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Or, How the Wealthiest Americans Get Their Tax Cuts Whether the Income Tax Rate Falls or Not.—JS

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I know at least one reader who will get some use out of this.—JS

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All the best – and worst – that the sports world had to offer.—JM

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Religious Jedis, the Hoff, the drink once known as "fruit smack," the relationship between roulette and the devil, and a double dose of Sesame Street trivia.—BK

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Have you ever suffered through a writer's workshop? This essay has.—TG

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I hate when sites present these lists as slide shows, but there's plenty of good text with each one.—TG

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When Michael Schur talks, I listen. (Though fans of Parks and Recreation should know that this conversation is mostly about baseball.)—BK

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Simple as that. (Follow-up Q&A included.) Merry Christmas to all!—JS

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Recommended reading for everyone. You might be one, without realizing it. You definitely know one, but don't know it. You could almost certainly understand yours better.—JS

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One of my favorite things about the end of the year is the explosion of Best Of lists. Even if you don't agree with the selections in them, it's just a great time for list lovers. (Not to be confused with Liszt lovers or landlubbers.)—BK

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Hardly a new idea, but I am a sucker for an intricate flow chart.—TG

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This is an older piece (circa Baby Mama), but the bland Reader's Digest tone makes for a surprisingly interesting, snark-free interview.—TG

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Considerably less pretentious than last year's Top 50 of the '00s, but, you know, still a little pretentious.—BK

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This is a little unconventional, but how could I forgive myself if I didn't link to the best thing I read all week?—JS

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Silver's calm, pragmatic approach to things is always a welcome respite.—JS

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A breakdown of the Oscar race. It's never too early, folks!—JM

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I'm a little out of my depth on this one, but the lady who's interviewed for this piece – Deirdre McCloskey – really sounds like she has it all figured out.—JM

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I don't think Cliff Lee is some kind of working class hero for turning down a king's ransom from the Yankees; let's be clear, the man will still make more money in five years than most of us will see in a lifetime. But I do like the whole sticking it to the Yankees part.—BK

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Only 14??—BK

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Having attended a book club in which the topic of circumcision almost incited fisticuffs, I appreciate this article very much.—TG

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He was great on MASH, he was great on ER, he was great on The West Wing, and he's been great so far on 30 Rock. Alan Alda simply makes TV better.—BK

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I always found this story very moving. It's a traditional tale, apparently, but Adams does have his own way of saying things.—JS

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An interesting quickie overview of the guys behind some of the most effective and popular piracy technology of the last decade.—JS

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"[O]ne tech chief executive calls it 'the new golf.'"—JM

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An absolute must-read if you have kids. Or if you had parents. In short: an absolute must-read.—JM

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The wave of year-end Best of lists is starting; here's NYMag's take on the best the small screen had to offer.—BK

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Data from Firefox reveals some of the browsing habits of internet users, including that the average user has 3.2 tabs open. At the time I read this article, I had three tabs open: my email, the PoopReading portal for posting links, and Slate. You win this round, anonymous internet data analyst!—BK

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As a rule, I don't read stories about some lady's cat. This is a worthwhile exception.—TG

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Are you a sucker for lists? I am a sucker for lists.—TG

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Keith Powell is "Toofer," by the way. (But what I don't get is: why isn't it "Twofer"? I mean, that's the joke – he's black and he's a Harvard grad, so he's two-for-one. Is it simply to avoid any pronunciation problems?)—BK

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Some interesting data, with the exception of the stuff about how parents in 1965 spent more time on personal grooming. Of course they did! Have you not seen Mad Men?? Those people dressed every day like they were going to the wedding of a billionaire king who was also a movie star!—BK

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You have to wade through a fair amount of the author's myth of himself, as with most first-person writing (mine included). But it takes some interesting turns: I went from eye-rolling to nodding vigorously quite a few times.—JS

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Think of the lives and money we'd save if we carried out more of our foreign policy objectives using worms instead of war.—JS

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Okay, last one I promise. But we couldn't wrap up Friday TSA Rant Corner without hearing from Schneier, the papa of "security theater," could we?—JS

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Like how one of my kids' names reveals that while my wife was pregnant we drove by a restaurant called "Daphne's."—JM

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Boston uber-fan – and Los Angeles resident – Bill Simmons writes about how he poisoned his 5-year-old daughter against the Lakers. I could definitely use some of these tips if either of my girls ever start to look favorably upon UCLA...—JM

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Believe it or not, a New York Times puff piece about a Republican politician.—JM

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"[T]he mongoose isn't fighting snakes for food, or for territory, or for survival – it's fighting snakes because fuck snakes."—JM

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You should read any and all Gregg Easterbrook pieces that you can get your hands on, whether it's something like this or one of his weekly "Tuesday Morning Quarterback" football columns on ESPN.com.—JM

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Michael Schur: former founder of FireJoeMorgan.com, son-in-law of Regis Philbin, co-creator of Parks and Recreation, and object of my secret gay crush. (Dammit! I knew I should've bought a computer with a delete key!) [Also, FYI, the link has some P&R mild Season 3 plotline spoilers.]—BK