--PHOTOGRAPHY: Stunning HDR shot of Tokyo skyline (Boing Boing)
--APPLE: Apple's 21 million reasons to love the holidays (CNET News.com)
--THE INDUSTRY: Net video firm Brightcove reals in $59 million (CNET News.com)
--GADGETRY: Battle of the 7-port USB hubs (ProductDose)
--ARTS & CRAFTS: Make your own Mario quilt (Kotaku)
--ONLY IN JAPAN: McDonald's Mega Mac in Japan (Plastic Bamboo)
--SOCIAL NETWORKING: Unofficial Child Surveillance Day: IMSafer and MySpace upgrade (Webware)
--POLITICS: Obama's online route to the masses (CNET News.com)