Christmasshopping

Gift-giving is a perfectly fine tradition, but it can get a little overwhelming and hardly a year goes by without at…

The holiday retail wars are upon us! Macy's kicked off the melee by announcing they'd open at 6 pm on Thanksgiving;…

September Christmas displays are here, and they are fucking terrible. No, no, no, no, no, no. Mid-September is not…

There are a lot of different ways banks might deal with the recent Target database caper, but none of them are quite…

It's a holiday tradition as American as eating too much and falling asleep in a chair while inane football comedy…

Even in the face of tragedy, the buying of expensive crap must go on. At least, if you're Oprah. And so, while…

Nancy Puccinelli of Oxford University's Saïd Business School confirms what anybody who has been to a mall in the…

It's Black Friday again, so I guess everyone, especially parents, will be running around like a bunch of assholes…

Some people do not care for winter wonderlands, silver bells or "merry" anything. Some people are bitchy and bitter,…

Let's make Christmas all about vampires and '50s ad agencies! We've got gifts for Mad Men enthusiasts, True Blood…

[Santa Monica, December 11. Image via Splash.]

No shit headline of the day: "Women Spend And Stress More Over Gifts." Well yes. Also, advertising has led us to…

We loved the Sesame Street segment "I Love My Hair" — and the subsequent Willow Smith mashup — so naturally it's…

Oh J. Crew. I don't understand you. Sometimes you know exactly what I want. Often it's like you've read my mind. But…

Tomorrow is the first day of December, and we're already being inundated with Christmas crap! Here's a handy buyers…

Warning: Scrooge-y thoughts ahead.

[London, December 14. Image via Getty]

The fruit in the Harry & David catalog may not appeal to you, but what about cookies? Cheesecake? Peppermint…

Today is Cyber Monday — the online version of Black Friday — leading us to wonder if there's any day in November or…