1. Julia Child
2. A poet's work according to Salmon Rushdie ***
3. President Xi of China **
4. Nursing home trend **
5. Amazon acts like a start-up **
6. CIOs are focusing on mental health **
7. Spiral Thinking, Layering, and Hovering
* Boston Globe, ** Wall Street Journal, *** New York Times (12/22 & 12/23)