Christmas

From The Room: Valentine's Day for the Blogosphere

February 12, 2008 - It's coming up on Valentine's Day, and for us ladies here in the great United State (and probably Mexico and Canada), we are getting ready for another will we/won't we dilemma. WILL we buy into the shill that are the cynics decrying V-Day as just...

23/6 Video: Christmas '07

February 11, 2008 - Christmas. It's a time for family, for joy, for reflection, for prayer, and most importantly, for political pandering. Mike Huckabee said there were no overt Christian symbols in this political ad that aired last winter, but we beg to differ. Take a look and judge for yourself...

From The Room: 2+2 = Riot

December 28, 2007 - I'm really starting to think that I'm different than most people. Not necessarily in a good way or a bad way, but definitely in a noticeable way. I don't know why, I just seem to be different. Maybe it's because I write on this site, maybe...

From The Room: Pissing Off Jesus is One Thing...

December 27, 2007 - Well, Christmas is over and if I'm not careful, so too will be my residency in this beautiful part of the country. First, let me say, that I spent Christmas Eve with good friends...and I gave truly wonderful, thoughtful gifts--gifts that were far better (and more expensive...

From The Room: Christmas Is "Special" No Matter Where You Live

December 27, 2007 - After years and years of wondering if Santa was sweating under that heavy suit and thinking that lighting the Christmas pudding was a fire hazard finally living in the Northern Hemisphere has finally made sens of it for me. When you are a child growing up in Australia there are...

There is no Santa Claus, but if there were, he'd be a disgusting mess

December 25, 2007 - Christmas may be over, but if Santa Claus himself is any example, then the drinking and gluttony you've no doubt experienced over the past few weeks will be a regular pattern in your life for years to come. Acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven Galson recently remarked that Santa...

From The Room: Holiday Tipping Tips

December 24, 2007 - AOL is cheap. I just took their holiday tipping quiz. If I were to adhere to their guidelines, the attendants in our garage would key the car door, my hair colorist would "forget" the formula, the super in our building would release mice in the hall and our newspaper delivery...

From The Room: Jesus in the Mailbox

December 24, 2007 - The holidays come and my secret shame floats like spent tinsel. I was excommunicated from the Catholic Church when I was two days old. I know you must be asking, "What did little Brad dribble to be kicked out of the kingdom at such a tender age?" It's easy...

From The Room: On Santa's Lap

December 24, 2007 - 'Twas the night before Christmas And all through the House, Not a creature was stirring Because they're all on vacation Leaving hate crimes bills on their desks while they head to the beaches and slopes where they'll dream of the sugarplum fairies...who run their PAC committees. And...

From The Room: How the CIA Stole Christmas

December 22, 2007 - Happy holidays, everyone! Click the green button below and enjoy our Christmas song. Max and the Marginalized write and record a new song every week. Archives are here...

From The Room: Republican Christmas Carols

December 24, 2007 - Rudolph the Republican You know Thompson and Kucinich Romney and Edwards, Huckabee and Paul Obama and Clinton. But do you recall The greatest candidate of all? Rudolph the Republican Mayor of New York City And if he...

23/6 Christmas Guide: how to save money and your relationship

December 20, 2007 - Just because you're broke doesn't mean you can't give your girlfriend a Christmas gift she can brag about to her friends. Just remember this simple rule: If it's in a basket, that makes it a gift. It doesn't matter if it's a collection of...

From The Room: A Druidic Holiday Greeting

December 20, 2007 - Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Super Saturnalia. Whichever way you dance, I hope the music's just swell. There's one thing I need to know: Why the hell do we have to kill something for every holiday? I'm serious. Being so close to Christmas, this is the time where...

Have yourself a very little Christmas

December 20, 2007 - The holidays are a time to share joy and good times with family and friends. But if you're like most of the 23/6 staff, you don't have any family or friends. In that case, Christmas is traditionally a time of loneliness and despair. Well, despair no longer...

From The Room: I Am the Worst Person Ever

December 19, 2007 - ...