One way to reduce the wear and tear of Christmas shopping at the mall is to give books as presents. Books can be bought on the Internet, and they can be matched to the person who receives them without having to know that person’s measurements. Full Article at National Review Online
Remarks by the President at the 28th "Christmas in Washington" Broadcast THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, and Merry Christmas. Thank you, George Lopez. Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
Finance: The White House thinks it can jawbone banks into lending to people they don't want to lend to. We've been down this road before, and it led all the way to the 2007 financial meltdown. Full Article at Investor's Business Daily
MADISON, Wis. - During what police say was a 20-year killing spree in Milwaukee, Walter Ellis left his DNA behind all along the way — everywhere but the one place where it might h... Full Article at MSNBC
If you can get over the idea of Sherlock Holmes as an action hero -- and if, indeed, you want to -- then there is something to enjoy about this flagrant makeover of fiction's first modern detective into a man of brawn as much as brain. Full Article at Variety
The jazzman on the meaning of God, the secret to the human experience, and how to tell the difference between love and sex I'm from Fort Worth, Texas. Full Article at Esquire
Whew, a lot going on this past weekend. And plenty more coming up this week with the start of Christmas tournaments. Full Article at Louisville Courier-Journal
• AR-Sen: We're up to eight Republicans packed into the GOP Senate field in Arkansas, none of whom are exactly top-tier but many of whom seem to have the capability to win both the primary and the general against Blanche Lincoln. Full Article at Swing State Project
Let’s start with the dawn of man, when he (or she) discovers how to use force to get the goods. Next, tools for violence and lots of yelling. Full Article at New York Press
Impressive: the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, home of the Welsh National Opera It was a decade in which our opera companies finally got their bricks and mortar sorted out. Full Article at The Telegraph