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The Weirdest Christmas Card You Ever Got was Actually from President Bush

By Julia Langbein

December 23, 2013

Bush’s White House Christmas videos starring his Scottish Terrier are the gifts that keep on giving.

10 Crazy Literary Families That Will Make You Feel Better During the Holidays

By Michelle King

November 26, 2013

Because there’s no way your family is worse than these.

Dyker Lights: A Relentlessly Joyful Tour Through the Bowels of Brooklyn

By Kate Gavino

December 18, 2012

Dyker Height's spectacularly garish Christmas light displays have become the stuff of legend. I decided to brave the Christmas 'n Cannoli and finally see the neighborhood for myself. Little did I know that soulless sheep babies, dub-step holiday tunes, and Captain Kangaroo awaited me.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.