holiday picks

Please pass the gelt

Gold coin chocolates are certainly a Hanukkah necessity, although I love how this tradition can be made even better with Divine Chocolate's gold-wrapped fair-trade coins.

20 of Disney Pixar's greatest animated shorts in one night, no wonder they call it a special

Well kids, gather round and let me tell you about an animated short film about a desk lamp, that came out in 1986. Sound boring? No way. It was the first glimpse of what the future of CGI would look...

Happy Naked Polka Day. Or, you know, Christmas.

One of the challenges to sending out holiday cards is that I either end up buying a bunch of Christmas, a bunch of Hanukkah and some horribly generic "holiday" cards. Not only does it get expensive,...

How the Grinch Monopolized my Blu-ray Player

When I found out that How the Grinch Stole Christmas, one of my all time faaaaavorite Christmas movies was out on Blu-ray I couldn't wait to see it in glorious high def.

9 reasons to do your Black Friday shopping online

As if you needed any other reason than preservation of all sanity to avoid the malls today, we thought we'd remind you just a few of the reasons why we simply love shopping online.

Yo, Thanksgiving Thanksgiving!

Yo Gabba Gabba! adds a float to the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York today? Suddenly we have renewed commitment to tune in. No offense, Underdog.

A new Thanksgiving tradition thanks to Mercy Corps

I love Thanksgiving. Just love it. Despite the fact that the whole history behind it might be somewhat mythological (Were the Native Americans really that underdressed in November? Hm.)

Fresh flower delivery for those who actually want their flowers delivered fresh

I send flowers several times a year and I've found it to be very hit or miss in terms of the quality and freshness. When most of the "fresh" flowers you order are shipped in from abroad, how fresh...

Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, now with the all-important pause button

I find The Nutcracker a bit hard to explain to fidgety kids, so before I fork over $50 a seat to take them to see it in person, I'm going to let them watch Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker to...

Modern Hanukkah menorahs? Thanks, Jonathan Adler

Jewish kids know all about the Hanukkah miracle but what they don't know is how hard it can be to celebrate that Hanukkah miracle in cool, modern style.