This week’s top headlines, in animated GIF form (Vulcan edition)

No time to browse around for the interesting headlines of the week? Good news: We have you covered. Here are our favorite stories of the week, with GIFs that sum up how we feel about them.

The Internet almost broke itself over some runaway llamas and a dress that comes in a color no one can correctly identify.

It snowed, there was freezing rain, schools were closed, traffic was ridiculous. In other words, it's still winter in North Texas.

Birdman had a big night at the Oscars, but Boyhood didn't. And then there was Neil Patrick Harris' underwear.

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle got into a heated exchange with point guard Rajon Rondo in the middle of a comeback win over Toronto. Rondo spent the rest of the game on the bench, then was suspended for the next game, but he says he's ready to put his best foot forward.

The news broke this week that Lady Gaga will star in the fifth season of the FX show American Horror Story.

House of Cards is back. Here are five places with delicious take-home food in Dallas so you can binge-watch without no one bothering you... Oh, and Sesame Street did a cool parody of the show.

Madonna fell, big time, during her performance at the Brit Awards.

A series of booms pierced the sky from Grand Prairie to Southlake on Tuesday afternoon, igniting a burst of speculation about the source. (Maybe it was DJ Spock dropping the beat?)

A dude (allegedly) stole a big ol' monster truck, took it on a joyride, and got caught. Gotta admire the chutzpah, though.

Dancing With The Stars premieres its 20th season pretty soon, and among the celebrity hopefuls in the new cast is North Texas' own Nastia Liukin, the former Olympic gymnast. (Is that really fair?)

Brisket cheesecake IS A REAL THING.

Closer to home, we launched the new GuideLive.com in beta and a new pets page on dallasnews.com.

And finally, the sad news that Leonard Nimoy died at age 83. But for those of us who loved him, Spock lives long and prospers.

GuideLive staff contributed: Amanda Wilkins, Rand Duren, Shannon Sutlief, Norma Cavazos, Tiney Ricciardi, Will Pry.