MATT WELCH shares a French Christmas. Sounds yummy!

But scroll down a bit for his post on political corruption.

UPDATE: Meanwhile, the MadPonies have posted a Christmas photo essay on their site. Scroll down for a post on the making of the MadPony Christmas card, too, as well as much information regarding shoes, and the women who love them. No politics here!

And don’t miss Daniel Drezner’s post on credit cards, Christmas, and capitalism in Eastern Europe. No Christmas pix of Professor Drezner, though, which is undoubtedly a disappointment to women throughout the blogosphere.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Jay Rosen has a Christmas post, one that notes a crucial distinction regarding “the media, as something vastly different from journalism.”