Thanksgivukkah, With a Side of Christmas Envy
Thanksgivukkah is a way of being out, loud, and proud—We’re here! We’re Jewish! We eat turkey AND latkes!—but can Jews ever compete with the juggernaut of Christmas?
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The Pope, The Chef & Krampus: Merry Yikesmas!
What do Pope Benedict XVI and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have in common? They both have a thing for Krampus.
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Manhattan Declaration Asks: What If Jesus Had Been Aborted?
We wouldn’t have wine, and Israel would be really different.
Read MoreFor Saturn’s Sake, Remember the Dead
So what is the connection between devouring children and a superabundance of grain?
Read MoreAdios, Divine Mother
With the end of Christmas, Mary goes back under wraps for another year.
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Lying about Santa: The Irrelevance of Proof to the Holiday Spirit
When a serious philosophical lecture on the origin and meaning of Santa Claus is interrupted by the tinkling of bells, jovial laughter, and the mysterious delivery of a case of beer, our writer has the chance to muse on his own former Christmastime convictions.
Read MoreChristmas Candy Jesus, Black Magi, Jewish Xmas
RD thinks the 73% of Americans who celebrate a Jesus-less Christmas are just fine.
Read MoreConfronting and Participating in Crass Christmas Commercialism
Paul Simon, Rev. J. M. Gates, and the meaning of Christmas.
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Santa Executed by Repent Amarillo
We would plead that the Lord have mercy on your soul, but you have no soul, as you exist only as a lie and nothing more.
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TV’s 9 Best Christmas (and 1 Festivus) Clips
I’m dreaming of a televised Christmas. Just like the ones I used to know.
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