A week of Preston Sturges double features at Film Forum for Christmas? This is what living in New York is all about. Tonight and tomorrow, it's Christmas In July and Remember the Night. At the moment I'm trying to figure out how to convince my wife that we need to see Sullivan's Travels (paired with The Great McGinty) on December the 26th, even though I own the film, have seen it a dozen times, including a semi-recent screening at Film Forum. Need I say it's my favorite movie of all time?

From Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas.

The Fifth Edition of the DSM-V is in progress. Disorders have tripled from 1952-2000. I'd like to nominate Mythbuster's Adam Savage for inclusion, as he clearly suffers from Maltese Falcon Obsession Disorder. Those suffering from panic attacks should probably not read this graphic. All of my neuroses can largely be attributed to exposure at an early age to this and this.

NY Times City Editor Wendell Jamieson explores the noirish undertones in Frank Capra's holiday classic, It's A Wonderful Life.

Soho Rep's latest on sale

So do we, George, so do we...

Musicals stick it to straight plays. Ouch.

A great article on chess, even if you're a checkers guy like me.

Tim Ellis asks you to remember when...

Actor's on-stage suicide a little too realistic

An unforgettable amnesiac

My fave Pavement album gets deluxe treatment

One man saves the World Wide Web

Twenty five years before that, another man saves the world

Then there was this guy, who sold it

The return of the greatest Theatre website in the universe!