1. Photos from a Krampus-ing.
2. The more we take I.Q. tests, the better we get at taking I.Q. tests.
3. A summary of education stories from this year.
4. A discussion of John Cassavetes’s movie “Too Late Blues”
5. An argument against using “The Help” as a textbook.
6. Andrew Sullivan: Rush Limbaugh knows nothing about Christianity.
8. Poor people and decision-making.
9. Would you rather be born smart or rich?
10. Collies’ sneak-walk: I get tense waiting for them to break! My part-collie dog does the same sneak-walk when he sees a rabbit.