The Fast Disappearing 'Santa Rally' And The 'Ghost Town' Which Is JC Penney

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. Wednesday's selection includes hacker attacks in the health care sector, a 3D Christmas message from the queen

It's tough enough being Santa Claus. You've been up for almost 48 hours delivering presents to every child in the world, you've got NFL linebackers trying to ply you with booze and illicit drugs, and then when all you want to do is go home and sleep

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. Wednesday's selection includes hacker attacks in the health care sector, a 3D Christmas message from the queen

The Santa charade is fun every year, but it's time to get real: A million letters to the North Pole is a road to nowhere for the rest of us.

"Santa's Privacy Policy" is a McSweeney's classic from 2010. On the one hand, the joke is pretty much all in the headline and doesn't really need much elaboration. On the other hand, this is pretty well done. We obtain