The Vox Box

Wed., Dec. 17, 2008

Santa’s… to sexy for his hat…

(BeverlyCenter.com)

It's Santa Claus--L.A. style...

At the Beverly Center mall in L.A., shoppers won't find a jolly old bearded elf Fri-Sun nights. instead they will find a 6-foot-1, 185-pound "Hunky Santa" played by Eli Wilhide.

Shoppers who sit on this Santa's lap can get nutrition and exercise tips, or advice on what to get the wife or girlfriend. (My advice would be not to sit in some hunk's lap while shopping for your wife or girlfriend...)

From an article by By Laura T. Coffey at the Today Show: He’s “gorgeous,” said one woman who recently posed for a photo on his lap. “Illegally gorgeous.”

QUESTION: Did you sit on Santa's lap this year?

Posted Dec. 17, 2008, 11:16 a.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.