Holidays 2018

The Best Gifts Above $500 To Give This Holiday Season

By Patrick Lucas Austin , Alex Fitzpatrick and Aryn Baker

The Best Gifts Between $250-$500 to Give This Holiday Season

By Patrick Lucas Austin , Alex Fitzpatrick and Lucy Feldman

The Best Gifts Between $50-$250 To Give This Holiday Season

By Patrick Lucas Austin , Alex Fitzpatrick , Jamie Ducharme and Mandy Oaklander

The Best Gifts Under $50 To Give This Holiday Season

By Patrick Lucas Austin , Alex Fitzpatrick , Jamie Ducharme , Rachel E. Greenspan and Lily Rothman
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Watch These Irreverent Holiday Specials When You Get Sick of Hallmark Movies

For those who can’t stand to watch even one more uptight city girl embrace the Christmas spirit in the form of a grown-up ’90s teen drama dreamboat in a red-and-green flannel, this season offers plenty of irreverent yet still festive counterprogramming.

By Judy Berman

Rome's Mangled '#Spezzacchio' Christmas Tree Cost $400,000 and No One's Happy

Not very festive

By Cady Lang

Dogged 9-Year-Old Winter Enthusiast Successfully Knocks Out His Town's Snowball Fight Ban

Snowballs had been illegal since the town's 1920 founding

By Megan McCluskey

Good Guy Calls 911 to Save a Dummy That Was Part of an Ultra-Realistic Christmas Display

A Good Samaritan called 911 to save the dummy dangling from his rooftop

By Melissa Locker

How the Salvation Army’s Bell-Ringers Became a Christmas Tradition

The story behind the jovial bell ringers

By Diane Winston, University of Southern California / The Conversation

How Blue and White Became the Colors of Hanukkah

The association between the colors and the holiday is newer than you may think

By Rachel E. Greenspan

Family Faces Thousands in Fines for Epic Christmas Lights Because Spreading Cheer Will Cost You

Not very merry

By Cady Lang

Melania Trump Stands By Her White House Christmas Decorations

'I think they look fantastic,' she told Eric Bolling in an interview

By Rachel E. Greenspan

Historical Society Accidentally Sends Out an Unfortunately Worded Holiday Card

Some viewed the card's message as racist

By Megan McCluskey

This Christmas Ad Is Going Viral for Reminding Everyone That 'Love Is a Gift'

The short film about the true meaning of Christmas was made for a mere $50

By Melissa Locker

Starbucks' New Holiday Drink Sounds Like a Christmas Tree in a Cup

It has 'a hint of juniper and sage, an evergreen aroma and citrus notes'

By Mahita Gajanan

Melania Trump's 'Blood' Red White House Holiday Trees Bestow the Internet With So Many Gifts

First Lady Melania Trump unveiled the 2018 White House Christmas decorations on Monday, and the internet is predictably all over one aspect of this year’s festive additions: those red trees.Just like last year, Christmas came...

By Ashley Hoffman

Melania Trump Unveils White House Christmas Decorations

For the White House Christmas 2018 decorations, Melania Trump has decked the White House halls with the patriotic theme “American Treasures” recognizing America’s “unique heritage.”“This is a joyous time of year when we decorate the...

By Ashley Hoffman

Here Are the Best Cyber Monday Deals From Major Retailers

Check out what major retailers like Amazon are offering on sale Cyber Monday

By Elaine Selna

Amazon's Weirdest Black Friday Deals This Year

Gifts that make you go, "wait, what?"

By Ashley Hoffman

Why Performers Lip Sync the Songs at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Rita Ora caught plenty of flak for lip syncing the words to her song “Let You Love Me” during the 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.Like Mariah Carey on New Year’s Eve in Times Square before...

By Ashley Hoffman
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