At Christian Siriano's Birthday, Talk of Misshapes Past and Present (The New York Observer)

At his birthday party Tuesday evening, Project Runway winner and increasingly legitimate designer Christian Siriano was in high spirits as he made his way around Citrine on West 21st St., pausing for impromptu dance-offs with friends and later, grinning over platters of cupcakes festooned with sparklers. (The Daily Transom didn't manage to sample one, but they looked good.) ...

Haringey 'tried to stop police taking away newborn from Baby P's mother' (Times Online)

Social workers responsible for the care of Baby P tried to prevent his mother’s newborn child being taken into care against the advice of police, despite the fact it was born in jail, The Times has learnt.

Wrong flights family ‘still not compensated by First Choice’ (icWales)

FOUR months after being sent to the wrong country on holiday, a Cardiff family say they are still fighting for compensation.

The Month In: Techno (Pitchfork)

We review the best techno and house releases of 2008, from artists such as Tobias./nsi., STL, and Move D [above]. read more

Your guide to Liverpool (Skiddle)

As the countdown to 2009 gathers pace, Liverpool is preparing to celebrate twice over! The party begins on New Year’s Eve and the electric atmosphere will carry on until mid January 2009, when a waterfront extravaganza brings Liverpool’s reign as the European Capital of Culture to a close.