Pauly D is the first Jersey Shore cast member to get his own spin-off. "Pauly's World" will focus on his "his life as a DJ on the road with his buddies." Was Snooki too expensive? Will you watch? [Radar]
This is so sad. Iraq has canceled Christmas after leaders received fresh threats from al-Qaeda. Someone alert Santa. [AP]
Speaking of St. Nick, he has a blog. Of course. Requests range from adorable to heartbreaking. "Can you make me magic?" "Can you let dad spend time with us? I need your help." [Santa Says]
Wikileaks has leaked. Aftenposten has snagged unauthorized access to Julian Assange's entire stash of government records. [ABC]
NY Times released its year in pictures. Stunning. [NY Times]