18-Dec-2015 14:34

The Carpetbagger: Older Actors Are Having an Awards Season Moment :: Ingenues aren’t quite out. But actors in their 70s and 80s are unexpectedly strong contenders in this year’s races.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/movies/seasoned-actors-like-michael-caine-and-lily-tomlin-dot-awards-field.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Fed aggressively ramps up new tool to pry rates higher :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/19DUdTxXzhE/story01.htm

Oil drops 3 pct as U.S. supplies swell, Fed hikes rates :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/dJ_3apLqZFI/story01.htm

For a Shakespeare Anniversary, an Online Re-Creation of a 1796 Show :: A London gallery exhibition of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, a sensation in its time, goes on digital display.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/arts/design/for-a-shakespeare-anniversary-an-online-re-creation-of-a-1796-show.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Tech Fix: How to Track Data Use, and Choose the Right Smartphone Plan :: Most smartphone plans either charge for overages or constrict data flow when limits are reached. So knowing how much one is consuming is crucial.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/technology/personaltech/how-to-track-data-use-and-choose-the-right-smartphone-plan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Yoga Teachers Behaving Badly :: A fictional web series is filled (somewhat impolitely) with story lines that include sex, drugs and downward dogs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/fashion/yoga-teachers-behaving-badly.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Streaming TV Isn’t Just a New Way to Watch. It’s a New Genre. :: Full seasons, released all at once, are something genuinely new. And we’re just starting to figure out their conventions and aesthetics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/arts/television/streaming-tv-isnt-just-a-new-way-to-watch-its-a-new-genre.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Jeb Bush takes on Trump in debate, but other rivals resist :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/9tx63A_Awj8/story01.htm

Wheaton College Professor Is Put on Leave After Remarks Supporting Muslims :: Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor at the Christian college who also donned a head scarf, wrote on social media that “Christians and Muslims worship the same God.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/us/wheaton-college-professor-larycia-hawkins-muslim-scarf.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Why Handmade Ceramics Are White Hot :: Bowls and platters are joining earlier trends like terrariums, Edison light bulbs and artisanal chocolate as accessories of the moment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/fashion/why-handmade-ceramics-are-white-hot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ackman Doubts Buffett's BNSF Can Make Competitive Norfolk Offer - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-16/ackman-doubts-buffett-s-bnsf-can-make-competitive-norfolk-offer

Iran says it will not accept any restrictions on missile program :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/cZedW6P72_Q/story01.htm

U.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/NeR72HQqUq4/story01.htm

The Curators of That ‘Brooklyn Look’ :: The Taffera brothers, Robert and Eric, are the “it” contractors of Brooklyn Heights, having remade 40 brownstones there in the last few decades.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/fashion/brooklyn-brownstone-brothers-contractors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Motherlode Blog: Parents of Teenagers, Stuck Taking Out the Emotional Trash :: The teen years are characterized by intense and erratic emotions, and teens are pros at dumping them on parents.
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/parents-of-teenagers-stuck-taking-out-the-emotional-trash/?partner=rss&emc=rss

For the Record - Richmond :: http://www.pal-item.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/16/record/77415318/

Russia says serious differences remain with U.S. over Syria crisis :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/Jd5Ro9p5QoU/story01.htm

Two suspected of links to Paris attacks arrested in Austria refugee center :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/dy8EV9aIdy8/story01.htm

Shares climb, dollar steady as Fed prepares to lift rates :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/B6HkXMu7AZg/story01.htm

Fed has new tools to jig rates after first hike in 9 years :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/Mi-oWt0yOTk/story01.htm