December 15, 2011: Morning
- Ad of Mitt Romney speaking French, with fake English subtitles, declined by Fox News for being misleading.
- Chirac given two-year suspended sentence for corrupt behavior while mayor of Paris.
- German social scientist says society is poisoned, consumed with status-minding and discrimination.
- Massive face atop German lighthouse changes depending on surrounding town's emotions.
- Gore: A manifesto for sustainable capitalism (and better metrics).
- Top economists share and annotate graphs to sum up 2011.
- "It is time to salute the players who made 2011 in cricket the year it was."
- The rise of Carlton in NBA fashion.
- New United Russia lawmakers include a wrestling champion and Marat Safin.
- Saatchi: The contemporary art buyer is a piece of trash.
- The 20 unhappiest people in the comments sections of year-end lists.
- Byrne meditation on neuroscience, the absence of a merit-based world, and sexual selection.
- Related: The Barbie-body neuroscience that got Byrne going.
- Lego pursues girls with Lego Friends.
- Women make up majority of Stieg Larsson fans, but they're less interested in David Fincher's movie.
- Films of 2011 in six minutes.
- The case against Santa Claus.