After the presents are unwrapped and the egg nog hangover has worn off, it’s time to celebrate another age old holiday tradition — watching sappy Christmas movies. Here are ten of my favorites, just in case you need ideas for what to rent or download. 1. A Christmas Story I could recite this movie from [...]

The best way to get in the Halloween spirit is to watch a few spine-tingling scary movies, and we’ve got five badass recommendations…

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the city, New Yorkers were searching for restaurants non-shitty. Liz and Laura were nestled all cozy in Brooklyn, Their christmas Totinos all ready for cookin’. Liz in her muumuu and Laura a nightie Were settling down in their rooms after “Evan Almighty.” “Why, Steve Carell, why?” they [...]

Happy Halloween, readers!  We hope this night brings you plenty of treats (and all the right kind of tricks). In honor of this, the awesomest of holidays, we’d like to save you precious downloading time by sharing with you Laura’s breakdown of which scary movie sequels are worth watching, and which ones would better be [...]

I always get annoyed when Christians complain about how Christmas has become so commercialized, and that it should be about Jesus, not Santa. But if you think about it, Santa predates Jesus by a long shot. Read on…(material from Wikipedia, which also has a great entry on Yule, the precursor to Christmas.) Influence of Germanic [...]

Everyone knows that besides the promise of eating pie to the point of bursting, the best part about finally reaching the end of the year is that it marks the gift giving season. While the holidays are excellent for all the feasting and togetherness that come along with them, not to mention the time off [...]

It was about this time last year we unveiled to you, our fortunate fans, the secrets of the long-forgotten holiday, Weedsgiving. In “The First Weedsgiving,” we delighted readers young and old with a timeless tale of peoples coming together to share a very special harvest. Here is the sacred scroll which tells the tale of [...]

Yes, the time has come again to curl up with your favorite guy or ghoul (hahahahahaha… sorry), tear open a fresh five-pound bag of candy (or three!) and watch something that scares the shit out of you. Happy Halloween, fair readers! 10. Dead Alive/Braindead (Peter Jackson, 1992) This classic horror-comedy still represents Peter Jackson’s best [...]

Ah, Canada Day. Who doesn’t recall fond childhood memories of throwing some elk on the grill, putting on your favorite sweater vest, drinking some cheap beer and watching hockey from dawn to dusk? It really reminds you what patriotism is all about. Oh wait, those aren’t my memories, they’re the memories of a lame Canadian. [...]

In order to spread some seasonal joy, we now present to you, our lucky readers, the beloved tale of the origin of the best holiday ever, Weedsgiving.  Enjoy!