Next week's episode of Community (NBC) should be a real treat. Besides being a holiday episode, this one features stop-motion animation, like what you see in "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer."

Quick hits from the Hustle today: announcements on everything from holiday events, tech initiatives, Downtown redevelopment and more. Follow us below the fold as the Hustle cleans out his inbox.

“That story about Willie smoking on the roof of the White House with Jimmy Carter,” pauses Ray Benson, “that’s all true.” In light of Nelson's recent bust and inspired by Andy Langer's Esquire article, OTR polled some notable locals about their most memorable high times with the Red Headed Stranger.

Breaking news: FIFA has just announced the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. In something of an upset, Russia got 2018 over the favored bids from England and Spain/Portugal, and Qatar got the 2022 games despite heavy lobbying from the USA bid committee. Qatar has promised a lot, though, including …

Stop the presses: Willie Nelson was busted last week for pot possession as he returned to Texas from California. Below, find out the details on the bust – and whether it was proper – along with other drug war news.

Rock, Paper, LOUD NOISES!

The Grammy nominations were announced earlier this evening. There’s no shortage of hometown heroes headed to the red carpet for the 53rd annual award ceremony in February, most surprisingly Will Sheff, who earned a Best Album Notes nod for Roky Erickson with Okkervil River’s True Love Cast Out All Evil.

Mondo, the Alamo Drafthouse's recently redesigned/rebranded "collectible art boutique," has announced the debut of the Mondo "Director's Series" of original, hand-screened, seriously stunning film posters. Director numero uno? None other than Alamo fan and favorite Guillermo del Toro. Face it: we're gonna need a bigger wall.

Thanksgiving weekend is usually cause for joy, but for thousands of filmmakers, it's the annual time of frayed nerves and to-the-quick-bitten nails, as they wait for a call from Sundance. This morning, the venerated indie fest announced the 32 features selected for U.S. Narrative and Documentary Competition – with a couple of Texas names in the batch.