It’s the first linkdump of December. WordPress turned on the Christmas decorations so the falling snow isn’t a problem with the site or your monitor but our little piece of Christmas spirit… Unless we manage to do a Christmas podcast. Then that’s our contribution to Christmas.

Anyway, let’s get started with Xenia Deli.

You would think that Justin Trudeau might be a radical for wanting to legalize marijuana but he’s only following the recommendation of a forty-year-old study that said there was no scientific basis for the ban. In fact, Canada’s drug bans are all rooted in racism. (Toronto Star)

Without ad revenue from Hockey Night In Canada, the CBC’s current business model is broken but no one is rushing to fix it. (National Post)

Could Russell Brand be the smartest man occasionally in Hollywood? His op-ed about Rupert Murdoch and NewsCorp is epic. (The Guardian)

Doug Ford is accusing a Rob Ford impersonator of stalking his mother. Is he sure that it wasn’t just Rob? (Toronto Star)

Speaking of Rob Ford, he was the featured attraction of the Buffalo Bills game at Skydome. (National Post)

Some of the WWE’s current biggest stars are from the indies but can that indie wrestling attitude survive in the often cartoonish WWE? (The Masked Man)

Maria Bello came out as bisexual this weekend. Good for her! It does her no good if she isn’t honest to herself and her friends and family. (New York Times)

If I could be as good as one blogger, it would be Neetzan Zimmerman of Gawker. The man is worth one million page views a day to Gawker Media. (Wall Street Journal)

I thought that being on Fox News would be terrifying in general but apparently it’s worse when you’re stoned. (Romanesko)

Looking to give books as Christmas gifts? The NYT’s Sunday Book Review has 100 suggestions for you. (New York Times)

If you’re looking for other book suggestions, here’s a list of books that President Obama recently bought. (New York Daily News)

It’s almost Christmas time so why not watch the new Honest Trailer for Home Alone.

And here’s a fantastic tribute for now retired F1 driver Mark Webber.