How the Other Half Shvitzes: "We count at least six reasons this would never work in Manhattan. (Beer cozies is just one of them.) But, still: Man, that looks nice." [Gawker]

Annette Bening in Running with Scissors: great casting! (Thanks Mr.RT)

"Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian shot dead in the head, was not wearing a heavy jacket that might have concealed a bomb, and did not jump the ticket barrier when challenged by armed plainclothes police, his cousin said yesterday." [Guardian Unlimited]

Gap's virtual stripper: Watch Me Change.

It's Catching by David Sedaris: Worms, germs, and Christmas.