I can’t imagine not coming home for Christmas, if only because it’s also my niece’s birthday and I love my mommy. But not everyone feels the warm fuzzies for their family members, and even if they do, that $1,000 roundtrip plane ticket home can really test the...
It can be painfully obvious, at times, when another human hates the gifts you gave them. But when you drop a brand new chew toy in front of your beloved pet and they immediately rip the thing to shreds, it can be difficult to tell whether they...
Sure, there are presents and spiked eggnog and A Christmas Story playing on a continuous 168-hour loop on TV, but outside of that, the whole holiday season is pretty damn stressful. You’re spending money you don’t have and hanging around your family far more than you’d like,...
So you went a little overboard with your Christmas tree last year, huh? You were feeling extra festive, and you bought the tallest, most cumbersome pine that your local dealer had to offer. Somehow, one of the employees managed to strap it to the top of your...
Parenting a pet, no matter what kind, can be a frustrating and bewildering experience. Animals can’t tell you what they want and need (directly, at least), so we’re here to help you answer any questions you have about your favorite companion — whether they be furry, slimy,...
Every holiday season, there’s an endless stream of unsolicited advice about how to play nice with family you’d otherwise pretend didn’t exist. And while some of it is useful — especially this — I prefer to look to the stars on how best to navigate the Christmas dinner...
You spent last Christmas lodging with family, gobbling their ham and guzzling their beer, so it makes sense that you felt compelled to return the favor this year. Now, these relatives — whether your own or ones you acquired upon marriage — are nice and all, but...
Holiday season, apart from probably being the only time you’ll drink copious amounts of spiked eggnog, is inevitably the time you’ll be forced to hang out with family members you’ve spent the majority of your life trying to avoid. Maybe it’s the uncle who assumes the role...
When you have a long-time partner, bringing them as your guest to the office holiday party is an obvious move. But as a single person, your plus-one situation becomes much more of a consideration. Do you go alone? Do you bring your best friend? What about hopping...
You tried to forget about what happened at the last office holiday party, but with the next one just around the corner, your colleagues have started, once again, cracking jokes about how you took full advantage of the open bar and puked on the dance floor. Maybe...
Get your best sweater-dress-shirt combination ready, because Office Holiday Party Season is upon us. It’s time to meet the guys named Mark your significant other spends all day Slacking. I know, I know, the only way to get through an event like this is to drink gin-and-tonics...
Ah, the holiday party: That annual challenge where you’re expected to look nice, but also sort of cosy, while perhaps also somehow incorporating red and green in a way that doesn’t look like absolute festive crap. We asked some experts what to wear to every kind of...