Books of the Year 2007 (The New Statesman)
Billy Bragg, Hari Kunzru, Hilary Mantel, Tom Paulin, William Dalrymple and more choose their top tomes from 2007. Have a read then why not add your favourites in the comments section below?...more..."The Italian Lover" By Robert Hellenga (Denver Post)
...more... Santa has a jolly long history on screen (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- In Hollywood, Santa Claus comes in all stripes, from the childlike Edmund Gwenn in "Miracle on 34th Street" to North Pole draftee Tim Allen in "The Santa Clause" flicks to gutter-mouth Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa."...more... Giamatti joins Hollywoodâ?s Santa corps in 'Fred Claus' (The Pantagraph)
LOS ANGELES -- In Hollywood, Santa Claus comes in all stripes, from the childlike Edmund Gwenn in â?Miracle on 34th Streetâ? to North Pole draftee Tim Allen in â?The Santa Clauseâ? flicks to gutter-mouth Billy Bob Thornton in â?Bad Santa.â?...more... Drugs and more can easy chronic pain (Taipei Times)
If God had a cat and one day accidentally hoofed over its litter tray, his clumsiness could explain the creation of Lanzarote. Volcanoes have spilt an extraordinary charcoal-black gravel across great swaths of the island, painting its landscape from a palette not quite of this planet....more... Holiday TV shows Dec. 1-15 (Detroit Free Press)
In addition to Mike Duffy's picks, here's a large list of holiday-related viewing through New Year's Eve, as selected by FYI Television from Dec. 1-15. Times and dates are subject to change; check the Free Press TV Book and the daily TV prime-time grid for updates throughout the season. Numbers at the end are for VCR Plus settings....more... Lava is all around us (Guardian Unlimited)
Travel: There's nothing grotty about Lanzarote, says Patrick Barkham. In fact it's an idyllic winter escape...more... Search (Drowned In Sound)
DiS is excited, so forgive us a little yelp of pleasure. Yelp . Thanks. This weekend, Butlins in Minehead will be overrun by indie-rock sorts, all wearing bizarre band tees and badges and beards and fidgeting with digital cameras and LPs and wondering what Joanna Newsom sees in Bill Callahan and whether or not Nick Cave is some sort of god or something and what Warren Ellis hides in all that ......more... Colorful Hues and Brews Of Local Note | UTW's Beeristas offer our annual Autumn BrewsReviews of some of the most ... (Urban Tulsa)
The seasons change, colors variegate and tastes get hearty as the warm and cool begrudgingly give way to the chilly and cold. Attire shifts from shorts and tees to cords and sweats. Our tastes for beverages match, somewhat. Our favorite light beers remain, but heartier brews portend the first hint... By Katharine Kelly....more... |