I was watching Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper ring in the New Year last night, but that unmistakable despite-what-Anderson-Cooper-may-say F-Bomb went completely over my head in the lobby of the Marriott Desert Springs Hotel in Palm Desert, aka Mediaite’s West Coast Bureau for the holidays. I double-taked at the choice when we walked in (I [...]

Woo! Happy New Year — and Happy New Decade! Even if you’re not in New York — or in the same time zone, for that matter — it’s a tradition to watch the ball drop live in Times Square, especially if you’re somewhere warm and the weather there is crap, as it was tonight. No matter. It’s a sacred tradition and one that, for the few minutes or so before Midnight EST, is shared by millions of peopel around the world, who all count down in unison as the ball drops and we ring in another New Year. It’s nice. Watch it here.