Quick Fix 6 — 12/1/05

1. APhoto Fix: “And he ( Peter Jackson ) has made a picture I can only describe as jaw-droppingly brilliant: the most entertaining blockbuster movie this year” Baz Bamigboye/Daily Mail here .

2. Cartoon Fix: Gary Varvel ( Having a PC Christmas ), Bob Nowak ( Illegal immigration ), and Wayne Stayskal ( Christianity under attack ).

3. Humor Fix: David Letterman’s “Top Ten Messages Left on Oprah’s Answering Machine” here .

4. My Way Fix: This Day In History here , Today’s Birthdays here , Positive Quote here , and Word of the Day here .

5. Top of the News Fix: 10 Marines Killed near Fallujah here , 1000th person executed since 1977 here , California murders dwarf Iraq deaths here , UN: Torture in China widespread here , and “Lost” stars charged with DUI here .

6. Opinion Fix: Daniel Henninger /Wall Street Journal ( Abandoning Alfred E. Neumann PR approach ), John H. Miller /National Review ( Stan Berenstain, R.I.P. ), Mona Charen /Townhall ( Investigate the CIA ), Stephen Spruiell /National Review ( Winning in Iraq ), and Christopher Hitchens /Slate ( Sticking up for Saddam ).