December 4th, 2008 issue #0749

• DRHOOK- Staying young: Avoid smoking, eating, inertia
• FOOD- THE EATER- Mixed gumbo: Tiffany's crabcake doesn't delight
• REALESTATE-UPDATE- WITHDRAWN
• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Good form? Applying Plato to Plaxico
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- $1,700 lost: Online 'loan' threatens Virginia's good name

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Thanksgiving traffic fatalities reduced by half
• Babe-a-licious: Uncommon women at PVCC
• Daily News likes posh spots
• Kitchen Confidential- Christian Kelly, Maya
• Paper: prosecutor Robertson 'forgot his duty'
• Familiar Strangers hangs on
• UVA Football: 'Unwelcoming,' say these beverage-toting fans
• Water panic: in giant confab, officials agree to study pipeline
• Daughter of C'ville releases sophomore album
• My Brightest Diamond still shining
• Atwood reveals Under the Roof concept
• NY Times weighs in on endowment

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Cop out? What have police learned after last fall's crosswalk incidents?

Hotseat

• Charm school: The importance of being Ernest

Essays

• ESSAY- Better bailout: How Congress could have eased the crunch

Letters

• LETTER- <i>Hook</i> humiliated amorous old men
• LETTER- It's not religion that creates generosity
• LETTER- UVA can afford to lose a billion

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- <i>Oz-stralia</i> : Down under flick's a downer

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Fear mode: Merchants ask city to halt Mall project

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's the scariest intersection to walk across?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- GIMME SHELTER- Worthless warranties? They may be better than nothing

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Aptly Named: Parkside Village Colonial offers breathing room, neighborhood feel

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Arched back: And other sexy reasons for heels

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Job-hopping: Why it's smart, even in recession

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- <i>Edible</i> strikes again! Mag company goes after local food blog