Travel | Travel

What to Do If Your Flight Is Overbooked, According to Experts

Azim Barodawala, co-founder and CEO of Volantio, has some insider tips on how to make an overbooked flight work best for you, even during the high-stress holiday travel season.

News | News

Here’s what’s driving the frigid storm that’s messing up holiday plans across the US

Bitter cold temperatures and fierce winds have descended upon the US as a rapidly intensifying cyclone makes its way east. Experts say this winter storm could be one for the books.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

These Spiked Cider Cocktails Will Warm You Up and Get You Tipsy at the Same Time

These apple cider cocktails can be made with just about any spirit—from tequila and rye to rum—and most recipes can even be doubled or tripled.

Politics | Interesting Links

Kronicles of Kwanzaa › American Greatness

“Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season,” said President Obama in a December 26, 2011 statement.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Hey American businesses: Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas

Hanukkah celebrates Jewish freedom from assimilation; it doesn't need Jewish-Christmas decorations or Jewish-Christmas movies or Jewish elfs-on-the-shelf

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

25 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List

You’re not the only one who’s left things until the last minute.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

10 Toasty Products for People Who Are Always Cold

If you find yourself always reaching for a blanket or shivering no matter what season we're in, check out these products that are sure to keep you warm this winter.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

The Best Gifts for James Bond Fans

Our list of must-have holiday gifts for the lucky James Bond fan in your life.

Just so everyone knows: I am a James Bind fan. So...you know what to do.

Miscellaneous | Random

63 WILDLY POPULAR GIFTS ON AMAZON UNDER $35

If you're shopping on a budget, don't worry; Amazon has tons of affordable products to choose from that are seriously popular.

Entertainment | Entertainment

10 Thanksgiving TV Episodes That Will Help You Get through This Holiday

Thanksgiving 2020 is going to be a rough one and you need help from your old friends. Here are the best Thanksgiving sitcom episodes to stream if you want to feel warm and happy.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

31 Cool And Useful Gadget Gifts For The Person Who Basically Has Everything

Fun, practical, and innovative presents ya just can't go wrong with.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

The Peanuts holiday specials will air ad-free on PBS

Apple TV+ and PBS announced today that they’re teaming up for special, ad-free broadcasts of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas.

News | Good News

New York UPS driver protects boy's Christmas toy by hiding it behind trash bins, video shows

A UPS driver was caught on camera trying to hide a large package in an attempt not to spoil a Christmas surprise for a young boy inside the New York home.

Entertainment | TNG

Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast Members Reunite in Holiday Photos

The Star Trek: The Next Generation cast has a reputation for being incredibly close both when they were filming the beloved sci-fi series and long after. That reputation holds true this holiday season. Members of the cast shared photos from a holiday get

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

6 Gift Ideas Based on the Top Products on Amazon's Wish Lists | Mental Floss

We went through Amazon's wish lists and pulled together the top items in categories like toys, kitchen, electronics, and more—just in time for some last-minute shopping.

Miscellaneous | Things To Do: Los Angeles

47 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend in L.A. (12-13-2019 to 12-15-2019)

This weekend in L.A. from Friday, December 13 to Sunday, December 15 features Union Stations Cocoa Concerts, Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade, Echo Park Community Parade, a Gremlins Holiday Party, ThriftCon LA, Hanukkah Festival at the Skirball Cultural

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Hallmark’s making some Hanukkah movies. The only problem? They’re anti-Semitic.

These holiday specials are really Christmas movies with Jewish characters, and they draw on old, dangerous tropes.

For the record, I don’t agree that President Trump invoked a “trope” when he referred to someone doing some shifty things as “shifty.” Remarking on someone Jewish in unflattering ways isn’t itself antisemitic. However, the idea that Chanukah is “merely” Jewish Xmas or that Jews are somehow “missing out” by not celebrating Xmas is absurd. We literally have holidays every month of the year except one and in some cases-multiple holidays. That they also felt compared to make the Jewish characters into cliches worthy of the worst types of antisemitic European tropes is disgusting. Hallmark shouldn’t be making movies about holidays that they do NOT understand, and don’t lend themselves to sugary, sappy, empty confections of predictable, mindless nonsense.

Food & Drink | The Cocktail Hour

The Best Bottles Of Bourbon To Give As A Gift This Holiday Season

Bourbon is a great gift to give this holiday season. Here are eleven bottles worth seeking out for under the tree.

Politics | Woke Insanity

Hallmark Channel Blasted For Lack Of Inclusion, Diversity

The Hallmark Channel has now been scrutinized for having a lack of religious and racial diversity during its “Countdown to Christmas” programming. According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the Hallmark Channel featured just four movies this y

1. The percentage of movies with black leads already matches the general population, and actually slightly exceeds it 2. I’m Jewish and the article is correct: Chanukah hasn’t been as commercialized and I really want it to stay that way. Hallmark’s gooey formula does not fit Chanukah and I am glad that they don’t try to fit it into that formula. So once again the idea that “equality” equals sameness is just another example of leftist stupidity.

Entertainment | Movies & Other Stuff

The Best New Streaming Shows to Binge Right Now

Get bingeing.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

13 Trader Joe's Products People Go Crazy for During the Holidays

Yes, two of the picks are wrapped in bacon.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Hanukkah Is Not Christmas. This Year, Let's Embrace That

Hanukkah ought to be celebrated in its own right. And failure to see it for what it truly is means children will likely abandon Judaism

Excellent article. Chanukah is NOT a holiday about religious tolerance, and I love that fact. It is the holiday where we say to the world: we are Jewish, you can't change that, and we'd rather fight and sacrifice our lives than be coerced into assimilation.

Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets

Ohio Shelter Is Giving Dogs Short-Term Homes for the Holidays With Its “Sleepover” Program

Here's hoping you fall in love and make it a permanent thing.

History | History

Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday

The very first Thanksgiving happened almost 400 years ago—long before the nation was born. How did it evolve into America’s quintessential national holiday? Credit largely goes to two people—one, a name you know; the other, you’ve probably never h

Business & Finance | Shopping

25 Brilliant Subscription Boxes For Everyone on Your List

Selecting the perfect present can be tough—so why not leave it to the pros?

Music | Audio Equipment: SO Cool!

A Gift Guide For The Music Lover In Your Life

From headphones, record players, box sets and portable keyboards, we've got you covered on clutch picks for that one music obsessive.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

We Pitted Ina Garten's Cookies Against The Pioneer Woman's & Here's How The Cookie Crumbled

We held a holiday shortbread cookie recipe bake-off.

Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot

Gifts Your Parents Would Never Buy the Ten-Year-Old You

Every kid knows the best way to get almost every item on your Christmas list is to include one outlandish, obscenely-expensive item your parents will never go for. Out of guilt, they’ll happily deliver everything else on your list. But you’re an adult

I know they wouldn't have bought the ten year old me any of this!

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Advice for Shy People at Holiday Parties

A survival guide for shy people at their holiday work parties. Why you should visit the venue beforehand, act like a journalist and make sure to dress up.

Entertainment | Movies & Other Stuff

Upcoming 2017 Movies: Best New Movies Coming Out for the Holidays - Thrillist

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are great for seeing family, but there are plenty of good new movies coming out if you need to sn...

Food & Drink | The Cocktail Hour

19 whiskey gifts for the sophisticated drinker in your life

Give the gift your whiskey-loving loved one really wants this year with one of these boozy gifts.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

All Of The Best Black Friday Deals, In One Exhaustive List | HuffPost

Humor | Humor

13 Struggles Of People Who Are Bad At Receiving Gifts

'Tis the season for grinning and bearing it.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

The Best Things to Buy at Trader Joe's This Holiday Season

Cookies, chocolate, and more.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

5 Tips for Keeping Your Home Safe While You're Gone for the Holidays

If you have travel plans for the holidays, you’re not alone. The stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is one of the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year, according to the Department of Transportation. “Although July and August are the peak months for break-ins, nearly 400,000 burglaries occur in the U.S. during November and December,” says Sarah Brown, a home security expert.

Recipes | Recipes

38 Modern Thanksgiving Recipes to Cure You of Any Holiday Fatigue

These tweaks on traditional recipes will keep the vibe fresh and exciting at your holiday table year after year.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

11 Brilliant Gifts for the Men in Your Life | Mental Floss

Whether it's your brother, father, boyfriend, or friend, chances are there’s at least one guy on your gift list this year. Here are 11 clever gift ideas for the men in your life.

Science & Technology | Tech

The Coolest Tech Gifts Anyone on Your List Will Love

Even if you don’t know the difference between Apple and Android, here are the best tech gifts to give and to get.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

15 Gift Wrapping Tricks - Holiday Present Wrapping Ideas

Check out these cute and festive gift wrapping tricks for the holidays.

History | History

Correcting Mistakes About Hanukkah - The Michael Medved Show

Despite extensive media coverage and rising levels of public partying, the holiday of Hanukkah still causes confusion among both Jewish and non-Jewish Amer

This is an important article. The meaning of Chanukah is much different than what many contemporary people seem to believe it is. In my opinion he real message of Chanukah is far more compelling.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Fighting the Holiday Slump: 5 Ways to Stay Focused

From shopping stress to holiday fatigue, there are many reasons why work productivity goes down during the holiday season. These five ideas can help you stay focused-and happy-at the office.

Travel | Travel

8 Tips for Stress-Free Holiday Travel | Maria Rodale

This year, if you're joining the millions of other Americans hitting the road (or skies) during November and December, make your journey -- not just your destination -- as comforting and relaxing as a slice of warm apple pie with these simple steps for a

Home Improvement | DIY

25 Easy DIY Holiday Gift Ideas to Start Now and Gift Later | Brit + Co

Unless your sole job this holiday season is gift giving (and if it is, we’re totes jealous), you probably don’t have a ton of extra time to find gifts, let alone DIY one. Plus, you don’t want a gift that looks too homemade, and half the time those Pinterest projects don’t even turn out like you wanted them to.

I love some of these! I will definitely be making some of my own gifts. I always think that DIY gifts are better anyway! I hope that you get some good ideas from this article!

News | The News

How wrong number started NORAD's Santa Tracker

FIRESTONE – NORAD's nearly 60 year old tradition of tracking St. Nick as he makes his rounds on Christmas Eve started with a misprint in a newspaper.

This is such a charming story. It is always nice to see adults indulge kids in this way.

Entertainment | Entertainment

What Kevin McCallister's Awful Family Is Doing Now | Mental Floss

Here’s how they've been keeping themselves busy since they were last seen harassing poor Kev.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Man Up on Your Home: Great Gifts for Any Guy's Home! | Men's Health

Everything a man's place needs, from coasters to clocks.

I saw a bunch of other gift guides on here, so I thought I should post something that reflects what I would like to buy (and receive) this year!

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Holiday Gift Guide:
The Outdoor Enthusiast

Awesome gift ideas for outdoorsy folk. You know who they are! We hope this awesome gift guide gives you some good ideas!

News | The News

George W. Bush, dressed as Santa, hands out toys at children's hospital - Washington Times

Former President George W. Bush quietly disguised himself as Santa Claus and handed out toys at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas last week.

No press. No planned publicity. No ego boost. He just did what he thought was right. I hope more people are starting to understand that this man is as far from the left wing caricature as is possible.

Entertainment | Mad Men

'Mad Men': 20 Gifts for Dapper Dons (or Bettys) | EW.com

Mad Men on Blu-ray/DVD (season 1 from $7.99)

These are some GREAT ideas for gifts! I hope some of my family members are seeing this (and I will make sure that they do)!

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Two Last-Minute Holiday Cookbook Gift Ideas

Both Cookbook Book and Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef wield the power of nostalgia, in different ways.

These would bot make very excellent gifts.

Miscellaneous | Other Stories

Last-Minute Holiday Gift: Shop the Supermarket (and Disguise It): Gardenista

Desperate for a gift? Run to the supermarket. Seriously. With our tips on what to buy and how to wrap your loot festively with store-bought materials, no one will ever suspect you stopped at the grocery store at the last minute. Read on for the shopping l

I am not 100% sold on the packaging, but I love this idea!

Recipes | Recipes!

How to Decorate Holiday Cookies Like a Pro!

Holiday cookie decorating 101: Everything you know for cookies that look as good as they taste.

I can't wait to try to make these!

Food & Drink | The Cocktail Hour

Build an Epic Holiday Eggnog Bar Because You Can and Should

Commence holiday dairy overload with an all-purpose eggnog recipe, plus a festive ’nog bar that lets your party guests personalize their punch cups.

The cocktail hour lasts a little longer during the holidays. That's good.

Food & Drink | LA Spots

The best Los Angeles experiences to give as gifts

This year, opt to create memories instead of giving a materialistic gift, with these fun unique gift ideas that are sure to please.

Some of these are great ideas!

Food & Drink | Seasonal Recipes

Avoid Soggy Latkes with these tips! - Bon Appétit

Nobody likes a soggy latke. And yet, a perfectly crunchy, crispy, golden-brown potato pancake is hard to master. In the video below, Dawn Perry, Bon Appétit digital food editor walks us through the process for picture-perfect latkes.

Latkes are "potato pancakes" and are a Chanukah staple!

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

The Best Gifts for the Home for All Design Lovers - Vogue

When choosing what to include in their holiday gift lists, our home editors looked back at the very best trends in design for inspiration. From animal glassware to dainty coffee and tea accouterments, here are their 30 favorite gifts for the home to give (or hopefully receive) this December.

Some of these are great! I will be purchasing some of this stuff. I hope that this gives some of you ideas that will take away some of the holiday shopping stress!

Miscellaneous | Judaism

MEDVED: Correcting Mistakes About Hanukkah | Truth Revolt

Despite extensive media coverage and rising levels of public partying, the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah (that begins Tuesday night, December 16th) still causes confusion among both Jewish and non-Jewish Americans. No, it’s not a festival of tolerance or

It is a little confusing because he implies that Chanukkah isn't about the miracle of the oil, but he then elaborates on that making it clear that it is the interpretation of that miracle that is misunderstood and NOT that Chanukah is not about the miracle itself. But he is 100% correct: Chanukah is about the Maccabees determination to practice traditional, authentic, Torah Judaism.

Style & Fashion | Fashion & Beauty

Affordable Holiday Party Shoes - Holiday Party Shoes for Less

'Tis the season to strap on a pair of pièce de résistance heels. Whether they're adorned with luxe embellishments like glitter, bead embroidery, or feathers, or boast sexy body of the 4-inch persuasion, there's a style for every woman looking to leave her mark. Shop our edit of the most toothsome and affordable footwear offerings on the market.

I love shoes!

Gaming | Gaming

Mobile games are high on holiday wish lists for moms | GamesBeat

The survey from WildTangent shows the appeal of games is broadening.

So for those of you who needs gift ideas (hint, hint).

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

15 Holiday Gifts Under $10 - Ideas for Cheap Holiday Gifts - House Beautiful

The best holiday gifts under $10.

Some of these are terrific!

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Who cares about 'Black Friday' deals? Why you should boycott 'Gray Thursday' - LA Times

Thanksgiving , more than any other holiday, revolves around the communal family meal. With Americans’ increasingly busy schedules, it is a rare occasion to slow down and be with your nearest and dearest. But if some retailers have it their way,

I agree and WAY too many people went shopping today!

Miscellaneous | OTHER STUFF

11 things you didn't know about Thanksgiving foods

Here's a list of Turkey Day dinner trivia, just in case you run out of conversation topics with your weird third cousin.

My favorite meal of the year!

Food & Drink | Food & Stuff

Thanksgiving Beer and Wine Pairing Guide

We've enlisted a beer pro and a certified sommelier to come up with the best wine and beer pairings for your Thanksgiving feast.

Sounds good to me!