1. Kanye starts his Twitter-year with a long rant about his design company, DONDA, and...well, everything. Where do we sign up for his summer school with Spike Jonze? [Twitter via Billboard]2. PopRally hosts an evening with Brooklyn's Blondes and DJ Juan MacLean on Saturday, January 21st, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at MoMA. Advance tickets are only $18 and you can get yours here.
3. Shit monks say.
4. "Shakespeare was gay," according to Sir Ian McKellen. "His predilection was evident from his works." [Cindy Adams]
5. Wildly popular UK boy-band One Direction is playing Radio City Music Hall on March 9th, opening for Big Time Rush. Orchestra tickets -- only a cool $2,250 -- are still available here.
6. Creepy people to watch out for at nightclubs: Psychotic Sam, Delusional Daniel, Lurking Larry and Can't-take-a-hint Henry. These dudes have nothing on the people Stefon hangs out with. Read more here. [ClubPlanet]
7. The Milky Way photographed by an ordinary digital camera. [Buzzfeed]
8. A UK woman was reunited with her recently stolen, utterly terrifying life-sized ET doll. [Telegraph] 
