Culture Buzz This is how they ring in the New Year in the Andes, and it looks psychotically amazing. These are photos from the Takanakuy, an ancient tradition among certain Peruvian villages in which guys get drunk, wear masks and beat the hell out of each other to settle disputes. It's an airing of grievances all over your FACE.
Culture Buzz Merry Christmas! Or…not. Here are some tweets to give you more perspective on the holiday. Or…not. (Made with inspiration from favorite tweeters @fart, @movingsideways, @katienotopoulos!)
Culture Buzz Appropriately, our latest post of office stuff features work place holiday decorations. I replied with a firm 'bah humbug' to anyone who said their office wasn't decorated for the season.
Culture Buzz The Google service Send A Call From Santa lets you send voicemail or video messages to your friends in Santa's voice. My favorite is having him call them Boo and tell them they're getting jeggings for Christmas.
Culture Buzz An all inclusive guide for what to get your little protestor this holiday season!
Culture Buzz It's not the holidays until you start receiving Christmas cards from your boss's family that make you feel uncomfortable. So, here's 26 of those to make you feel even weirder!
Food Buzz At some point over the holidays, your family may run out of traditional alcohol. Luckily you can mix up some killer drinks with the stuff in the back of the liquor cabinet.
Culture Buzz Hanukkah doesn't actually start until December 20, but the Obamas are scheduled for vacation in Hawaii that week. So the White House fired up the menorah tonight, because let's face it: You gotta squeeze in all those holiday get-togethers whenever you can.
Culture Buzz 'Tis the season to be jolly. Or full of disappointment. Sorry.
Culture Buzz Pro Tip: Don't share this on Facebook if you are friends with your family on Facebook.
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Thanksgiving, as a holiday, presents quite a lot of comedic material. There are the potential cooking disasters and the awkward family moments.
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How to expend almost no energy but still contribute to Thanksgiving. Because a four day weekend shouldn’t be spent trying to figure out how to “fold eggs in gently”.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19572_5-black-friday-myths...
Showers are neglected and puppies are kicked. The Holiday Shopping Season has begun.
Feeling tired, depressed, like quitting everything and moving to a beach hut somewhere sunny and cheap? You may be suffering from the 5 Stages of Vacation Grief. The signs are universal and can be experienced by people from all walks of life. Remember that these feelings will pass and another vacation will come again.
Culture Buzz Alcohol poisoning and stomach pumps for everyone! There seems to be a holiday for every day of the year but very few are international. Beer is a language everyone speaks.
TV Buzz Exactly 1 year ago today the beloved and immaculate Party Down was taken away from us and cancelled from our lives. But instead of shedding tears of remembrance on this day, let's celebrate the good times and “anti-commemorate” a day we should never forget. June 30th shall forever be known as “Party Down Day.” Help us celebrate the new greatest day of the year. Here are some things you can do to help us celebrate.
Culture Buzz Photos of an Easter tradition in Hungary known as “The Watering of the Girls,” a pre-Christian fertility ritual where men throw buckets of water at young women. Hey, it's no weirder than Mardi Gras.
Culture Buzz Artist Corinne Vionnet collected hundreds of photos of famous landmarks to put these images together. I wonder what it says about us that we mostly prefer the same iconic angles?
Culture Buzz Eggnog mustaches are the new ugly Christmas sweaters. Try to avoid these people under the mistletoe.
Culture Buzz It's da first of the month, and the holiday season is now in full swing… let's start it off right with some holiday hand bras! If you like them, then check out all the naughty hotties
For all the negative rap, Kanye is trying to make up big time this holiday season. Yesterday, he spent his time gift wrapping presents for foster kids at the Wrap To Rap charity event in NYC. Apparently, he wasn’t scheduled to attend, he just felt like dropping by and lending a hand to a good cause.
Weirdest holiday card ever or Wayne Coyne's personal nightmare??
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But don't worry, after four eggnogs they'll be pretty tolerable. What category will you fall under?
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Recession's got you scaling back on holiday gifts? The A.V. Club's has your solution: a roundup of this year's cheapest toys — with perfectly reasonable explanations on why they make the perfect gifts. I'm holding out for a Nose Flute.
Tech Buzz Just in time for Holiday shopping season, Amazon.com is reportedly getting hit by pirates using a Firefox addon that links away from the Amazon product and directs the user to a free illegal download of the same product. For the time being, the extension appears to have been shut down, but keep an eye out for more from these mischievous Holiday Geek Pirates.