Gifts For the Oblivious Babies In Your Life
Babies and small children, unfortunately, are ill-equipped to fully appreciate Christmas. Their little hands can’t hold things, nor can they grasp the concept of gifts. They’re built that way, and it’s no one’s fault. While their lack of comprehension doesn’t render them completely useless, it does make it hard to…
Gifts for the Athlete Who Cannot Be Contained By a Gym
I hate the gym. Hate is, perhaps, a strong word, but I certainly and adamantly prefer not to be inside one. Unless a person is a fan of group fitness classes, they’re basically misery caves, especially in the winter— sweaty, air saturated with aspirated moisture from the pores of other humans, exertion sounds,…
Gifts for the Spooky Adult
Somewhere in the tangles of your friend group or your family tree, there is a spooky person. As a teenager they liked — melodramatically loved, perhaps — Tim Burton; as an adult, their tastes hew to Nick Cave, the Criterion collection, and probably stuff with owls on it. It either strikes you as adorable or incredibly…
Gifts for the Actively Relaxed Stoner
In a piece towards which I felt all the traditional stages of love—surprise, attraction, anger, denial, tentativeness, renewal and then commitment—Mattathias Schwartz, for the New York Times Magazine, wrote a Letter of Recommendation for a vape.
Gifts for Your Boss
Holiday gifts for your boss are the grown up equivalent of an apple for the teacher: they’re mainly a token of appreciation (ha!), so don’t worry about spending a lot. If you like your boss/job, you want the gift to be memorable, but not too personal; useful (so they are forced to think of you whenever they pick the…
Gifts For Your Crushing Seasonal Depression
I believe in nothing so much as I believe in semi-aggressive mood management and straight-up aggressive mood maintenance—i.e. bitch don't even think about killing my vibe, i.e. okay sometimes those vibes are already dead because of a grotesque meeting of your personal brain chemistry with the season of garish forced…
A Gift Guide for People Who Wish to Shower Their Loved Ones With Shade
The holidays can be tricky. You're more or less obligated to give gifts to people who consider themselves your loved ones, but what if you don't really like them all that much? Or if they've been super annoying lately? Good thing there's a way for you to fulfill your gift-giving duties while shading all the obnoxious…
Gifts for the Teen Who Loves Tumblr
Even Kim Kardashian knows that teens who have cool Tumblrs are the only ones worth knowing. It's best to take a tip from America's most something celebrity and follow the teens. And what better way to get on the good side of America's bright future than giving them a fantastic and teen appropriate gift? There's no…
Gifts That'll Make Your Significant Other Less Annoying
The holidays are here, bringing the promise of good cheer, the scent of fresh-baked cookies, and the steadily increasing stress over choosing the proper gift for your significant other. Then there are the stretches of quality time together, often in high-pressure environments like crowded airports, when mildly…
Gifts For Your Most Delinquent Loved Ones
Best friend likes to smuggle dimebags on cross-country flights? Brother prone to petty theft? Boyfriend chronic double-parker? Is your mom totally running an illicit numbers game in the basement of your childhood home? SAME! We've compiled a gift for the victimless criminal in your life, in hopes of making them more…
The $296,133 Christmas: A Financial Tally of Celebrity Gift Guides
In the business of taste-making, holiday gift guides provide an important moment for celebrities with lifestyle brands to communicate their style. But given that celebrities tend to be super rich, are they really the best people to turn to when it comes to shopping lists? How in tune are they with their target demos?…
Nothing Says "I Love You" Like A Gift That Says "Go Clean Stuff"
GQ has compiled a gift guide for men who don't know what to buy the women in their lives. For your wife? How about some fancy laundry detergent! Oh, Gentlemen. I can't wait to give you your Valentine's Day monocles.
5 Gifts To Avoid Giving Your Mother This Mother's Day
Mother's Day is exactly one week away, and though there are plenty of guides out there to help you choose a suitable gift for the mother-figure in your life, I thought perhaps I'd provide a list of gifts to skip:

