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Um, the gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee. (Las Vegas CityLife)

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Tiny Tim's table (Reading Eagle)

What's on Tiny Tim's table? Despite the Cratchits' blistering poverty, a feast not dissimilar to those that will grace many tables this holiday season. A roasted goose stuffed to bursting, mashed potatoes, gravy, applesauce, and of course plum pudding.

First Night Austin 2009 Map and Schedule (Austinist)

The annual First Night Austin celebration returns to downtown tomorrow night with yet another packed itinerary of dazzling arts-related spectacles. Below, we've reposted the festival map and schedule—as you'll notice, most of the events are centered around City Hall Plaza, and should be easily accessible on foot once you've parked downtown. The official FNA website has detailed descriptions ...

Garnett's antics, defining NBA greatness, more mail (Sports Illustrated)

Usually the mail is answered during my Weekly Countdown column on Fridays, but the holidays are momentarily negating that schedule. So here is the best of what was found hiding among the spam.

The Dagger's Year in 2008: Mink, Curry and onions galore (Yahoo! Canada Sports)

2008 was the first year The Dagger existed in its current state, and what a year it was. From Steph Curry's sudden fame, to Mario Chalmers' title game heroics, to the already-promising beginning of 2008-09 (not to mention North Carolina's so-not-fair team this season), we're already well on our way to another banner one. So, as Ben Gibbard once sang, this is the New Year. In the meantime, ...