A Christmas tree made from spent shell casings and other spent ammunition decorates the street outside a cafe in Kyiv this Christmas. For a lot of us, this is a time of year when conflicting feelings run amok. I’m happy, I’m blue, I’m blessed and I’m broke. Short Docs American Santa Black Santas are local heroes, spreading joy and love to children and families at a bustling mall during the Christmas season. “I suspect a lot of pessimism about the economy is ‘referred pain,’ ” the Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip wrote last month.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 24, 2023 20:01 UTC