12/20: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS

Peter S. Scholtes has his choices for albums and songs of the year at Complicated Fun.

Lindsey Thomas has posted her year-end Top 10s at This is Pop.

Steve Monaco has last week's Monday Movie Quiz winners at Couch Pundit.

THESE DAYS

After two years of Biblical debate over whether or not nudity is sinful, a 67-year-old Quaker grandfather is preparing to open a Christian nudist camp 40 miles north of Tampa, Florida.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said Monday in a radio interview that President Bush should be impeached if he broke the law in authorizing spying on Americans.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Scooter is an Eagan resident, a lead developer for a legal company, and proud owner of the Child's ABCs of Terrorism. Check out his blog at A Nod to Nothing.

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TIME WASTERS

Ad Age's Media Guy looks back on the 10 Most Pathetic Media Meltdowns of 2005

The video of Fatboy Slim's cover of "The Joker" for you cat lovers

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I want to play where I'm wanted."

-- Injured Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper, feeling the heat over recent indictments in the love boat scandal

"I was up against the Estonian and I won the race. He actually fell off his sleigh. But he got awarded extra points for falling in a particularly Santa-like style. I was pretty miffed at that, I can tell you."

-- The British Father Christmas, Ron Horniblew, 70, upon losing his Santa of the Year world crown to Estonian accordionist Aare Rebban