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Christmas
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?
December 16, 2013
Alice Robb
A Sociologist Studied Christmas Gifts, and Here's What He Learned
December 16, 2013
Ryan Kearney
Conservatives Should Hate Santa Claus. He’s a Bleeding-Heart Liberal.
December 15, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Who Cares if Santa Claus is Real? The Megyn Kelly Scandal Is About Race.
December 6, 2013
Sophie McBain
Europe's Most Racist Christmas Tradition
December 2, 2013
Marc Tracy
What to Say If Someone Wishes You ‘Merry Christmas’
November 26, 2013
Michael Schaffer
I’m Sick of Other Holidays, But I Still Love Thanksgiving
It's still inclusive and noncommercial. Be grateful.
November 26, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
My Holiday Plea: Stop Complaining About the Holidays
January 8, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Gerard Depardieu's Russian Citizenship Is a Passport to a Westerner's Playground
January 4, 2013
Rebecca Dana
Current TV's New Owners Don't Need Ratings: They Have Money

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