Chicks Take Christmas Seriously
No shit headline of the day: "Women Spend And Stress More Over Gifts." Well yes. Also, advertising has led us to believe that if it's not a great, awesome, amazing present that makes people gasp, we're doing something wrong.
The Myth Of The Holiday Party
As I looked at yet another roundup of glitzy, frilly, festive holiday apparel today, I suddenly couldn't help but wonder: who's actually going to all these fancy "holiday parties?"
"Listen To Us, And You Can Save Our Lives."
One young woman gives us something we rarely see: a practical primer on "How to Handle My Eating Disorder in Your Home for the Holidays":
It's Your Lucky Day!
Happy Lá 'le Pádraig — St. Patrick's Day! On this day, people all over the world wear green, even though St. Patrick was into blue, and drink beer. How do you plan to celebrate?
How Will You Celebrate Women's Self-Empowerment Week?
Apparently, January 5-11 is Women's Self Empowerment Week. Who knew? Entertainment Weekly's Whitney Pastorek, for one. She winkingly writes:
Happy Heathen Holidays
Torie Bosch has a piece on Slate about the joys of celebrating a godless Christmas, something many of us are probably very familiar with.
Christmas Pageant Kids: Or, Who Gets To Be The Virgin?
At some churches, Nativity Pageants bring out the worst in Christians.
Ultimate Terrible Gift Guide: Part 2
We asked, you answered: herewith, the second installment of our Ultimate Terrible Holiday Gift Guide: Things Not to Get the Family.
Women At Work: More Holiday Parties Mean More Problems
It's early mid-December, which means that the offices that still have the dough to hold holiday parties are about to unleash some free booze on their angst-ridden employees. The Root and The New York Post both have articles today about how to avoid humiliating yourself in front of your higher-ups, and the advice…
Ultimate Terrible Gift Guide: Part 1
This is the time of year for gift guides! What to buy your mom! And your fashionista friend! And your crush! For under $50! You've probably got a lot of good suggestions, so here's something else: The Ultimate Bad Gift Guide. Our guide is composed of terrible gifts we have actually given and received through the…
Who Knew? Thanksgiving Comes With A Dress Code
Foreign Affairs
Yesterday, April 14, was "Black Day" in South Korea. Kind of like the anti-Valentine's day, April 14 is when people who are not in love wear black and eat black food. South Korea marketers have hatched special days for the 14th of each month to create a calendar with a crapload of love holidays. Black Day has become…
