Texas is thawing, the Northeast is freezing, and a sort of natural order seems almost restored to the Ist-A-Verse. Almost. Londonist HQ—that is to say, the city of London—was battered by heavy winds, making it a bad time to be a twelve-meter (nearly forty-foot) tall snowman. Still, not everyone decided to keep warmly covered. Meanwhile, back indoors, the Big Brother racism is now causing all kinds of headaches for international diplomats, and Londonist got into......

Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale have been running a well received comedy show in New York for a bit called Invite Them Up. It's a venue for comedians to test a bit of new material on stage. The "super deluxe holiday show" (language from their website) will be making the on the road appearance at the Paradise Rock Club tonight at 8 pm. Along with Mirman and Tisdale, Jon Benjamin, AD Miles, and David Cross......

Down in the basement of the Charles Playhouse is the Playhouse Lounge. Darts on Tuesday, trivia nights on Wednesday, live music on Thursday, and karaoke on Fridays. Karaoke, some people love it, some people hate it. If you’re looking to get your sing on in the company of theatre types (front and back of house types as well as patrons of the arts), the Playhouse Lounge might be the best place in Boston to do......