20-Dec-2012 14:15

Habitable Planet Found Around Nearby Star :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=80d87c2d3de83163cb6a32b67cbd12fb

Mexico's ethnic Maya unmoved by 2012 'Armageddon' hysteria :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/yt_UQJNvICQ/mexico-maya-idUSL1E8NJ05V20121219

Rev. Saeed Abedini, American Christian, Imprisoned In Iran For Preaching Christianity, Thrown In Notorious Prison ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/rev-saeed-abedini-american-christian-imprisoned-preaching-christianity_n_2332690.html

"Fiscal cliff" talks turn sour, Obama threatens veto :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/twTi7CpVqVg/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE8A80WV20121219

God Save the British Economy :: What an austerity experiment can teach the United States and the rest of the world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/god-save-the-british-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Scarlett Johansson in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ :: Scarlett Johansson, gravitating toward portraying flintier characters than those she portrayed earlier in her career, has returned to Broadway in Tennessee Williams’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/theater/scarlett-johansson-in-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

More Young Americans Are Homeless :: Across the country, tens of thousands of jobless young people â€" many with college credits or work experience â€" are struggling to house themselves since the recession.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/us/since-recession-more-young-americans-are-homeless.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Thai Buddhist Monks Struggle to Stay Relevant :: The country’s rapid economic rise has altered the role of the local Buddhist monk, once a moral authority, now someone whose job is often limited to presiding over ceremonies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/world/asia/thai-buddhist-monks-struggle-to-stay-relevant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Restaurant Review: L’Apicio in the East Village :: Uneven in ways that would be fatal for another restaurant, L’Apicio can deliver a very enjoyable night out if you don’t ask too much of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-lapicio-in-the-east-village.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Adam Lanza Motive: Medical Examiner Wants To Probe Sandy Hook Shooter's Genetics ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/adam-lanza-motive_n_2332641.html

Where Christmas Means Tamales :: The ritual of tamaladas, or tamale-cooking feasts, takes on a special meaning during the holiday season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/dining/where-christmas-means-tamales.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A Good Appetite: Prized Holiday Desserts From Readers :: Melissa Clark chose to make 13 of the nearly 200 recipes that readers sent her, then picked 3 favorites to publish.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/dining/prized-holiday-desserts-from-readers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bridging the Generation Gap, One Meal at a Time :: Can food, so often portrayed this time of year as the glue that binds a family together, also be the wedge that drives us apart?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/dining/bridging-the-generation-gap-one-meal-at-a-time.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Tim Tebow, Camilla Belle Break Up: Report ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/tim-tebow-camilla-belle-break-up_n_2332382.html

The Visionaries: How Quentin Tarantino Concocted a Genre of His Own :: From “Reservoir Dogs” to “Django Unchained,” the writer and director Quentin Tarantino has concocted a genre of his own.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/movies/how-quentin-tarantino-concocted-a-genre-of-his-own.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Calif. Teacher Inherits Recluse Cousin's $7 Million in Gold :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=16de35f2043615a4d7b7f2b5a41887e1

Sam Donaldson Arrested For DUI: Police ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/sam-donaldson-arrested-dui_n_2331953.html

Economic Scene: Say Goodbye to the Government, Under Either Fiscal Plan :: The contemplated cuts in discretionary spending would make the federal government little more than a heavily armed pension plan with a health insurer on the side.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/say-goodbye-to-the-government-under-either-fiscal-plan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Shopping Sites Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores :: After years of criticizing physical stores as relics, even e-commerce zealots are acknowledging there is something to a bricks-and-mortar location.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/shopping-sites-open-brick-and-mortar-stores.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Chuck Close Uses Art to Inspire Students to Academic Success :: A new federally sponsored public-and-private experiment puts the arts at the center of the curriculum in hopes of raising academic performance across the board.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/arts/design/arts-as-antidote-for-academic-ills.html?partner=rss&emc=rss