I thought I’d say something nice about the New Republic’s academic blog, “Open University,” because it’s the holiday season and it’s important to be nice, especially now.

So…here goes.

There’s a remarkable level of collegiality over at Open University.

Everyone who posts at Open University is very intelligent.

All the hyperlinks on Open University are functional.

That felt kind of good, actually. Perhaps I will make a habit, this holiday season, of saying something nice every day here on the blog.

Tomorrow, I will try to say something nice about Giants coach Tom Coughlin.

Meantime, here’s some dueling headlines.

Coughlin levels rip at Eli

New York Newsday, 11/27

Giants Coach Coughlin Says He Hasn’t Lost Confidence in Manning
Bloomberg, 11/27