We hope everybody is okay after yesterday’s storm.

In the event that you didn’t know, a big storm requires a big government.

Curbed has a roundup of photos from around the net of what New York looks like.

Choire Sicha at The Awl on the New York Post staying classy during the storm.

To get your mind off the storm:

Eli Valley has a new cartoon at The Forward.

The Morning News has a fantastic photo gallery on “Makers of American Signs.”

Book Riot is your source for ten weird Kurt Vonnegut facts.

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