In entertainment news:

• Take That are reuniting for a Christmas special. Ah, what sweet memories. I loved Take That back when I was in secondary school. I still recall the day they announced their split, and what I was doing at that point in time (I was in my dad's car, going to the dentist to have my braces checked).
• A fire has swept through the Wallace & Gromit warehouse, destroying sets from A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave as well as Chicken Run. What a shame! I really love Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run was a delight to watch (especially the chickens jiving to Flip, Flop and Fly!). Nick Park is incredibly creative, and the jokes he comes up with are hilarious. Still, being the dear man that he is, he said (in light of the South Asian earthquake), "Even though it is a precious and nostalgic collection and valuable to the company, in light of other tragedies, today isn't a big deal."

In other news,

• Must biology punish those women who dare to be free?: "Listening to these voices of doom, women may feel that despite all the attempts at changing society made by women, we have now come up against the biological imperatives that will always lock us out of the freedom and equality we desire. We cannot just wish away women's vulnerability to attack by men, women's shorter fertility span or the neediness of young children."
  
• What words to include in your job application: "Achievement", "Active", "Developed", "Evidence", "Experience", "Impact", "Individual", "Involved", "Planning" and "Transferable skills".
• Dirty dancing isn't protected by the First Amendment: A woman was banned from a local club in December 2000 because of her lewd dancing. She claimed the ban was unconstitutional because it fell under the First Amendment. The court ruled that only professionals are allowed to dance dirtily, not just any Tom, Dick or Harry doing it for personal enjoyment. However, it's getting a second look because she - and not her partner - was banned. "If you're going to accuse somebody of dirty dancing with somebody else, it's probably not a good idea to just charge one of them," said her lawyer.