Last month, Grand Forks food critic Marilyn Hagerty shot straight into the national spotlight after her review of an Olive Gardens went insanely viral. Hagerty went on a charming NYC food tour soon after, tasting our hot dogs and fancy restaurants before returning to Grand Forks to meditate with her hammer. And now, thanks to noted Olive Garden hater Anthony Bourdain, we'll be able to buy a book filled with Hagerty's no-nonsense reviews at our local Urban Outfitters in the near future. more ›

Grand Forks food critic and internet meme Marilyn Hagerty was "on Cloud 9" yesterday as she spent another whirlwind day in NYC reviewing food, getting interviewed by the press, and dodging taxis. Taking a break from all the swanky restaurants, Hagerty visited Shake Shack in Times Square to see how the other half lives, and seemed pleased with their burger (she also indulged in some wine in a plastic cup). But as she says in the video diary below, she was not interested in going inside the bowling alley advertising a live snake. more ›

Grand Forks food critic and internet meme Marilyn Hagerty arrived in NYC yesterday, and was taken on a whirlwind urban journey which made her feel like "the Queen of Sheba." Between interviews with the NY Times and dining out at Dovetail NYC, the adorable 86-year-old food critic was accompanied by a video team, which gave her a chance to share some of her impressions of NYC. She's still baffled at how this all happened: "I dont know exactly what put us here—something about a virus. I went viral. If that's what it takes to get a trip to NY, I might go viral more often!" more ›

This Sunday at 3 p.m., America's top dogs will lock tails on a mini gridiron for the 8th annual Puppy Bowl, a cute counterpoint to our far less adorable human Super Bowl. The big game, produced by The Discovery Channel's Animal Planet, is taped in October in a studio at Chelsea Piers. It takes two days of filming to come up with enough puppy footage to make for a compelling contest, and photographer Katie Sokoler went behind the scenes to show you how the snausages get made. more ›

Thankfully, 2011 wasn't only stuffed full of natural disasters, Bloomberg's nannying, global protest movements and sketchy politician scandals—it was also filled with adorable animals! Whether they were a terrifying creature washed ashore on Long Island Beach, sitting snuggly in a Baby Bjorn or being serenaded by a Mariachi band, some of our favorite stories of the year were about animals. Click through to check out some of our favorite critters of 2011. more ›

Today is Friday, so why not enjoy this adorable video of a French bulldog in a sweater becoming fast friends with a police horse on Wall Street? As the videographer notes the scene makes "a nice contrast to the perception everyone has of the NYPD in the area due to the Occupy Wall Street camp nearby." If there is one thing that can bring people together, it is the power of the cute. Now, y'all ready to awwww? more ›

The ongoing Occupy Wall Street has provided lots of memorable videos but most of them have involved violence and/or the police. No more! This one, in which a man asks his girlfriend to "occupy my heart" and is amplified, General Assembly-style, across Zuccotti Park, is not that kind of video. Get out yer hankies! more ›

When we think of fall we think of a lot of things: Apples, cooler weather, leaves changing color and, of course, animals adorably playing with pumpkins. And what do you know! Just in time for the first day of fall (tomorrow), the Bronx Zoo has gone and released a new adorable video of some of its brown bears doing what they do with a batch of fresh pumpkins. Are you ready to see some really cute pumpkin eating, rolling and splashing? more ›

A rather adorable—and precocious—seven-year-old donned a tuxedo to attend his first day of classes at a new school located at the Spruce Street skyscraper designed by Frank Gehry. Kyle Falls made the media rounds, telling the Post, “It’s a very special thing, the Frank Gehry building. It looks really cool, and I figured I should dress up." more ›

Sure, there were those clever save-the-date wedding trailers inspired by blockbuster movies or, more specifically, Rushmore, but now the Internet is falling in love with a California couple, Ben and Juliana, for their romantic engagement photo shoot...complete with a marauding zombie. We spoke to photographer Amanda Rynda who says, "We're all so excited and overwhelmed in a good way with the positive response the photos have been getting online." Like this reddit comment, "(seething) DAMN them and their happiness...I hope their future together is LONG and full of JOY! ...how...DARE THEY come up with such an awesome theme for their engagement photos!!!" Oh, and there's debate about whether the couple was really using the most effective zombie-fighting weaponry. more ›