Quick roundup of stuff I found interesting

I'm juggling a couple of clients today, so I can't write entire entries on any of these:

• My favorite steakhouse in Chicago, Morton's, will get bought out by a company in Houston. The deal closes in February, so I'll have to get in there once I finish digesting my Christmas dinner. (Could take weeks.)
• Christopher Hitchens died last night; Andrew Sullivan has posted great stuff about him today.
• The President will sign the Defense Authorization Bill into law, even though it contains almost-certainly-unconstitutional provisions.

OK, back to the mines...