure to pull them off, and for everyone's well-being, wear snug, supportive underwear. [via 
Anne Hathaway wore a parachute-y Tom Ford dress to the second Les Misérables premiere last night. The boots, also by Tom Ford, were custom made of faux-leather to adhere to her veganism. We support the move towards faux-leather but aren't 100% sure how we feel about this look. [via 
Benicio del Toro is holding an unconscious-looking naked lady on the cover of L'Officiel Hommes. Because nude, voiceless women aren't represented enough in men's magazines. [via 
Oscar de la Renta and Cathy Horyn have ended their beef (sorry, had to). Horyn was invited to go backstage before de la Renta's pre-fall show last night and both report that all is well between them. [via 
Andrej Pejic channels Chelsea Girls Edie Sedgwick, Candy Darling, Nico, and Andy Warhol himself in this 
For its 20th anniversary, Kate Spade is releasing a capsule collection with Keds. We especially like the pink-dipped shoe that reads "Kick up your heels." [via 
