FEATURE
Holiday Gift Guide
Whether you need stocking stuffers, office party gifts or something special to let that certain someone know how much they’ve disappointed you this year, we’ll tell you what to buy, where to buy it and how much to pay. Uh, you’re welcome.

NEWS
The NFL
Does Long Beach realize it’s too good for professional football? As usual: Vector Control, Criminy! and I, Fink.

DEPT. OF COMMERCE
Go Go Guitars
Steve Irsay goes for broke at this local alternative to big box music store badness. Then, Kevin Ferguson finds someone to do your holiday shopping for you in Buy Curious.

ART
“Inked Hearts”
Rebecca Schoenkopf reviews the show at Flazh!Alley Studio in San Pedro. And Theo Douglas introduces you to a dead famous guy you’ve never heard of—author Jim Tully.

FOOD+DRINK
Honduras Kitchen
Miles Clements chows on marine snail and gooey plantains. Also, Ellen Griley drinks her dessert in Drink of the Week. As always: Help! and Blottery.

MUSIC
Dub-C
Dave Wielenga remembers wilder days with DUB-C and Chris Ziegler rambles on about John Fogerty, and Rob Walsh covers Saul Wlliams’ new album.

FILM
Enchanted
And also reviews of August Rush and I’m Not There.

FINE PRINT
Mall Wars
Steve Lowery prepares you for the horrors of Christmas shopping: parking, dirty bombs, hostage situations, parking and Abecrombie and Fitch.