A snog is just a snog (Escanaba Daily Press)
GLADSTONE Once upon a time, people celebrated New Year s Eve with a masked ball. The masks symbolized evil spirits that were banished at midnight by an innocent kiss.

Watch words (Guardian Unlimited)
A great deal of art, especially film and video, hovers on the edge of story- telling, whether in terms of atmosphere, setting or presentation of a psychological state. The operatic American artist Matthew Barney even describes his art as a kind of “narrative sculpture”, whatever that might mean.

Intuition | Toasting warm moments, worthy resolutions (Philly.com)
In the waning hours of this year, as we kick 2006 to the curb, let us remember the best moments of the last 12 months while looking forward to New Year’s resolutions we can keep (without eliminating pleasure from our lives).

Bulls: Simplifying Trade Discussions (HoopsWorld.com)
It makes one wonder why the Bulls haven’t made a major trade yet–especially considering that they could probably use another big scorer and that they have more than enough assets to make something happen. This gets explained and details of a couple recent big trade offers get broken down inside…

People’s Pharmacy: Bad breath can be side effect of drug (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
According to a recent review in the British Medical Journal, some drugs can contribute to halitosis.

Dog’s bad breath may be treatable
Dear Dr. Kimmey: My 6-year-old Wheaten terrier has foul breath that smells like fish.
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