Best Chuckle of the Week: Mickey's commentary on Joey Lawrence at the People's Choice Awards, because I feel exactly the same way. -- Max Kessler
Biggest Surprise of the Week: The Simpsons getting nominated for an Oscar. (Well, okay, sort of: a short film about Maggie Simpson created by long-time Simpsons animator David Silverman got the nom, not an actual episode.) -- Abby Schreiber
Best TV: The return of Bunheads, which seemed to pack as many words into two minutes as most TV shows use in an entire episode. -- Jonah Wolf
Best Historical Document: This Tom Moulton mix from Fire Island in 1974 was uploaded to Soundcloud on Christmas Day and now I have "Everlasting Love" in my head. -- J.W.
Weirdest National Conversation We're Having: Analyzing soon-to-be Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew's, er, unique signature, which will soon be on our currency. -- A.S.
Oscar Nominee We're Most Looking Forward to Watching on the Red Carpet: Nine-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, who's been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild. -- A.S.
Best Reunion News of the Week: DESTINY'S CHILD WILL PERFORM AT THIS YEAR'S SUPERBOWL!!! Ahhhh! Wear sensible, easy-to-walk-in shoes, Michelle. -- Elizabeth Thompson
Biggest Surprise of the Week: The Simpsons getting nominated for an Oscar. (Well, okay, sort of: a short film about Maggie Simpson created by long-time Simpsons animator David Silverman got the nom, not an actual episode.) -- Abby Schreiber
Best TV: The return of Bunheads, which seemed to pack as many words into two minutes as most TV shows use in an entire episode. -- Jonah Wolf
Best Historical Document: This Tom Moulton mix from Fire Island in 1974 was uploaded to Soundcloud on Christmas Day and now I have "Everlasting Love" in my head. -- J.W.
Weirdest National Conversation We're Having: Analyzing soon-to-be Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew's, er, unique signature, which will soon be on our currency. -- A.S.
Oscar Nominee We're Most Looking Forward to Watching on the Red Carpet: Nine-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, who's been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild. -- A.S.
Best Reunion News of the Week: DESTINY'S CHILD WILL PERFORM AT THIS YEAR'S SUPERBOWL!!! Ahhhh! Wear sensible, easy-to-walk-in shoes, Michelle. -- Elizabeth Thompson
Best Lindsay Lohan Quote from the Times' Magazine's 8,000 word piece on her and her new movie, The Canyons: "When it's done, I want to go somewhere far away, maybe Africa. Uganda?" -- E.T.
Art Show I'm Dying to See This Weekend: Jaimie Warren's The Whoas of Female Tragedy II at the Hole gallery. She's like the love child of Cindy Sherman and the Internet. -- E.T.
Most Hated Person in Brooklyn Right Now: The jerk who left their dog at 285 Kent's Class Actress' show last night. -E.T.
Art Show I'm Dying to See This Weekend: Jaimie Warren's The Whoas of Female Tragedy II at the Hole gallery. She's like the love child of Cindy Sherman and the Internet. -- E.T.
Most Hated Person in Brooklyn Right Now: The jerk who left their dog at 285 Kent's Class Actress' show last night. -E.T.