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

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

Last year, much of the Web's post-Christmas ire was directed at Twitter users who, like ungrateful brats, complained that Santa brought the wrong color iPhone or failed to deliver a car. This year, Internet denizens are upset that some people are

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

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

Santa tax. Rob Beschizza at 10:40 am Wed, Dec 26. "Cash-strapped Ukraine on Wednesday reminded entertainers making money by posing as Did Moroz - the local version of Santa Claus - and his helpers to pay income tax." [Reuters]

Only days before he reportedly traveled the world delivering gifts to good boys and girls around the globe, Santa Claus was arrested in Austin, Texas for writing with chalk in front of the State Capitol Building. Police officers with the Texas

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Dunking Santa faceplants on the rim at NBA game (VIDEO)

JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images. Ho Wing-leong, a.k.a. Santa Rainbow, from Hong Kong competes in the karaoke event during the Santa Winter Games in Gallivare, in northern Sweden, on Nov. 17, 2012

MARKET SNAP: At 05:45 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures down 0.4%. Treasurys little changed. Nymex crude up 54 cents at $89.156; gold up 0.04% at $1658.7. In Europe, FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 closed. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 1.49% and Hang Seng up 0.16%.

Just as little kids have to come to grips with the fact that there is no Santa Claus, it is necessary for millions of liberals, including many who think of themselves as highly knowledgeable about economic matters, to realize that

MARKET SNAP: At 05:45 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures down 0.4%. Treasurys little changed. Nymex crude up 54 cents at $89.156; gold up 0.04% at $1658.7. In Europe, FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 closed. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 1.49% and Hang Seng up 0.16%.

Just as little kids have to come to grips with the fact that there is no Santa Claus, it is necessary for millions of liberals, including many who think of themselves as highly knowledgeable about economic matters, to realize that

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