By Steve Rhodes
“The Chinese city of Yiwu, about 250 kilometers from Shanghai, is often referred to as China’s ‘Christmas village’ thanks to the massive amount of holiday-related merchandise made there,” Quartz reports.
Click through to read this heartwarming story, and have a happy holiday!
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Give The Gift Of Beachwood
A perfect stocking stuffer*.
* Not made in China.
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The Beachwood Radio Network
* The Beachwood Radio Hour #36 is in production!
Hoo boy, it’s gonna be a good one!
* The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #30: The Must-See Bears!
Weirdest, Worst, Wackiest Bears Team Ever. Plus: Duncan Keith, MVP; We [Heart] Pau; and Theo (Almost) Forgets The Cole Slaw.
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The Beachwood Weekend Sports Report
* The College Football Report Bowl Preview Part 1: Cheap Trick, Gold Toes And Loaded Potatoes.
* The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Go Fightin’ Clausens!
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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report
“Jim and Greg look back at 20 years of the groundbreaking alt-country label Bloodshot Records. Plus a review of the long-awaited new album by soul artist D’Angelo.”
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The CAN TV Weekend Viewing Report
Cirque Jamboree
“Get your peanuts and enjoy this circus-themed dance performance by youth and adult students of the Burnett School of Performing Arts, presented by Cherone Burnett.”
Saturday at 7 p.m. on CAN TV19.
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BeachBook
* A Big Safety Net And Strong Job Market Can Co-Exist. Just Ask Scandinavia.
Ask Germany and Australia too; they’re all kicking our butt. Strong, healthy societies create strong economies.
* CEO Gives Back Bonus, Says He Doesn’t Deserve It.
None of them do.
* BlackBerry Works With Boeing On Phone That Self-Destructs.
I think the Bears already have one.
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TweetWood
Reporters literally yelling out “what’s your New Year’s resolution?” rather than asking a question about the torture report. Embarrassing.
— Trevor Timm (@trevortimm) December 19, 2014
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Full list of all the confirmed and alleged anti-US attacks triggered by release of the torture report http://t.co/uZENmeyQNu
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 19, 2014
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Can we just call him Jimmy Pickles? #Bears
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) December 20, 2014
And Jay Knife.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) December 20, 2014
Jimmy Pickles and Jay Knife.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) December 20, 2014
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@RahmEmanuel for $10 million you’d think you’d be able to buy a better photo op pic.twitter.com/P83ZszE4hQ
— Kevin Robinson (@cityofprogress) December 20, 2014
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The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Pickled.
Posted on December 20, 2014