Somewhere, in small room, alone, Anderson Cooper takes a deep breath and puts on his parka. Monday night and Tuesday morning should be prime time for an east coast blizzard that has already closed schools, canceled flights, and led a Brooklyn resident with a beard, skinny jeans, and designer glasses to purchase a prepared meal that was non-artisanal. Buzzfeed is tracking the latest developments. (If you were upset when Paris got more coverage than the Boko Haram story, just wait until the snow starts falling in Manhattan.)

+ You can watch the ongoing action via the Snowcam.

+ Does it seem like there’s more snow these days? Places like NYC are actually getting around the same amount, but it’s being dumped across a fewer number of days.

+ Photos from New York after the blizzard (of 1888).

+ Stuck inside? Here’s a little light reading on heavy snow from Longform.