If one were to visit the Coraline site and enter the code “moustachio,” one would enjoy a super-duper stop motion treat courtesy of Bo Henry’s substantial handlebars.

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The winter holidays: a time to join with family and friends, give thanks, celebrate, and get out the plastic and cash. We are a nation of consumers and we consume the most in November and December—in those two months, the retail profits come rolling in. Fueled by cards, presents, and food, the holidays form their own annual economic boom.

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The science wires buzzed throughout Tuesday with news that European doctors used stem cells to repair a 30-year-old, Colombian woman’s windpipe, which was damaged by tuberculosis. The procedure–written up in the British medical journal The Lancet–is a milestone for sure; we’re talking about a lab-grown trachea that circumvents the risks of tissue rejection. But, as Scientific American blogger Jordan Lite points out, some reports are taking a leap and connecting this medical marvel to President-elect Obama’s…

CNN’s Rick Sanchez shows a clip of the 20 leaders involved in last weekend’s G20 Economic Summit congregating to take a picture. There are handshakes all around, but one dignitary (our lame-duck President) is treated more or less, as Sanchez notes, like a kid with “cooties.” Apparently with only 61 days of international relevance left in his tenure, the other heads of state are dispensing with courtesy, treating their former “bully” as a pariah.

-The California Supreme Court has agreed to review legal challenges to Prop 8. A hearing could come as early as March.

-Google is hosting a searchable database containing more than 250 years of photos archived by LIFE magazine. Many never made it to the pages of the now-defunct mag and are on offer for the first time. (Via Boing Boing)

-File under “life imitating art:” The town of Hamelin in Germany is suffering a rat infestation. According to legend,…

News of the seizure of at least four ships this week by Somali pirates has some scratching their heads. Pirates? Those still exist? They may not have peg legs and eyepatches, but roving bands of fishermen-turned-renegades are patrolling Somali waters, ostensibly as a makeshift coast guard. What’s really going on in the Gulf of Aden? It’s time for Somali Pirates 101.