Holidays and Special Occasions

December 14, 2024

Winter Fashion Trends in NYC’s Central Park

The storybook holiday season in New York brings a certain coziness to Central Park, even as the landscape’s palette fades from autumnal reds, oranges and yellows […]
December 14, 2024

Julio Torres on Holiday Gifts

Known for his surrealist comedy, the El Salvador-born, Brooklyn-based performer Julio Torres, 37, is a former staff writer on “Saturday Night Live” and the co-creator of […]
December 12, 2024

Doing Less for the Holidays

This article was originally published on Dec. 9, 2022. Isabel Spooner-Harvey used to make latkes from scratch: grating the potatoes, wringing out their water, frying them […]
December 11, 2024

Making Danish Holiday Crafts

Liselotte Elsborg can’t remember when she learned to make the paper decorations that are ubiquitous in her native Denmark during Christmas time. “In my mind, I […]
December 1, 2024

A History of Holiday It Toys

A look back at 70-plus years of gadgetry, innovation and Mr. Potato Head. Once upon a time, holiday gifts for children were a relatively humble thing: […]
December 1, 2024

A History of Holiday It Toys

Once upon a time, holiday gifts for children were a relatively humble thing: perhaps a handful of chestnuts and a small wooden toy; even — oh, […]
December 1, 2024

From Pong to Pokémon: A History of Holiday ‘It’ Toys

Once upon a time, holiday gifts for children were a relatively humble thing: perhaps a handful of chestnuts and a small wooden toy; even — oh, […]
December 1, 2024

From Pong to Pokémon: A History of Holiday ‘It’ Toys

Once upon a time, holiday gifts for children were a relatively humble thing: perhaps a handful of chestnuts and a small wooden toy; even — oh, […]
November 20, 2024

Coca-Cola’s A.I.-Generated Holiday Ads Receive Backlash

The company’s nostalgia-filled commercials are a holiday tradition, but this year’s ads are facing backlash for dipping into the uncanny valley. With temperatures dropping, nights growing […]
November 12, 2024

From a Coming-of-Age First Watch to Timely Stocking Stuffers

Here is a selection of six new timepieces, each priced at less than $1,000. From holiday stocking stuffers to a coming-of-age first watch, these six new […]