Every year about this time, the folks at Neiman Marcus put out their Christmas Book, which lists a number of fantasy gifts that none of us can afford to buy. Why they do this I don't know. Seems rather un-Christmasy to me. Full Article at Coshocton Tribune

I called Buckley at a hotel number “he” gave me. I asked “him,” given our past history together, how could I be sure I was speaking to the real Chrisotpher Buckley? Without missing a beat he offered this evidence: “I’m in Dallas. Full Article at Anderson Cooper 360 Blog

Christopher Buckley, the political satirist and best-selling author of "Thank You For Smoking," spoke in front of a mixed crowd of SMU students and members of the Dallas community in McFarlin Auditorium Tuesday evening to discuss the humorous side... Full Article at SMU Daily Campus

I got the email in a plane on the runway. Last night at 8:22pm. Full Article at Anderson Cooper 360 Blog

From the archives of April1, 2007, here's a review of Boomsday. Writing a novel of political satire is always risky. What if the issues woven into the plot offend Republicans or Democrats or Independents or nonvoters or all of them? Full Article at Dallas Morning News - Blogs

* Obama and Hu Jintao could spark Copenhagen talks * U.S.-China talks: a bridge across North South divide? Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Your email has been sent. Full Article at The Daily Beast

It's long been an axiom among creative writing teachers: "Write what you know." That's good advice for the journalist or novelist, so why not for the joke writer as well? Full Article at Associated Content

Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Your email has been sent. Bush was a disaster at cutting spending, but under Obama the U.S. deficit is $1.8 billion and the cost of health-care reform is $829 billion. Full Article at The Daily Beast

The toll keeps mounting at Steve Forbes' Forbes Media, with about 100 people laid off this week. Full Article at New York Post

"It fundamentally harms the long-term cause of global peace if America permits itself to move through history in a remorseless, irresponsible cycle wherein a Bush-type leader launches reckless wars and an Obama-type leader yanks our troops out. Full Article at Huffington Post

Both of my sons are active duty--one as an officer and has served 2 tours in Iraq, the youngest is enlisted and one his second tour in Afghanistan. Full Article at The Daily Beast

Okay, so after wading through piles of email on the issue of sellouts (see yesterday's post for details), I have to say I'm a little disappointed (a rarity when it comes to these sorts of email suggestion solicitiation thingies). Full Article at The Corner

To be quite honest, my perception of public relations is largely the product of its portrayal on television and in Hollywood films. Take, for example, the movie Thank You for Smoking, based on a novel by Christopher Buckley. Full Article at Associated Content

Favorite part: Christopher Buckley denouncing the 24-hour news cycle and our faster means of communication by creating a hypothetical WW2 scenario where a CNN "asshole" comments on the Normandy invasion. Full Article at mediabistro.com

For only US$200,000, me and my guest can host a Round Table dinner of wit and fine food at New York City's legendary Algonquin Hotel, featuring such luminaries as Christopher Buckley, Nora Ephron, Malcolm Gladwell and John Lithgow. Full Article at Pakistan News.net

In fact, even the odd coupling of Chris Matthews and Pat Buchanan agreed that excerpts from my book made Bush look smarter and funnier. Full Article at Balloon Juice

Author: Christopher Buckley This piece on writing creative nonfiction by Christopher Buckley seems like an article that would appear in some sort of textbook about writing. Full Article at Associated Content

I don’t know the Norwegian words for “Let’s get real,” but I tried earnestly to convey in plain English that awarding me the Nobel Peace Prize, at this stage of my presidency, opens the Committee itself to the charge that it dispenses its gold... Full Article at BrothersJudd Blog