November has come and gone. Holiday decorations are up and there is a chill in the air (for us in Arizona that chill equals below 80 degrees). At the risk of sounding cliché, and alienating every journalism professor I've ever had, where has the time gone? If you feel like November came and went without you noticing, you're not alone.

So. If you need to play catch up, here are seven articles to get your started.