As we settle into the long, cold, dark days that come with the final slog through winter, we — your pals from The Hairpin and The Awl — will be bringing you some of our favorite casserole recipes (and crockery recommendations).

This spinach casserole is eaten at just about every big family meal on my mom's side, and I'm pretty sure that some people might be breaking plates in revolt if it weren't on the table. We never get sick of it, ever. It's a veggie dish that works as a meal or a side (there are some vegetarians in my family, hence its ubiquity), and it [...]

Do you…

Tear up during especially moving auditions during the first episode?

Tweet so much about So You Think You Can Dance that you have SYTYCD-themed followers?

Try to express to everyone you know JUST HOW GLAD you are that Cat Deeley FINALLY got an Emmy nomination for best reality host, because it's CRIMINAL she hasn't been recognized before, and she's SO MUCH BETTER than that douche Seacrest. Jeff Probst?! Who even watches Survivor?

Try but fail to start a Twitter challenge by posting the best YouTube clips of the Sexiest Sambas of SYTYCD?

Have dreams about emotional contemporary dance pieces? Not actual ones that you watched, [...]

WOO! It's officially spring! Celebrate the return of sunshine to your life, or, if you always have sunshine in your life, celebrate the fact that you can have outdoor parties in the winter! Haha, silly friends who live in cold places! And what better way to do this than by throwing yourself a Garden Party? Do you have a garden, lawn, porch, or outside area? Perfect! If you have none of those things, throw one in your living room by opening the windows and bringing in some greenery, fresh-cut flowers, and floral prints. Or just head to the park! But I think that might be called a Picnic Party. [...]

My older brother had just discovered gangster rap and was being misunderstood by my parents daily, so it's only natural that I would glom on to Yo-Yo, the only female member of Ice Cube's Da Lynch Mob, an offshoot of N.W.A. She was the first female rapper I knew of, and she had pretty eyes. So when "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo" came out I insisted to Page, my BFF at the time, that we do a dance routine and perform it for the whole school. It should be noted that with lyrics like, "Check the booty / I know it's kinda soft and / If you touch it [...]

We're all eagerly anticipating January 30, right? The date of the season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race season four? (Please at least tell me you're following the Drag Race tumblrs with their endless gifs of the new queens.) People, here are some reasons why you need to scoot on over to Netflix and mainline seasons two and three before January 30, and why we're planning to keep up with Drag Race anyway.

What up, party peoples? Know what you're never too old for? A Pizza Party! That's right, it's tried, it's true, and it's a damn good time that'll leave you and your guests delightfully stuffed, your fridge full of leftovers for breakfast, and your kitchen a total, flour-covered mess. Let's do the damn thing!

DRINKS: Tell your friends to bring the booze. Of course, have some Hostess Wine for Hostess Time.

FOOD: OK, so the entire party is basically food. It's your activity, your entertainment, your decor, your dress. Everything revolves around the pizza. So we'll just focus on that.

There sometimes comes a point in life where the bar scene gets tired, or you just get tired of putting on things like makeup and shoes. But if you don't want to rock another solo Saturday night with bootleg Korean DVDs of True Blood and actually want to interact with humans, the perfect low-key and easy party to throw at your house is Game Night. Put on your comfy pants and glasses; add games, booze, and snacks; and you'll soon be a legend among your friends.

FOOD: Don't sweat the food. This is not some dinner party where people are supposed to show up and feed themselves at your [...]

Everyone's talking about X-Factor! Is it better or worse than American Idol? How is it different than American Idol? Why do we like singing competitions so much? How is it possible for Simon Cowell to style his hair like that? I mean not in a philosophical way, how, but like physically how does he make it do that? So many questions.

I am here to posit though, friends, that X-Factor UK, original flavor, which is also currently on right now, is a far superior beast to its Stars n' Stripes brethren. And I need you all to know this! And agree with me!

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Jolie Kerr: Katie. There's a British show called My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and I am OMGOBSESSED with it. It’s just been picked up for American adaptation, but four of the five original episodes are available on YouTube.

Katie Walsh: Wow, are they tinkers like the character Brad Pitt played in Snatch? This looks amazing.

JK: There are actually two groups — Irish Travellers (tinkers) and Romany Gypsies. I haven't gotten to the Romany episodes yet, but oh boy are the Irish Travellers really something else again. I can't really wrap my mind around them yet, but hopefully a few more viewings will give me more [...]

I woke up in bed with a man friend who told me that in the middle of the night I said, "I'm into porn. I can add it to your website or calendar." —Katie Walsh

When I was 10-ish I stumbled into the living room where my parents were, I dunno, watching Arsenio. I was bleary-eyed but appeared awake.

"Hon, it's late. Do you want a glass of water?"

"Ma. Ma. MA. MAAA! I need them!"

"Need what?" I pointed frantically at my feet. "Sweetie, what?"

"MA! I need them for my feet. I need them. You know. For cold." I reached down and pet my own feet [...]