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• Of all the Saturday Night Live characters who do not need a Christmas special, I would least like to see a Christmas special starring Kristen Wiig's Gilly, and yet that's what we're getting.

• Simply because it was specifically suggested to me for today's roundup, and I love suggestions: The Mobius Bagel.

• The status of those who compose film scores isn't what it used to be.

John Stossel, method acting, and why you should never give anyone a present, after the jump.

 

• I'm not sure that I entirely understand this article about the alleged disappearance of method acting, but I found it intriguing nonetheless.

• John Stossel talks at length to the Daily Beast about his move from ABC to Fox Business.

• One of Slate's perennial favorite arguments returns: Gifts are bad; do not give them.