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“The soulless have no need of melancholia,” said Vladimir Odoevsky, a Russian writer who died in 1869 and is said to have prophesied the Internet […]

Maurice Sendak, author of the beloved children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are, has reportedly become a curmudgeonly old coot. He’s miserable and walks around […]

The Italian Christmas Eve tradition of the feast of the Seven Fishes has gained some serious traction at Philadelphia restaurants. Here are some spots offering […]

Holy sh%&. It’s December 20th, which means there are only … *carries the one* … five business days left between right now and Christmas morning. […]

It’s a Wonderful Life is by far the greatest Christmas film ever. Like most cult classics, it was a failure at the box office, but […]

The Saturday before Christmas is traditionally one of the busiest nights for party-hopping, and I had a few myself. I always like to start out […]

Will this Christmas be like all the ones we used to know? Forecasts show a slight chance of snow for Philadelphia and the surrounding area […]

I’m a beer guy. And for 10 months of the year, I am first and foremost a hops man. Go bitter or go home is […]

My father came from a big family of seven siblings and tons of cousins and second cousins and cousins-once-removed, a loose conglomerate of folks that […]

Kim Jong Il Dead. Kim Jong Il—the head of state in North Korea since 1998—died of a heart attack. Korean Americans—including those in the Philadelphia […]

A quick glance through today’s Inquirer, and you’ll find ads that promote Macy’s, encourage you to drink a few cold ones, and teach you about […]

The holiday season approaches. Bah humbug. My Christmas Scrooge emerges around this time. It’s not the decorating and baking and shopping that get to me; […]

Let me start by saying this: there are a lot of Christmas songs I love. I mean, really love. Nat King Cole’s “Christmas Song”? Awesome. […]

So I wanted a Christmas tree. This would not seem to be an outrageous request at this time of year. We see them for sale […]

It’s officially started. This weekend, I saw our Bucks Co. neighbors hanging swags of garland over their garage, a big wreath in the middle. Another […]