If you haven't read these by Christmas ...
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Arts & entertainment: From Fidel Castro to Germaine Greer, Philip Roth to Alice Sebold, The Observer's literary team pick this autumn's top 10 must-reads.
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1. "Judge &amp; Jury" by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Little, Brown)
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Tycho:  Do not forget!  All the information can be found at yonder page.  As requested, the date has been bumped up to the December 15th to give people more time for their projects.    The patch delivered a day or two ago makes the final game much, much easier to recommend.   (CW)TB
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Christmas came early for fans of the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that author JK Rowling has finished the sixth book in the series, &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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By the time you read this, you've probably already opened your holiday gifts. And I'm willing to bet many of you were disappointed or bitter about what you received.
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Tycho: Some of you have probably already heard it, since I put it up yesterday - but we're trying new hosting for the podcast, and I wanted to make sure everything made sense before I dropped it on the front page. The podcast is for Wednesday's strip, "The Ungift, Part Two." You can download it here, or subscribe to the feed here. The levels are a little crazy in a couple spots, for which I apologize. I think we've got those ironed out, now. (CW)TB
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Thank heaven for the  Irish and the Italians. In these sensitive times, we'd have no  crime stories without them. I should hasten to add there also  are law-abiding, upstanding, public-spirited Irish and  Italians. Just don't try looking for them on NBC's "The Black  Donnellys."
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Tycho: There are two things I must mention.First, Gabriel liked the cover for book four (entitled "Birds Are Weird") so much that he wanted to make a poster of it, and it's not worth arguing with him when he gets like that so we let him do it. It is, even now, awailable!Also: PAX preregistration opens today, and since we've had a couple of these now you probably know if it's something you'd like to attend. You save ten dollars over the door price, which is, like, ten bucks. This is money you could put toward some other purpose!(CW)TB
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Dear readers, our team takes this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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With only a few days to go to Christmas, how will you be spending the festive season? Send us your comments.
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So you're one of those people who goes through a couple of books a week? This three-month list should keep you occupied for a little while.
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There are a few mournful notes amid the usual cheer in this roundup of Christmas pop records.
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Most of the biggest, most highly anticipated video games of the year come out in the few months preceding Christmas. So why was I so bored?
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1. "Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
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Life & style: In pictures: Relax after Christmas with some specially chosen pampering treats
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Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Think goat!
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Take a deep breath. Some of us haven't even started shopping yet!