Son of the Return of Short Shorts VIII

You're never alone with a Short Short.

• How To Read an American Newspaper


• The 10 Worst Predictions for 2008. Does not include any bet made by Eamon, oddly enough.


• Those Austrians Part Whatever... Though part of me thinks Bill Hicks would approve if it was a final artistic statement.


• Robert McCrum gives his list of last years Top Ten books along with an indication of his relationship to the author of each book.


• An etymologists view of England.


• Translating The Wire into German.


• Inconveniencing yourself to a book deal. Giving up dining out for a month must have been a nightmare.