ITEM: Goin' Out In Style. You may have noticed that our show's host has been sporting a little more sartorial splendor than usual lately. The reason: Current TV finally broke down and hired Cenk a bona fide "style consultant." All together now: "Oh, you fancy!" But if you're concerned that Cenk's new fashion sensibility has gone to his head, not to worry. As soon as he strode into the studio with that new pair of designer jeans, the staff erupted in snide comments, jeers, laughter and catcalls. Hey, everyone knows we keep it real at TYT.

ITEM: Local? Yes. Lo-cal? Not so much. The new studio location has meant seeking out new dining establishments to frequent and the results so far have been... mixed. Ana misses the friendly employee with "soft hands" who worked at a coffee shop by the old studio, but she's impressed with the pricey but "delish" Mexican pozole soup at The Point, a nearby American style eatery. Jayar, by contrast, complained that the chicken sandwich he had at The Point was "bland and tasteless" and that the toasted bread "tore up my mouth." These complaints continued in a steady stream throughout the meal ended, which is when the place's owner came over and said, "Jayar, how was your lunch?" At which point Jayar lost all that brashness and replied, "Excellent, thank you!" He hasn't been back since.

ITEM: "He's in the money, he's in the money..." So who was that dashing figure with the broad grin on his face glad-handing his way across the studio and why was he so darned happy? Why, it was none other than our own Ben Mankiewicz, and the source of his toe-tapping giddiness: a highly favorable outcome in a series of recent professional athletic contests that resulted in a bulging envelope for everyone's favorite TCM host. Congratulations, Ben, and good luck continuing your winning ways!

ITEM: As you may know, Cenk's dad, Dogan, recently came to visit for a few weeks. One day Michael Shure came into Cenk's office to pay up after losing a $350 sports bet. Wary of Dogan's potential disapproval, Michael surreptitiously (or not so surreptitiously, actually) slid the money across the desk to Cenk. Later on, Dogan cornered Cenk and said, with earnest concern in his accented voice, "I have to talk to you. I saw that Michael gave you something. Please tell me that it was not marijuana or heroin." Assured that his son is not a drug addict, Dogan sighed with relief and added, "I see in the movies, whenever they do this, it means drugs."

ITEM: Are you ready for even more football? It all comes down to this, the TYT Fantasy Football Super Bowl on Saturday that pits Cenk's team "The Conversation" against a TYT fan's team with the curious name of "Boink!" Those of you who've been following the action closely all season (you know who, and how sad, you are) understand the stakes: a year's worth of priceless bragging rights. For Cenk's blustery prediction, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27_VCx4_8OE For regular updates all Saturday, you can follow the hot TYT pigskin action here: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/557761?pak=xrH5RgDyvzvQ

ITEM: Roast Them Chestnuts! Even though it may fast-track us to the top of Bill O'Reilly's "naughty" list, all of us at TYT, even the godless secularist heathens, would like to wish all of you a happy, hearty and hopeful holiday season. But then in 2012, the politicians, the bankers and the rest of the 1% had better watch out, and they'd better not shout - because TYT is comin'!

TYT Quiz
CLICK HERE (http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2011/12/23/31258/924/Diary/TYT-Quiz-December-23-2011) to take this week's TYT quiz, and maybe you'll walk away the lucky winner of a brand new TYT T-shirt (A joy to wear in any season). To participate, email your answers to TYTQuiz@gmail.com before we post the correct answers Sunday. And congratulations to last week's winner, Kirsten Pickett!

More TYT Content
Do you love Cenk, Ben, TYT, and all the rest of it, but feel you would enjoy the show and the gang even better if you could experience them exclusively in panel format? Well are you in luck! The new TYT YouTube-only show, "The Point," is ideally suited for viewers just like you. This week's hot segments: Congressman Alan Grayson on military spending, comedian John Fugelsang channeling the 1% and a controversial stance on the drug war from billionaire Sir Richard Branson. Plus panelists Brian Unger and Shira Lazar round out the group to make for an entertaining, educational and an overall awesome YouTubin' experience. Check it out here "right away!": http://www.youtube.com/thepoint

Members-only Postgame
It's a season of giving, and what better present for yourself than the gift of TYT membership? [http://www.theyoungturks.com/page/membership] That way, you won't have to miss out on hearing super-cool postgame inside skinny like this past week's answers to questions such as:

• If he'd been given the chance, would Steve have "pushed a button" on Kim Jong Il?
  
• Why on earth was Cenk and Steve's friend Kenna drinking a $1,000 glass of cognac? And why did they give him a pass on this sort of wretched, 1%-style excess?
  
• What was Cenk most nostalgic about while (sniff, sniff) closing up the old studio?
  
• What did Jesus rat out Dave about? And why was Dave proud?
  
• During college, how did Cenk and his roommates discover that their other roommate was pilfering from them?
  
• Which TYT staffer got unceremoniously excluded from the Current TV Christmas show?