January

1 | Sale of pot for recreational purposes begins in Colorado. Now we know why it’s called Mile High Stadium.

2 | South Carolina has the cheapest gas in the country. Quick, drive somewhere.

4 | Wake up little Suzie! Phil Everly just died at 74.

6 | Polar vortex puts United States in a deep freeze. Gleeful climate-change skeptics rush outside to make angels in the snow.

9 | N.J. Gov. Chris Christie responds to the George Washington Bridge closing: I don’t know nuttin’.