Vladimir Putin is named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" of 2007, with runners-up and people who mattered; and you had a great run as Person of the Year 2006, but what have You done for us lately? From Financial Times, Gideon Rachman on five events that have defined 2007. From Foreign Policy, here are the top 10 stories you missed in 2007. Here are the top 20 viral videos of 2007. Here are the questions Slate's Explainer never answered in 2007. From Popular Mechanics, here are 10 tech concepts you need to know for 2008. The spirit of Christmas: Americans are in a funk — they should cheer up a bit. Reason magazine celebrates a "Very Special, Very Secular Christmas Party" with dramatic reading of Tom Lehrer's "Christmas Carol" by Christopher Hitchens. The Hitch reviews How's Your Drink? Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well by Eric Felten.
