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  • As expected, the Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of the two articles of impeachment.
  • Mitt Romney explained to The Atlantic why he voted to convict Donald Trump: “The president did in fact pressure a foreign government to corrupt our election process,” Romney said. “And really, corrupting an election process in a democratic republic is about as abusive and egregious an act against the Constitution—and one's oath—that I can imagine. It's what autocrats do.”
  • Romney becomes the first Senator to vote to remove a president of his own party from office.
  • Vox explains how the name "Karen" became a go-to insult and meme.
  • Here's the Fran Drescher profile you've been wanting to read: "I’m kind of an influencer."
  • Councilman Mark Treyger is calling on the MTA to provide free NYC subway and bus service year round—but it's unclear how to make up billions in revenue from the fares.
  • The one-and-only Jerry Harris from Cheer spoke to Vulture about positivity, the reality series, and returning to Navarro: "I feel like people love how positive I am and how uplifting I am to others and how I put others first. And even though I may be hurting or not doing the best, I will always put somebody else first and make them feel better than what they’re feeling."
  • A two-week quarantine because of the coronavirus has left passenger aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship dealing with inconveniences and trying to figure out how to pass the time: "What my bar bill is going to be, goodness only knows.”
  • For just $9,000, you can buy your own functional phone booth modeled after the one from 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
  • Check out photographer Bruce Gilden’s gritty street images of '70s and '80s NYC.
  • Everyone deserves to take a dad nap.
  • Watch King Krule's new music video for "Alone, Omen 3."
  • And finally, this is a very loving dog: