Very nice modern take on the traditional Japanese Kokeshi doll, by Pen Pencil Stencil. Via Josh McKible. PauseTalk is a regular series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. Full Article at Jeans Now
TVGrapevine: Rupert, I have often wondered about how much direction you receive for production purposes. Are you directed where to sit at Tribal Council? How often did you do the "confessionals" where you are talking to us, the viewers? Full Article at TV Grapevine
HARRISONBURG - It's finals week at James Madison, so students are taking exams and effectively purging information from their minds before the start of the next semester. The Dukes' new basketball curriculum, however, was presented on Monday. Full Article at Daily News Record
A mother's calls on Sunday and Monday about her unruly daughter led police to discover a fetus that had been buried and to charge the girl related to the death. Full Article at Myrtle Beach Sun News
“What he did with that call was give the day a little bit of light,” Sergio said. “There is nothing worse than losing your child — a child shouldn’t go before his parents. Full Article at Bradenton Herald
December 7, 2009 / 9:16 p.m. CT (0316 GMT Dec 8) The first spacecraft to be built for commercial space tourism was revealed Monday in the Mojave desert to an audience of hundreds, including paid ticket holders who will be among the first to fly on... Full Article at collectSPACE
* Let's start in the AFC with a quick shout out to the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Full Article at Behind the Steel Curtain
Queen Elizabeth had a big grin on her face Monday night in London as she met Lady Gaga, who wore red leather and curtsied, following the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, England. Full Article at Huffington Post
Tied, fittingly enough, for the No. 5 newsmaker spot (2%) were the surprise White House visitors, Michaele and Tareq Salahi. Full Article at Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
The other day I flipped through an old photo album and, as suspected, there they were: Tareq and Michaele Salahi, seated near the glazed turkey at our big family sit-down dinner two Christmases ago. Full Article at Huffington Post