Christmastime Links

Hope you all had a great Christmas and are recovering nicely from eating bountifully! News A bomb targeting Shia Muslims goes off in a Pakistani market. Ten civilians, including eight children, are killed in fighting in Afghanistan. More protests and more arrests in Iran. "Avatar," "Sherlock Holmes," and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" lead …

Links of the Day, November 18

News The UN food summit throws only “crumbs” to the 1 billion people without enough to eat. Green Women in developing countries will be hit hardest by climate change. Miscellaneous GQ names Barack the 2009 Leader of the Year. 100 greatest quotes from The Wire (caution: language–although if you like The Wire, you already know …