The advent of the non-committal gift card says it all: shopping for our loved ones has never been quicker and easier -- or less thoughtful.
Julie Spira | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living
I have an excerise that can help minimize the holiday blues, put a smile on your face, and allow you to be open to meeting someone before the strike of midnight on New Year's Eve, if you are ready and willing.
Karen Luniw | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
How does one get through the holiday season unscathed by the family biting sarcasm, the off-hand negative comments about your love life or lack of employment? Those unsaid, yet thick feelings of disapproval?
John Farr | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment
Get ready, folks, for the coming blur of forced reunions, work-related functions, and cacophonous Christmas parties.
Gina Pell | Posted 11.17.2009 | Style
It's that time of year again when we're forced to sit around a turkey and then later a tree or a menorah (or both) and field questions like, "When are you going to put that law degree to use?"
Isobel White | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style
No, who am I kidding -- I am old school, but trying my best to keep up. I vow to actively use LinkedIn and Facebook this year.
Meredith Broussard | Posted 02.07.2009 | Style
My college students would find me on Facebook in about five seconds flat. Can I really get up in front of a classroom and command authority if my students know I helped make a fruit turkey?
Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 02.05.2009 | Style
There will be no trace of Christmas in my house. The sugar cookies rattling around the tin? Gone. The leftover eggnog? Down the drain. Gingerbread houses? See ya. Except for the cards. They stick around.
Janet Carlson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living
It's a funny concept, spending money on gifts for the man you're divorcing, isn't it? The man you're trying to disentangle from financially?
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living
This year, I'm going to . . . Waste less, recycle more. Talk less, listen more. React less, consider more. Read less, meditate more. Complain less, compliment more.
Reverend Billy | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living
So the retail bubble finally burst, with some estimating an extreme contraction of up to 8%. An America where local economies strike a balance with the big companies is clearly the idea.
Lisa Wade | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style
What experiences have you had with the Santa lie? Why have you chosen to lie or tell the truth to your children? Do you think you did the right thing?
Timothy Bay | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style
Facing the challenge of current economic conditions, Santa retooled his product line this season to create new toys incorporating space-age science and the economic spirit of the times.
Lisa Wade | Posted 01.27.2009 | Style
There is something truly amazing about a sign touting "Doorbuster!" sales that shows how quickly we forget, how callous we can be, and the level of incompetence at JCPenney.
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 01.27.2009 | Living
I find myself looking back and remembering those who showed me enormous kindness -- as well as opportunities for kindness to those I had not been deeply involved with.
Alfred Gingold | Posted 01.26.2009 | Style
I am aware that the world outlook has, by most measures, deteriorated since Nov. 4th. But the light at the end of the tunnel shines on.
Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.25.2009 | Living
As I sat Christmas morning meditating as the dawn broke here in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean over Hawaii, I was struck by the many faces of the Ultimate Unknown/Known Otherness that were presented to me.
Patrick Takahashi | Posted 01.25.2009 | Living
While maintaining a somewhat provocative edge, my holiday message provides a bit of humor, followed by compelling evidence on how the Catholic Church might have originated.
Mort Gerberg | Posted 01.25.2009 | Style
Anita Thompson | Posted 01.25.2009 | Living
While reading Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope yesterday, I was reminded of the man (the third president) who distilled the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Valerie Tarico | Posted 01.25.2009 | Living
Most Americans know how Christmas came to be celebrated on December 25, but where does the Christmas story itself come from: Jesus in the manger, the angels and wise men?
Ira Glasser | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics
It's Christmas Day, and Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace are about to begin their 37th year in the dungeon of Angola Prison. A crucifixion. Where is the public outrage that will resurrect them?
Robert Creamer | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics
Christmas celebrates the central premise of the progressive ethical system, "love they neighbor as thyself," and rejects the tribalism and radical individualism that lie at the heart of right wing ideology.
Kim Morgan | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment
I'm heading north for the holidays, and I loathe flying, so I'm on the train. Traveling by train got me thinking (again) of some of my favorite train movies.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics
Merry Christmas, HuffPosters. I hope you are all touched by the grace of this day. We have a special gift for you tucked under our Featured Blog Posts tree: a line-up of holiday-inspired offerings. Remember: every time you click on a post, a blogger gets his wings! Earlier this week, I asked for your suggestions on what gifts we should give to some of our favorite -- and not so favorite -- public figures. You responded with a flying sleigh's worth of great gift ideas. Even Santa's elves couldn't have been more industrious. Now it's time to unwrap the presents. Click here to check out our favorite suggestions for what should be stuffed into the stockings of some of 2008's naughty and nice.
Sarah Archer | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living