December 21, 2019

Trying to Reach the North Pole? Check Your Wi-Fi

When Alan Kerr’s daughters confessed that they no longer believed in Santa Claus, he shared a confession of his own. “I told them the truth,” he […]
December 18, 2019

Is Tinsel Canceled?

The polar ice caps are melting before our eyes. Artificial snow will not be de rigueur this year. Even as whales starve because of the plastic […]
December 18, 2019

Are Experiential Gifts More Trouble Than They’re Worth?

In November, ahead of the holiday shopping onslaught, the fitness lifestyle brand Peloton released a 30-second commercial called “The Gift That Gives Back.” If, somehow, it […]
November 21, 2019

Santa Claus Is Different for the Rich

You better watch out.
December 1, 2017

Holiday Windows, a (Sort of) Love Story

At this time of year I often peer into store windows for clues to what I should feel. Standing before a winter wonderland scene of wicker […]
December 14, 2016

Let It Glow! With Lasers, a Holiday Home Decorating Craze Takes Off

Darrell Huckaby was camping last year on Jekyll Island, Ga., when he and his wife saw what he described as “thousands of lights dancing in the […]
December 6, 2016

The Male Animal: Why Are Some Men Such Awkward Gift Givers? Let Them Explain

The Male Animal By SRIDHAR PAPPU Rob York was no more than 11 years old when he realized how terrible his father was when it came […]
October 31, 2016

Whoopi Goldberg Plays Fashion Designer (for Real)

Whoopi Goldberg has been many things — actor, producer, talk show host — but designer has not been among them. As of this week, however, that […]