After a bit of a dry spell, we received this gem from a reader named Antigoni. Amazing.

We’re taking a break over here at Pat’s Papers to enjoy some family time. There will be no Pat’s Picks from Friday, February 15 to Friday, February 22. We’ll be back to our regular schedule Monday, February 25 and hope to see you then!

As the white stuff starts to pile up and the NY1 live coverage of the storm rolls on, we’re a little distracted and taking a snow day here at Pat’s Papers. We’ll be back to our regular schedule on Monday, February 8—see you then and stay warm!

Don’t get me wrong—I think the whole Psy thing has been a lot of fun. But while an off-the-cuff horsey dance would’ve made me smile six months ago, today it would most likely garner a (well-meaning) eye roll.  Which is why I thought I would find this acoustic version of “Gangnam Style” annoying rather than endearing. But I was pleasantly surprised.

Last night, I conquered a landmark. My main goal during yesterday’s media “race” at the annual Empire State Buidling Run-Up was to simply to finish with a respectable time. And I think I accomplished that by making it to the top in just under 22 minutes.

From Oreo’s hilarious whisper fight in the library to the classic narration from an old Paul Harvey radio broadcast, repurposed for Dodge Ram’s Super Bowl spot, here are my favorite ads from last night’s big game:

SNL took our Starbucks Alter Egos to a new level in a very funny skit last weekend. Check out the Verismo, an at-home coffee machine that replicates, down to the customer service, a trip to Starbucks.

I don’t know what you spend your free time doing, but it’s probably not as impressive as what these people do. From the Capture Life Facebook community, a collection of amazing caught-on-video stunts.

I can’t tell whether I should be flattered to be the favorite news anchor of a man who makes fun of news anchors for a living. But I can’t help it. Mather Zickel said some very nice things about me while making the rounds to promote his new show, “Newsreaders.”