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Infographic: Christmas Around the World


Because we’re suckers for infographics, trivia, and statistics like these ones about Christmas around the world: … More »

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Infographic: Christmas Around the World

Nightmare Before Christmas: Why Holidays Are Neat Freak Hell


Everyone has different decorating styles, especially over the holidays. (Case in point: My festive super might love the plastic Santas in my building lobby, but I would never allow them – or the singing Christmas ornaments – in my actual apartment.) But for neat freaks, or the “hyper-neat,” the season brings a special strain. Thankfully, the New York Times has suggestions for making sure holiday parties don’t turn into the nightmare before Christmas, even if you are OCD about keeping crumbs off the carpets and mulled wine away from the couch … More »

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Nightmare Before Christmas: Why Holidays Are Neat Freak Hell

Charitable Gift-Giving: 10 Nonprofits to Support This Holiday Season (Instead of Buying Presents)


You’re tired. You loathe the commercialization of Christmas. You resent having to buy ugly, plastic things for young cousins you never see. You hate malls. You don’t need or want any more crap. You’re broke. Or, you’re just a nice person who wants to give back. All are valid reasons to eschew traditional holiday gift-giving in favor of making donations to nonprofits in people’s names, and then presenting the recipients with personalized donation notices on Christmas Day. (They’ll probably look and fit better in stockings than under the tree.) Here are ten favorite nonprofit charities we like to support, especially around the holidays — because don’t they deserve your hard-earned cash more than the big box stores? So if you’re on our gift list this holiday season, be prepared to feel altruistic. Because you ain’t getting that iPad from us. … More »

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Charitable Gift-Giving: 10 Nonprofits to Support This Holiday Season (Instead of Buying Presents)

Oprah’s Better Than Santa, So Here’s What We’d Ask For If We Sat on Her Lap


Part one of OprahPalooza 2010 Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things aired this afternoon, and although we’ve been periodically checking under our seats for gift certificates and cashmere, alas: We weren’t invited to the big sha-bang. Guests who have given back to their communities were specially chosen, but rumor has it that they howled and cheered just like anyone else would when Oprah gave away a 52-inch flat-screen TV and a watch worth more than $2K. It’s Oprah’s last season, and she only has one thing left to prove: She’s better than Santa Claus. … More »

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Oprah’s Better Than Santa, So Here’s What We’d Ask For If We Sat on Her Lap

Oprah’s Better Than Santa, So Here’s What We’d Ask For If We Sat on Her Lap


Part one of OprahPalooza 2010 Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things aired this afternoon, and although we’ve been periodically checking under our seats for gift certificates and cashmere, alas: We weren’t invited to the big sha-bang. Guests who have given back to their communities were specially chosen, but rumor has it that they howled and cheered just like anyone else would when Oprah gave away a 52-inch flat-screen TV and a watch worth more than $2K. It’s Oprah’s last season, and she only has one thing left to prove: She’s better than Santa Claus. … More »

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Oprah’s Better Than Santa, So Here’s What We’d Ask For If We Sat on Her Lap