Bear Soup No. 46

Holiday shopping tips: Bearhide Designs (http://www.cafepress.com/bearhide); how to say “Bear” in dozens of languages from around the world; fudge packers from Brown Bear Resources (brownbear.org); the perfect holiday gift, Ron’s new fiction anthology, BI GUYS, and Richard Labonte’s book review; Panda Porn; and audio from an interview with wine expert Terry Thiese on sweetness.