It’s almost the end of September, which means that if you haven’t already, you need to drop the annual “What are we doing for Halloween?” question in your group chat. Dressing up for Halloween is always fun, but it’s arguably, even more, fun when you coordinate your costumes with friends. Some costumes, like TV […]
These Are the Top Halloween Costumes of 2017
This year brought us more gripping cultural obsessions than any year in recent memory. Between record-breaking blockbuster films, the penultimate installment of the epic Game of Thrones series, phenomena like the fidget spinner, and huge news from some of our favorite artists, 2017’s most memorable moments provide endless Halloween costume inspiration. For some people, it’s […]
Northside Pageant signals Christmastime
In a small, enclosed sewing room under her carport, Gail Henrichs puts on her “Majesty of Christmas” pageant rehearsal music and feeds fabric through a sewing machine. The hum of Christmas music and a busy sewing needle reverberate through her 12-foot by 16-foot room while learning the words to each song to Northside Baptist’s […]
Finally, The Definitive Ranking Of People Dressed In Bunny Costumes
Since the dawn of recorded history, humanity has suffered through great wars, marveled at incredible scientific discoveries, and dressed up in bunny costumes that scare children. No one has so definitively ranked the most well-known instances of humans wearing bunny costumes. Until now. Sean Spicer as the Easter Bunny It […]
How To Dress Like The Plastics In “Jingle Bell Rock” This Festive Season
One of the most memorable scenes of Mean Girls has got to be the Plastics’ performance of “Jingle Bell Rock” in the Winter Talent Show. Aside from the dance routine (which I one day hope to memorize) I always wanted to wear a Mean Girls inspired costume that channels this particular festive look. They just […]
‘Harry Potter’ Costume Designer Explains Her Inspirations
The “Harry Potter” film franchise has given us a lot. It introduced us to incredible child stars who grew up to be even more talented adults and became a cultural phenomenon that influenced the world around it. More importantly, the costumes were so cool we all wished we could own them. To commemorate 20 years […]
Experience an Italian Christmas at Venice Grand Canal’s Parata di Natale
An Italian Christmas filled with magical performances and exciting surprises awaits at the country’s most romantic mall as Venice Grand Canal brings its first-ever Parata di Natale or Grand Venetian Christmas Parade. Running on December 4, 11, 18 and on Christmas Day, Parata di Natale will give families, kids and kids at heart the […]
How ‘Stranger Things’ Costumes Took Over Halloween
Halloween isn’t complete without watching at least one “Treehouse of Horror” episode of The Simpsons, which is why last night, in lieu of giggling at Harley Quinns and the Jokers drunkenly wobble down Austin, TX’s most bar-covered street, I went to “Cartoon Night.” It’s exactly what it sounds like — people watch cartoons — but […]
Why It’s Not Wrong to Wish Muslims Merry Christmas
ISTANBUL — Billions of Christians around the world are excited to celebrate Christmas this weekend. Those in the world’s second-largest religious community, Muslims, don’t share quite the same excitement. In a few Muslim-majority countries, like Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Somalia, Christmas celebrations are banned. In Turkey, my country, they are not illegal, but some Islamist […]
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is not to have to buy presents
There is a specific constipated care with which a relative, upon opening your present, smiles, “You really shouldn’t have.” Their eyes widen and fall at the same time as if their social skills are prolapsing, and their voice falters as they are the most honest they’ve been all year. I have seen this face […]