Monday’s links go back to decades past — as long as the Men in Black don’t use their memory-erasers on us.
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A Cookie-less Christmas? Norway Faces Butter Shortage
Denmark is trying to wean its people off butter by imposing a hefty “fat tax,” but their neighbors across the Skagerrak in Norway can’t get enough of the golden goodness. A diet fad in the Scandinavian country has depleted …
A Very Metal Christmas: House Syncs Lights to Slayer Song
It’s the holiday season, so break out the eggnog, mistletoe — and Slayer.
Santa and Machine Guns: For Your Christmas-Card Consideration
He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake—and this year in Scottsdale, Arizona, he probably knows when you’re out of ammo. See the Christmas card photos from the Scottsdale Gun Club’s annual event that’s seen …
Mall Santas Switch Strategies for a Slumping Economy
With the economy looking less than jolly, the most celebrated Santa school in the country is training its St. Nicks to help trim wish lists.
A Brief History of Advent
What started as a fasting holiday is now best known for its candy-filled calendars.
You Know It’s Christmas When Improv Everywhere Brings Out the Santa Sketches
Now that Black Friday is over, holiday shoppers are heading back to the mall without fear of pepper spray. But mall shopping at this time of the year carries other risks than overzealous customers and overcharged credit cards. …
Food Banks Face Peanut Butter Shortage for the Holidays
Peanut butter may be too expensive for impoverished families this Christmas. Happy holidays, America!
The miracle staple that saves the starving and goes ever so well with jelly is in short supply. A spell of hot weather in …
The Items in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ Will Cost You More Than $100,000
It’s officially Christmas shopping season, and that means the iPads and Kindle Fires are being plucked off the shelves in droves. These gifts come with some hefty price tags – but the presents are staunchly from the present. …
NBA Season Saved, Just In Time For Christmas
NBA fans will receive quite a gift this Christmas: a season. At around 3:30 AM Saturday morning, the NBA’s owners and players announced that they have reached a handshake agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, after …
Lady Gaga Opens Santa’s Workshop in Barneys
While Santa’s elves couldn’t envision a chair made entirely out of hair, Lady Gaga could.
Let’s Tax Christmas Trees … To Help Sell More Christmas Trees
People in the business of selling real Christmas trees must hate the new tax, right? Wrong. They’re the people supporting the tax.