Links for you. Science:

Bark Lice Are Ruining Christmas
Napoleon Wasn’t Defeated by the Russians: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture gives too much credit to cannons.
How Intelligent is IQ?
Small, Small World
Another just-so story, this time about fists.

Other:

Hatred into Sport; Or, In Defense of FUCK (excellent)
On Killing Sprees
David Koch Now Taking Aim at Hurricane Sandy Victims (what an awful human being)
Without A Sidearm
Hack List No. 4: The Sunday Shows
Hack List No. 7: The Huffington Post
Hack List No. 9: The Atlantic
The 12 Months of Crazy: Rightbloggers’ Greatest Hits of 2012
Scott Walkers Privatization Scheme Already Scamming Wisconsinites After A Mere 2 Weeks
But They Will Always Smash It On The Floor
The tea party: ‘Deficits? Never heard of them.’
A Conservative Case for the Welfare State
Christmas Trees Around the World
Fueled by Deficit Hysteria, Obama and the Republicans Are Choosing the Path of “Economicide”
Yosemite Winter Night