I’m pushing hard now to finalise a draft of my book-in-progress, It’s currently titled Zombie Economics:Undead Ideas that Threaten the World Economy. Full Article at Crooked Timber

Theater message boards became very busy places on September 10, 2009. The curtain had hardly wrung down when theatergoers reached for their blackberries to post their opinions about the first preview of BYE BYE BIRDIE. Full Article at Broadway World

<strong><span class="subhead">Ballet Concerto presents: Holiday Special</span></strong></p><p>This local dance troupe, led by artistic director Margo Dean, has mapped out two full holiday sessions of dance, whose individual pieces bear such... Full Article at DFW.com

Much of the focus at this week's climate summit in Copenhagen will be on capping the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses. Full Article at Huffington Post

By Richard L. Dixon, Tulsa Published: 12/7/2009 6:48 AM Last Modified: 12/7/2009 6:48 AM Let me remind you of a quote by Will Rogers: “There ought to be a day – just one – when there is open season on senators.” Today is my day for open season on... Full Article at Tulsa World

London (ANI): Hollyoaks babe Jennifer Metcalfe's ex-lover has revealed how the racy telly babe's high sex drive left him exhausted. The Bradford-born lass, who plays love cheat Mercedes McQueen in the soap, recently dumped Liverpudlian DJ Will Rogers. Full Article at OneIndia

The Bradford-born lass, who plays love cheat Mercedes McQueen in the soap, recently dumped Liverpudlian DJ Will Rogers. Full Article at New Kerala

SHAWNEE, Okla. -- A substitute teacher is under investigation in Shawnee after a parent said the man crossed the line. Full Article at KOCO Oklahoma City

Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife said they escaped injury in a three-car accident on a New York City highway that killed one woman and injured a mail truck driver Friday afternoon. Full Article at KOCO Oklahoma City

Was Will Rogers right about the Democratic Party? Full Article at Mother Jones

Four reasons why small towns cultivate entrepreneurship. (350 sec.) Forget front row seats. Memorabilia expert Brandon Steiner can get you the winning pitch. Reform in executive pay unlikely as Washington looks elsewhere. Jewel robberies rise in Europe. Full Article at Forbes

Are you ready for John Davidson - that eternally youthful host from countless hours of classic television - as Ebenezer Scrooge? Well, John Davidson certainly is. Full Article at Asbury Park Press

“The platform will always be the same, promise everything, deliver nothing.” —Will Rogers “Well, Bart, your uncle Arthur used to have a saying: ‘Shoot ‘em all and let God sort ‘em out.’ Unfortunately, one day he put his theory into practice. Full Article at Tonawanda News

Will Rogers had sage advice for friend and co-star Joel McCrea: The best way to get perspective on Hollywood is on the back of a horse while herding cattle. Full Article at Ventura County Star

Tickets went on sale today for the 114th Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The show runs from Jan. 15 through Feb. 7 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in downtown Fort Worth. Full Article at Dallas Morning News

Peninsula, El Segundo and Hermosa Beach education foundations each received $7,500. Additionally, the Torrance and Redondo education foundations each received $5,000. Full Article at Daily Breeze

By Ryan L. Cole Recently, the new head of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman, gushed that "if you accept the premise, and I do, that the United States is the most powerful country in the world, then Barack Obama is the most powerful... Full Article at Wall Street Journal

Harriet Quimby, here in 1911, was America’s first licensed woman pilot. Full Article at Quarterly Journal of Military History

The Borden Milk National Cutting Horse Association World Championship Futurity is expected to draw a large crowd for the Dec. 13 open division finals at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram