1.   And, on a lighter note, the magazine picks the best and worst of the year in arts, sports and entertainment.

2.   After heavy talk of divorce and fragmented families, Chris manages to end it on a lighter note.

3.   But this evening would end on, yep, a lighter note.

4.   Glenn Ligon expressed a similar feeling on a lighter note.

5.   Menard has some history on a lighter note too.

6.   On a lighter note, Gore used the prime-time opportunity to burnish his staid, even stiff, public image.

7.   On a lighter note, Varnon-Grier, who is divorced, voiced a sentiment about the march that some women have been giggling about with their girlfriends.

8.   On a lighter note, Albuquerque poet Matthew John Conley carried a plush toy pink bunny.

9.   On a lighter note, and just in time for the holidays, Coffee Journal offers a long list of gifts for the java junkies in your family.