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When Christmas Decoration is a Full-Contact Sport

A modest proposal for dealing with holiday-related injuries

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What Do Christmas and Ramadan Look Like From Space?

NASA’s new algorithm measures changes in light usage of major cities around the world.

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Black Pete Survives Another Holiday Season

You’re damn right the traditional Dutch Christmas character is racist

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Have a Theoretical Christmas With These Nerdy Snowflake Decorations

Because it’s not a holiday party without Erwin Schrödinger.

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Dear Santa, Just Sign Up for Gmail Already

Getting a message to Saint Nick has never been easy.

Infographic: How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree

The tinsel is undraped and the ornaments carefully stores away. All that is left is a dry, majestic, 6-foot-tall Douglas Fir in the corner of...

Wish List: Sustainable Gifts

Find a gift that will last—or repurpose one that didn't—with our roundup of the most sustainable items from our holiday wish list.

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Intermission: A Video From Santa

We know, we know: Christmas is too commercialized, holiday songs are annoying (especially when sung by Justin Bieber), there's not even any snow.

The Ghosts of Christmas Trees Past: Seven Sidewalk Disposal Styles

Will Etling takes us on a visual tour of the funniest, saddest, and most inventive methods of Christmas tree disposal on Southland sidewalks.

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This Christmas, Get a Living Tree Instead

Don't want to kill a tree, let it languish in your living room for a week, and then toss it to the curb? Rent a live Christmas tree instead.

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The White House's Green Room Sets a Holiday Décor Precedent

The White House has decked its halls with plenty of festive décor, just as it has every year, while continuing an emphasis on repurposing items.

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What To Do With the Christmas Trees Now?

If you're in NYC and interested in helping make mulch out ouf your old Christmas tree, checkout the awesomely named Mulchfest on Jan 10. There's...