Mila Kunis is so nice, she’ll even help out a struggling reporter who’s trying to interview her. Check out the actress walk her nervous interviewer through an awkward 6 minutes.

In a sequel to my public service post of 2011, I’ve calculated the refill amounts that will prevent the frustration of having a few cents stranded on your pay-per-ride Metrocard.

I’m going to be on TV this morning and this evening. Many months ago, producers from CBS called and asked NY1 if we could record a newscast about the events on the pilot episode of their cop show, “Golden Boy.”

After a bit of a dry spell, we received this gem from a reader named Antigoni. Amazing.

We’re taking a break over here at Pat’s Papers to enjoy some family time. There will be no Pat’s Picks from Friday, February 15 to Friday, February 22. We’ll be back to our regular schedule Monday, February 25 and hope to see you then!

As the white stuff starts to pile up and the NY1 live coverage of the storm rolls on, we’re a little distracted and taking a snow day here at Pat’s Papers. We’ll be back to our regular schedule on Monday, February 8—see you then and stay warm!

Don’t get me wrong—I think the whole Psy thing has been a lot of fun. But while an off-the-cuff horsey dance would’ve made me smile six months ago, today it would most likely garner a (well-meaning) eye roll.  Which is why I thought I would find this acoustic version of “Gangnam Style” annoying rather than endearing. But I was pleasantly surprised.

Last night, I conquered a landmark. My main goal during yesterday’s media “race” at the annual Empire State Buidling Run-Up was to simply to finish with a respectable time. And I think I accomplished that by making it to the top in just under 22 minutes.

From Oreo’s hilarious whisper fight in the library to the classic narration from an old Paul Harvey radio broadcast, repurposed for Dodge Ram’s Super Bowl spot, here are my favorite ads from last night’s big game: