But the LDP tries to wrap its gift nicely and deliver it without knowing if the box is empty or if there is a bomb inside.

CNN: PLAIN SPEAKING IN JAPAN

Sure, it isn't as bad as the bug that completely disables the lock screen -- identified on the Galaxy S III, but also found to work on the Note II -- but is just another reason to hope the mythical box is almost empty and at the bottom lies a fix.

ENGADGET

For those looking for that quintessential Bordeaux character of blackcurrant and cedar, which always reminds me of an empty cigar box, and rich, ripe roundness, it is worth casting your net further.

WSJ: Will Lyons on Wine: Journeying Into the Heart of Bordeaux

The movie is a metaphysical Cracker Jack box without so much as a shiny prize in its empty-calories depths.

NEWYORKER: The Adjustment Bureau