Post-Traumatic Strike Disorder: One New Yorker's heroic struggle to commute to work, from Slate.

The Chronicles of Narnia Rap: It won't save Saturday Night Live, but it could save hip hop, from Slate.

What Beast Is This?: The trouble with Christmas dinner, from Slate.

Bah, Humbug: The horrors of December in a one-party state, from Slate.

The Maccabees and the Hellenists: Hanukkah as Jewish civil war, from Slate.

Eluding Happiness: A Buddhist problem with Christmas, from Slate.

Kazakh Adoption Diary, from Slate.

Clinton's Guantanamo: How the Democratic president set the stage for a land without law, from Slate.

Xbox Economics, Part 2: More reasons Microsoft isn't charging enough for the season's hot game console, from Slate.

Love Match: Couples who cross-donate kidneys, from Slate.

Are Journalists Underpaid? Pity the sad, broke New York Times reporter, from Slate.

Kitchen Confidential: Professional chefs reveal their shortcuts, from Slate.

Do Giant Babies Grow Into Giant Adults? Birth size and its consequences, from Slate.

When Chinese Sue the State, Cases Are Often Smothered, from The New York Times.

Hosed: Which pantyhose are best?, from Slate.