For today, links to two reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (MEDIA 11-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  Also, scroll up for the WEST BANK, GAZA, COVID ETC., LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for this date.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 30  Why some movies grow stale. Discussed by Marc Rivers, Mallory Yu and Miles Parks | NPR  Rivers and Yu revisit a few movies that haven’t aged well and explore why they fall apart on rewatch. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM DEC. 11, 2024  The Christmas song Brenda Lee, 13, recorded in 1958 is still a holiday staple, by David Bauder | AP  NEW YORK — “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is more popular today than ever before. Written by Johnny Marks of “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer’’ fame, it was first sung in a studio by the precocious Lee on a warm summer Nashville day. READ MORE . . .

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