Meanwhile, elsewhere

Neal Pollack sees a life-sized ice sculpture of Dolly Parton. Then things get odd.

Ed and Ron get some love from the bloggy arm of the AP.

Hobart gets some love from The High Hat. The name comes from Miller’s Crossing — not, as I assumed, part of a drum kit.

Bloggers are at MLA. Cool.

And finally, a genuinely new list of the best books of ’06 — from across the pond.

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I like sitting in Jack Webb's booth.