15 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas
For the second holiday season in a row, Americans are short on jobs and treasure. Yet many of this month's magazine gift guides and advertisements ar...
For the second holiday season in a row, Americans are short on jobs and treasure. Yet many of this month's magazine gift guides and advertisements ar...
Helene Pavlov | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living
Wintertime and the hectic holiday season is upon us, bringing long lines and standing around -- carrying way too many packages, carrying things that you know are too heavy or awkward to carry, etc.
Sarah Archer | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living
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.
Fast Company | Adam Penenberg | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books
Step into any Barnes & Noble and the first thing you see are tables covered in books. 'Tis the season, so there's the "Happy Holidays" table, with its...
BJ Gallagher | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living
Thanksgiving has come and gone -- let the holiday madness begin! If you're one of those people who are filled with dread right about now, you're not alone.
Mira Veda | Posted 12.11.2009 | Living
I know Edward Lore didn't have shopping in mind when he discovered chaos theory, but the fact that it follows the two main components of the theory, I figure, makes it fit.
Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.03.2009 | Technology
These aren't necessarily The Best Whizbangs out on the market. They're just products that for any number of reasons stood out for me during the past year -- and are well-made, useful and often quite innovative.
Christine Hassler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living
To me, stress is not something to "manage" since managing stress implies that it is still going to be there. Wouldn't you rather eliminate stress by learning how to respond to it in more life-enhancing ways?
Posted 12.02.2009 | Business
Unlike 2008, when a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death in Valley Stream, New York, there have been no reported deaths this year associated with B...
Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green
With the holiday season upon us, gift-giving can get pretty ugly really fast. From the last-minute frantic purchasing to participating in the consume...
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business
The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrati...
Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.27.2009 | Business
I consider myself an experienced Black Friday shopper, having gotten up at 4 am the day after Thanksgiving for years to shop the bargains. But I have never seen a Black Friday like the one today.
John Farr | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment
Get ready, folks, for the coming blur of forced reunions, work-related functions, and cacophonous Christmas parties.
Posted 11.24.2009 | Business
Black Friday deals are coming early in 2009. Partially due to the desperation of struggling retailers, the holiday shopping season kicked off a bit...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching – instead of mall-hopping – on Black Friday, ...
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 11.20.2009 | Business
Fortunately, this year, you can holiday shop for your child or grandchild with more confidence than ever before. That's because there are new rules on your side and the side of America's children.
Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
It was one thing last year for everyone to hunker down into a holiday of uncertainty and frugality, but this year the pretend-poor has turned into real poor, which is much less fun.
Jenny Darroch | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home
It seems that many retailers have slashed inventory this year, perhaps more so than previous years.
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
White Christmas is a cultural and traditional icon of our society. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, Green Thanksgiving will also become an American standard.
AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 10.05.2009 | Style
NEW YORK — Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise. Retailers hope embra...
The Los Angeles Times | Alex Pham | Posted 11.29.2009 | Books
Will digital books catch fire this holiday? According to an online survey, 1 in 5 shoppers said they planned to buy an electronic book reader such as ...
searchengineland.com | Posted 11.28.2009 | Technology
In the run-up to the holidays, there are several concrete SEM strategies you can implement right now to make maximize your revenue from Black Friday a...
Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment
How dare we derive pleasure from a movie that elitist reviewers writing for a minute collection of fellow elitists have deemed prosaic, unimaginative, and beneath them.
Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago
I wondered how the six kiddies in my family would take their first - but certainly not last - credit crunch Christmas.
Vicky Ward | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style
It's OK to drink, smoke or dope (in moderation). Pot is appearing at the dinner table and no one blanches. In fact if you don't seem like a victim of stress, then you're the one to worry about.
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 12.11.2009 | Style