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December 22, 2015
Laura Reston
Victorian Christmas cards featured nightmarish snowmen, boiled children, and the occasional dead robin.
December 21, 2015
Laura Reston
Watch Ted Cruz read Christmas classics like “How Obamacare Stole Christmas” and “Rudolf the Underemployed Reindeer.”
December 18, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Adopt an Emoji is the Name a Star for the technological age.
December 18, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz, a critic of government data collection, is using Santa Claus to get personal information from supporters.
December 18, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Here are seven alternative Christmas movies for your holiday viewing pleasure.
December 9, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
At 50,
A Charlie Brown Christmas
is as perfectly depressing as ever.
November 30, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Donald Trump, who said, "If I become president, we’re gonna be saying Merry Christmas at every store," does not sell Christmas merch in his store.
September 25, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Donald Trump's "Merry Christmas" Has Nothing to Do With Christmas
December 24, 2014
Jesse Singal
The Psychological Trick to Only Remembering the Good Parts of the Holidays
December 24, 2014
Naomi Shavin
Christmas Lights Are Ruining Your Health and the Environment
Celebrating the holidays shouldn't require light pollution
December 22, 2014
Elaine Teng
How 'Silent Night' Became the Most Popular Christmas Carol of All Time
December 27, 2013
Paul Berman
Stop Hating Scrooge!
The 'Christmas Carol' curmudgeon is a forward-thinking liberal
December 26, 2013
Alec MacGillis
If the Private Sector Is So Great, Why Did UPS Botch Christmas?
A corrective for market triumphalists
December 24, 2013
Alice Robb
What Is the Meaning of Christmas Lunch?
December 23, 2013
Julia Fisher
Elves Are Worth Believing In This Christmas
December 23, 2013
Alice Robb
Didn't Get Many Christmas Cards This Year? You Probably Have No Friends.
December 22, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
The Atheist's Guide to Christmas
December 20, 2013
Alice Robb
Surprising Academic Data on What Happens When Kids Learn the Truth About Santa
December 19, 2013
Marc Tracy
Christmas Is the Greatest Jewish Holiday
Why I love Christmas—even though I don't celebrate it
December 18, 2013
Michael Schaffer
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Is a Terrible, Terrible Song
You know it's about bullying, right?
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