Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are here, and we can’t think of a better time to resurrect our inner consumer. (Nor can we think of a better time to sneakily besot ourselves on dollar-store eggnog!) Our handy little gift guide should help you with ideas that’ll appeal to even the most discerning 99 percenter, from anti-DUI breathalyzers to Detroitophile readables to the weird and wonderful musical world of the Ottoman Diaspora. And should you be forgiving all the übertools in your life this season, we think we’ve got that covered too. Or not. – Brian Smith

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This article appears in Nov 23-29, 2011.