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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

The Christmas List

For all you procrastinators, Gangrey.com has assembled a few gift ideas for help as Christmas nears. All are sure-fire hits, gifts which will undoubtedly stir toothy smiles and back pats and warm kisses.

Here goes …

* You can't go wrong with J. Wes Yoder's inaugural Carry My Bones. It's a one-night read, full of shotguns and whiskey binges and hip bones.

* If they're good enough for Van Gogh and Hemingway, Moleskine notebooks are good enough for a slouch. "A symbol of contemporary nomadism."

* Even if you read only the comics, The New Yorker, at $52 a year, is the best deal on earth.

* Spike Lee's When The Levees Broke on DVD.

* For the home or the office, New York Times photographs from years…

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