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Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, carries on the grand old tradition of serialized novels in Corduroy Mansions. There's plenty of quirk and charm in this high-spirited, rambling tale about the inhabitants of a genteel, comfortably worn apartment block in London.

Matching long johns. Kick lines in skis. Peeing on Santa's lap. Every family has these cringe-worthy moments, immortalized on film, that embody the particularly joyous brand of awkward that the holidays bring. And thanks to Mike Bender, co-author of Awkward Family Holiday Photos, the rest of us can rubberneck.

Mark Oliver Everett is the creative force behind the rock band Eels. Since the group's debut album in 1996, Everett has made moody rock music with rough edges and tuneful melodies. That tradition continues on Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire, the band's first album in four years.

Jazmine Sullivan will receive Billboard's Rising Star Award for Women in Music this week, just one of many accolades that the singer has earned in her quick rise to stardom. On her new album, Sullivan shows a different response to heartbreak, one that she says reflects a change in her character.

Cornelius makes some of the coolest music in the world. In the Japanese musician's first album in 11 years, his plunderphonic neon-psychedelia turns meditative.

Deeanne Gist's Tiffany Girl blends a charming romance with an overlooked bit of history — the women recruited by Louis Comfort Tiffany to complete his stained glass chapel at the 1893 World's Fair.

Folk Alley's Elena See and Linda Fahey share their takes on the best Americana, roots and folk records of the year.

The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.

How the Christmas tree became a symbol of national resistance in Ukraine.

Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence.