Winter Olympics 2010

Women's figure skating is usually the biggest hitter on the ice for the Winter Olympics games. Usually the most highly viewed of all the events, this year stands to be no different, despite the lack of an American figure-skating superstar: Think Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski.

In fact, Team USA's best chance for a medal comes from two Olympics newcomers: 17-year-old Rachael Flatt and 16-year-old Mirai Nagasu. American girls are the underdogs in the game dominated by names like Mao Asada, Miki Ando and Kim Yu-na, the reigning world champion.

Known as "The Queen" in her home country of South Korea, Kim Yu-na has dominated the figure skating world during the past year and is the favorite for the gold. Yet if there's one sport where being the favorite is a pitfall, it's figure skating. World champions have often fallen to the incredible amount of pressure at the games, never skating their best.

And no skater has ever faced as much pressure as Kim. In Korea, three TV networks have played endless loops of her falling -- during a practice. Even a simple skate malfunction became headline news for the Ice Princess who has been declared the South Korean "Person of the Year" for the past two years and "Top Athlete" for the past three years.

But Kim continues to insist that she's doing it for herself.

"Competing or winning competitions, it's not for my country, it's for me," she said. "I am not skating just to win gold. I am skating for skating."

Don't miss the short program tonight, 8 p.m. on NBC.

Passion Pit - Little Secrets (video)

Not the most interesting video ever, but it is an opportunity to talk about "Little Secrets" again. Off 09's Manners, this song will have you smiling and attempting a falsetto. In public.

Fashion Week 2010

Fashion Week 2010 just wrapped up today in New York City, where established and up-and-coming designers debuted fall looks for next year. Check out photos from the runway at the official Web site .

Some of my favorites include 3.1 Philip Lim, Anna Sui, Elie Tahari, Lela Rose and Zac Posen. For a breakdown of the hottest trends to look forward to, check out the Fashion Week feature in this week’s tableau section.

written by Sara Wakefield

How to Make it in America

If you've ever wanted to move to New York to try and "make it," or if you just liked "Entourage," you should check this new show out. It has the same producers (including Mr. Wahlberg himself), and it also follows four characters trying to make their way in the world, except without the whole movie star thing going on.

Anyways, HBO "leaked" the first episode of "How to Make it in America" onto YouTube. It's definitely worth the 28 minutes. Look for a more in depth preview in next week's tableau.

Artist Watch: Theophilus London

It is now the fourth week of winter break, and I have completely run out of things to do. BOOM I come across this video, and I remember Theophilus London, one of those artists who has been around the edges of my musical radar screen for a while. Finally motivated by "Humdrum Town," I gave This Charming Mixtape a listen.

London's varied musical interests are on full display as he puts his flexible flow over a wide array of beats. Most have a heavy electro sound, but songs like "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Crazy Cousins" show that London has been inspired by a truly diverse range of music. He's definitely an artist I'll be watching now.

You can download This Charming Mixtape here, and make sure check out his equally charming blog.