

Fail-Safe Holiday Gift Guide
How to make it a cool yule
Almost Famous for a Week Contest
To get what Scott’s got takes serendipity — or a winning entry
Solomon’s Retreat
All whimsy are this artist’s groves
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Don’t Panic
Your war questions Answered
Holiday Help Desk
How to help out, where to go out
Hot Boxes
Boxed sets and DVDs to give, or keep
Santa’s Little Misanthrope
Santaland Diaries proves hell is other people (laughing at a bad play)
Letters
Patriot Games Re: "Police State" by Steve Fennessy, Scott Harrell and Kelly Benjamin (Nov. 26-Dec. 3) So, you left-wing, anti-globalist enviro-wackos got your butts beat. Good. Your make-believe 1960s crowd doesn't give a rat's ass about "dissent." You're into making trouble, trashing property, etc. You hate America and loathe free market capitalism. Oh, how silly…
It Takes a Village
Heritage Village’s history lessons are easy to take
No Shirt, No Car, No Problem
The Shirtless Roadside Walkin’ Dude offers a top-down model for living
Freebie
The Art of Giving
Ask the Advice Goddess
Homely Security Issues My boyfriend just confessed that he feels "intimidated" by my attractiveness! He said he's had relationships in the past with less attractive women and felt more secure. Is this ridiculous, or what!?—Pretty Dumbfounded The supermodel does not lie down with the superstore clerk. There is no stampede from the Victoria's Secret photo…
French Connection
Two French films smuggle subtitles into area cinemas






