The tickets have come, the schedule is out, and your dealer is running out of ‘party favors’ – all signs pointing to Electric Zoo knocking at your door. This year is the first time the festival is going three days, and if you don’t know how to pace yourself, you’re going to miss out on the ridiculousness that is EZ. Check out our can’t miss acts, a schedule of who we’re going to see, and some tips to help you survive the weekend after the jump.

As we stated last night in “Wrap It Up“, Doctor Who cast member Karen Gillan was found naked and whimpering in the hallway of a New York City hotel over the weekend. Those redheads sure know how to party. We’d never heard of Karen before yesterday, but we’re hoping to see much more of her in the future. You can see more of her now with our photo gallery featuring the gorgeous girl that’s sure to make YOU whimper. Put your clothes back on and check out the pics after the jump.

Blake Lively was literally on fire last night at the Time 100 Gala in NYC. The typically blonde Blake was sporting fiery red locks as she posed for these arrival pics with the paps. We’ve always had a soft spot for sexy gingers and Blake is no exception. What’s your take? Blake better as a blonde or a redhead?

What was supposed to be 3″ to 6″inches of snow in NYC last night quickly turned to 19″ when it was all said and done. Many parts of New York are now a slushy mess, but Washington Square Park was looking pretty gorgeous this morning on my walk to work… despite the occasional patch of yellow snow. Gotta love the snowiest January on record.

Football fans are among the most passionate and inspired sports enthusiasts in the country. From Oakland to Buffalo, throngs of people load up their cars with tailgating equipment, pull out jerseys, paint their faces, hang banners, and travel out to the game on Sunday mornings. Loud, wild, inspired chants, heckling of opposing players, and downright ravenous behavior is all part of the overall package, but the alcohol fueled fever boils over in some cities more than others with an all too common frequency. If you’re wasted enough to tackle an 8-year-old in a parking lot in front of his parents after a heartbreaking loss like a Cleveland Browns fan did on November 14, your city sounds perfect for this.

For all Mets fans, baseball fans or sports fans who didn’t want to see the New York Yankees or Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series again, we can thank the Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants and most importantly, the Baseball Gods.

Guys love to hate celebrities for one stupid reason or another. Sometimes it’s because our wives or girlfriends have a crush on them or sometimes it’s because they’re overrated, untalented nobodies who people obsesses over for no reason. Either way, we can all agree that cocky douchebags are the worst celebrities of them all, well, other than the non-celebrity celebrities (I’m talking to you, Jersey Shore). Here’s a list of the cocky douches that we love to hate.

The dog days of summer have always been a downtime for sports fans. With LeBron’s “Decision” finally past us, ESPN can now focus on Brett Favre’s “Decision” (take 5), but since it is now August, only one thing matters: Fantasy Football and your draft day decisions! I have gone undefeated over the last six fantasy leagues I’ve been a part of, including football, baseball and basketball, and want to share some helpful tips I use during each draft to the COED Community.

Looking for something free to do in NYC? You could always go and explore the art exhibit that is the city. Graffiti can be found on nearly every street, covering buildings, trucks, signs, and just about every surface that holds paint. Here are 50 of our favorite shots of these awesome street decorations.

Obnoxiously bright blues, greens and various shades of pink are walking, talking and dancing all around me. For some reason the intensely colored, and revealing dresses are the focus of my attention initially, not the girls wearing them. I can’t help but think this was a bad idea. I’m nervous. This isn’t an excited, happy nervous; it’s an anxious, uncomfortable nervous. I’ve never been to a strip club before.

So I just got back from three very long days of vacationing with my folks. I mean, VERY long. Here’s the thing: it totally sucked. I mean, I love spending time with my parents. I do. We get along very well. But three days of touristing in some random little rural town without any break from my parents EVER just isn’t my idea of a good time. So here are three tips that I wish I knew before I went. Good luck, you poor brave souls.

Remember the last time you watched Lance Armstrong ride his bike? No? That’s because watching cycling is right up there with watching your grandma do jazzercise. Unless of course the bike ride makes an international political statement about our global oil dependence — as well as our society’s fascination with looking at naked people willingly riding bikes despite the fact they very well know it’s going to hurt them later.

Over the past two years, the talk around the NBA has centered around where LeBron James will play in 2010. Finally, that time is near. After July 1, LeBron, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and many other top superstars can be changing zip codes. Although some players such as Dirk Nowitzki, Amare Stoudemire and Paul Pierce have Early Termination Options (ETO) and are likely to remain with their respective teams, I’m including them in this list in case they do opt out, which will only add to the biggest free agent class in the history of sports.

Everyone with a webcam or a knack for having sex with married celebrities can get their fifteen minutes of fame. But only the truly talented can extend those 15 minutes into an interview on 20/20, a Playboy contract, and a television series. We’ve put together a handy guide on turning your 15 minutes of fame into a a lifelong career of book signings, national news mugshot cameos, and late-career sex tape success.