Well, 2009 will soon be over. We have enjoyed sharing with you the many topics we talked about on the Sama Gazette since it was launched this Summer. You are great Sama-Readers and we are very proud you like this place, a piece of the World of Sama we all love. It’s time to go back on our previous posts before our first one of 2010. We hope you will still be there next year, be assured the Sama Team will be. And many thanks to Max Dana for letting us express ourselves on this website. We love working for with you!

Let’s start with the geeks, nerds or whatever you call yourself with Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd. The book is about you! But you can also be a proud rider of the Honda U3-X: motorised unicycle from Japan, YikeBike: high wheel bicycle of the 21st century, eniCycle: electric unicycle for lazy circus clowns. For the gamers, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, best game ever! and Wolfenstein: weapons fully loaded! And for fans of toys: Holiday Dunnys Ruin Christmas at Kidrobot!, An Interview with Frank Kozik at Juxtapoz, Dunny Series 2009: released!

If you want to hear some good music: Norah Jones : The Fall – We love it!. Or you can listen to this great French singer: Mister Mystère: introducing Matthieu Chedid, or this one: Who is Sliimy? The late answer…. Don’t miss the ‘legend’ : Bob Dylan, you say? Where is your ID?. And learn more about this one you may already know: Kanye West at VMAs: Sama Team investigates

As for the movies, you can see Up In The Air: not Copenhagen-friendly!, Julie & Julia: ‘Bon appétit!’ for the Bons vivants, The (new) blood diamonds: it ain’t a movie… to be aware of what is happening around us. Not to mention Avatar: International teaser trailer has arrived!. For the fashion designers: Coco Before Chanel by designer Catherine Leterrier.

If you are into Art, then you might be interested by The Rotating Kitchen by Zeger Reyers, Georgios Maridakis and the Porcelain Vase Clock, or Mat Benote at Guggenheim: yes, he can!. Sad news: SF Street Art Mecca to be demolished. Fashion design: Gothic-style skull clutch by Alexander McQueen, Úna Burke: when Art meets Fashion and Carla Bruni’s little black dress is a success.

If you are rich or just spending all your spare money in jewelry, then make sure to check Onyx Skull Ring by Wendy Brandes and Milly Carnivora by Victoire de Castellane.

You can also learn, think, discuss. International Human Rights Day 2009 and Darfur, Congo, Burma: is ‘good will’ enough?. But also Aung San Suu Kyi back to home confinement and Aung San Suu Kyi: candles in Paris tonight. If you want to do something: World AIDS Day: Get (RED)!, RAISE Hope for Congo: Activism you can wear and Buy (RED) Save Lives – JoinRED Fight AIDS.

For the members of the Sama Epicurean Fraternal Society: Gastronomy Festivals: la crème de la crème, Whiskey Stones for Manhattans’ amateurs. The recipes: Happy Thanksgiving and How to Cook a Turkey and French Toast aka Pain Perdu: the recipe. For a great night, Dita Von Teese, ‘Queen of Burlesque’ in Paris! and also a surprising online magazine: Burlesque Magazine with Kalani Kokonuts. And for your bath: The Art of Living by Côté Bastide.

News from France:  Johnny Hallyday at Cedars-Sinai (hopefully he’s no more). In Europe: Berlin Wall: where were you 20 years ago?. And from the United States: Polanski: forgiven in France, guilty in the U.S?, Barack Obama: disappointment and hope and The Oprah Winfrey Show will end in 2011. The ones who will be remembered:  Patrick Swayze has passed away… and Senator Edward Kennedy died at 77.

Don’t miss our weekly rendezvous: Twitter Friday with Twitter Sunday: Favorites Tweets in 2009.

And last but not least: Max Dana’s 2009 Show: it’s happening now! We had a great time during this show and we will be back in 2010 for a bigger one. Be ready. Stay connected on the Sama Gazette!