11 posts tagged ‘christmas’
That's It, I Need to See This Family on Reality TV
Jezebel,
Each Christmas since 2015, a family in Austin, Texas mails out a greeting card that could probably put some people in Hollywood out of a job. And they’re finally getting some much-deserved attention. Read more...
Christmas in Tehran: Bringing the Holidays to Hostages
The New Yorker,
In 1979, a minister received a telegram from Iranian militants who had taken hostages in the American Embassy, inviting him to perform Christmas services. Two days later, he was inside.
Add these Christmas classics to your Netflix playlist for some holiday cheer
AV Club,
What makes a classic holiday film? Browsing Netflix’s options, it seems a malleable term; 1954’s White Christmas is as classic as they come, but what about Kurt Russell’s modern hit The Christmas Chronicles? Or Lindsay Lohan’s newly released comeback, Falling For Christmas? If trope-tastic holiday romance is your… Read more...
The 30 best Christmas movies of all time
After a long day of braving frigid temps and long queues—online or at the mall—for gifts and stocking stuffers, there’s nothing better than taking a break in front of the warm glow of the silver screen (or in front of your own big screen at home). Well, that, and some popcorn. Lots of popcorn. There you’re likely to… Read more...
Gifties for Swifties
Vulture,
’Tis the damn season, y’all!
Nobody Told Hallmark Channel That Cable Is Dead
The network that produces dozens of Christmas movies a year refused to join the streaming wars. It’s paid off big time.
Where to stream National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Whether or not you get a holiday bonus this year that you can use to buy a swimming pool for the family, whether or not your weirdo relatives show up in their RV, and whether or not your yuppie neighbors are... not impacting your life whatsoever and just get punished for existing, it’s always nice to watch National… Read more...
Important: Learn Matt Rogers’s Sexy Grinch Dance
Swish-swishes, prop work, drop it!