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more about #christmas more comments → Astroblack: Its been almost a year, and yet when I see a photo of them altogether like this I still do a double take in amazement that this family actually lives ... more » TedSez: "Tree-Killing, Energy-Wasting, Suspiciously Well-Dressed President Utilizes Child Labor in an Attempt to Detract Attention From Policy Failures and Po... more » AzureTexan: This is weird, or maybe not so weird, but what popped into my head when I first saw this picture was the famous Iwo Jima flag-raising photo. It has th... more » dagblad: Though obvious, that caption is perfect. more » MyNameIsChris: I'm so tired of all these religious nut-jobs running the country I live in. more » Astroblack: Now ain't nothin' wrong with a big woman. But Aretha, that is just too much titty for a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. more » TedSez: Network programmers, that's the way they do it Wasted an hour on the NBC; Leno ain't working, they know that they blew it So they got Bublé for nothi... more » intime: What is that thing Aretha's wearing? It looks like she's being strangled by a moose! more » daveyjonesisdead: FYI, I live in toronto and Bllomberg has been doing promotional spots for the local all-news radio station that uses Bloomberg news, in which he ident... more » Steverino Begins: New York's Adrift Has-Beens Flock To Lighthouse-Like Tree, Sing Request For Figgy Pudding more » AndIAmTellingYou: Happy Holidays from AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com! more » jasonelias: Rob Thomas says, "Merry Christmas, from 1999..." more » morninggloria: Wasn't Shakira involved with this? Why is she always fucking involved? She's frightening, as The Lollipop Guild from The Wizard of Oz is frightening... more » Magister: Are you sure that tall guy isn't the kid from The Office? more » Steverino Begins: In Elaborate "Fuck You" to New York Senate, Gays Send Out Squadron Of Fierce Soldiers To Illuminate Giant, Glittering Evergreen more » -
#picoftheday
Finger on the Button
[President Barack Obama gets some help from his first ladies, Sasha, Malia, and Michelle, when lighting the national Christmas tree in D.C. today. Image via AP] -
#opencaption
Discomfort and Joined
[The network trotted out big guns Rob Thomas, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Zach Levi, Jane Krakowski, Michael Buble, and another selection from Aretha Franklin's curious hat collection for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony last night. Image via Getty] -
#god
Atheist War on Christmas Proceeding Smoothly
"For Christ's Sake," ha: Secular Thanksgiving is over, which means it's time for the Atheist War on Christmas to begin anew. More » -
#badvertising
Mrs. Claus Caught in Gruesome Sex Murder
Here's the pitch: Horny Mrs. Claus fucks someone besides Santa, then murders her lover right there in the bed, to hide her shame. This will sell mobile phones. Good? Good. [Adfreak. Mrs. Claus, the NYT wants to speak to you.] -
#specialprogramming
Barack Obama Hates Jesus, Christmas, and Charlie Brown
You don't think so? Then why else would he schedule his presidential address about Afghanistan during the scheduled broadcast for a beloved American holiday institution like A Charlie Brown Christmas. Hmm? More » -
#seasonsgreetings
The Hidden Subtext of Christmas Specials
You think that the animated holiday specials we all grew up with were just teaching you about Santa and presents and winter wonderlands? You're wrong! They were sending you hidden signals both excellent and devious. Here is the ugly truth.
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#killyourtelevision
Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
Tomorrow night, a TV ratings battle for the ages. Two dogs, on two different networks, will attempt to save Christmas. In doing so, they will demonstrate the completely brainsucking, disturbingly palpable lack of originality in television programming. New lows, ahead. More » -
#propaganda
How the Nazis Stole Christmas
A museum in Cologne, Germany, has a chilling exhibit on Nazi efforts to remove Christ from Christmas and replace Santa with a Norse god. Expect Glenn Beck to start talking about other people who hate Christmas in about six hours. More » -
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#timewarp
For Christmas, Condé Nast Will Party at a Restaurant Now-Defunct Gourmet Magazine Once Heralded
They're back, baby! After killing six magazines and banishing hundreds to the unemployment line, Condé Nast has decided to go through with its annual holiday fete. More » -
#hohoho
Christmas canceled: Santa Claus gets 20 years for sex crimes.
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#recession
Conde Nast Cancels Christmas Lunch, Hires Crisis Flack
Si Newhouse (pictured, above) canceled Conde Nast's famous Christmas lunch for the second year in a row, and then—uh oh—then he hired a crisis management flack. Did Details dump toxic waste in Peru? More » -
#recessionomics
If You Didn't Want to Be Poor You Never Should Have Celebrated Christmas
The Way We Live Now: Beneath the weight of a solid gold world. We're so wealthy that we are literally throwing money away. At least, those of us who aren't living in our cars. The point is, kill Christmas! More » -
#instantreview
Most Comically Dylanesque Tracks on Bob Dylan's Christmas Album
Bob Dylan's much-anticipated Christmas album is out. And — huzzah — it doesn't sound horrible. Still, you can't help but imagine Dylan as a drunken interloper who stumbled into choir rehearsal at a prim suburban church. More » -
#branding
Bob Dylan's Christmas Idyll
Here's the cover to Bob Dylan's forthcoming Christmas album. Proceeds go to charity; as Vulture notes, this lends hope the project won't be commercially corrupted and critically panned. We still wish the sleigh driver had a harmonica holder or something. More » -
#listicle
When Good Musicians Record Terrible Christmas Albums
Bob Dylan has been recording a Christmas album featuring songs like "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Here Comes Santa Claus," according to two websites. His career trajectory does seem about at that regrettable stage. The precedents are sad. More » -
#recessionomics
Merry Christmas, Shoppers!
The Way We Live Now: With bells on. Jingle bells. Sweaty, stank jingle bells. They get that way when you wear em in July. But the economy demands Christmas shopping now. I want a hideous Jeff Koons diamond sculpture, Santa! More » -
#brucejeffreypardo
Santa Killer Had Disabled Son, Escape Plan
A picture is emerging of Santa-clad death sprayer Bruce Jeffrey Pardo's sorry life: a brain-damaged son he abandoned as a toddler, a beloved dog he lost in a divorce, and a murder plan gone awry. -
#weekinreview
The Week We Got Thee Behind Us, Santa
Even Christmas was a disappointment this year. Can we move on to 2009 already? This week, it was the holi-daze! More » -
#trends
Desperate Retailers Want Us to Spend Even More
It's amusing to watch retailers squirm and cry about disappointing holiday sales. What part of "we don't have money" don't they understand? That's what happens when you balance an economy on consumerism and debt! -
#trends
So, What Did You Guys Get for Christmas?
Anything homemade or stolen, as predicted? Anything howlingly inappropriate? Did people totally cheap out this year and use the economy as an excuse?
