The Internet has revolutionized the way we get our news (shocking statement, I know). If you’re reading this, you’re obviously one of millions with Internet access. Your Internet browser probably has your favorite Websites stored at only a mouse click away. Odds are, you get some, if not the majority, of your news online.

Normally I choose the New York Times and CNN Websites every morning for my daily dose of headlines. When I'm really feeling newsy I'll venture over to the *slightly* conservative Fox News. I'll visit the Websites of BBC and Le Monde when I want a foreign perspective, and then when I'm tired of translating the Le Monde's French, I'll visit The Onion to give my brain a break and have a laugh while I'm at it. However, the news site I never seem to tire of and always find myself returning to—hourly at times—is NYMag.com

NYMag.com, the venerated New York Magazine’s online sibling, stands out amongst the electronic heap of news media with its fresh approach to news, hip writing style, and assortment of headlines that range from breaking news to celebrities breaking laws.

Whatever the recipe is for a winning infotainment Website may be, NYMag.com has figured it out and served it on a golden platter. NYMag.com triumphs because its articles are short and saucy, yet packed with information. It’s updated almost hourly on weekdays, so its information is always fresh and relevant. It juxtaposes heavy political commentary next to carefree fashion show reviews. NYMag.com’s articles almost resemble blog posts; they inform you while saving your eyes from the strain of reading long articles online. Besides providing news, NYMag.com offers anything and everything you could want to know about New York City, be it shopping, dining, or night life.

Although I’m not a New Yorker, sometimes I wonder what it would be like to live the glamorous city life: an executive position at Conde Nast, a townhouse in Greenwhich, a Hamptons summer, and a driver named Luigi. Until that glorious day when my fantasy becomes a reality, I can live my dream vicariously through the impeccably dressed New York socialites who adorn NYMag.com’s party pictures and party reviews.

But NYMag.com isn’t just vapid social gossip and an elite social scene. Its articles are smart and stylish. In the words of the Magazine itself, it is a “critical guide to life in the city for readers who want to stay on top of the players, trends, culture and politics of city life.”