Most people’s usual holiday traditions are on hold this year to prevent cascading infection rates in the new year. The parts of the holiday that are generally awesome are super-bummers in 2020. Holiday parties have to be over Zoom. Secret Santas gift exchanges now require thorough disinfecting. We’re trading in the festive mall shopping for …
Did you catch Part I of this post? Have you already binged those first five? If so, I’m genuinely in awe and proud of you. If you haven’t had a chance yet, don’t panic. You still have plenty of time to exercise your yearly right to sloth and decadence by starting a series of movies …
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It’s officially December 1st, which means we’re about two months into the season of Christmas carols. Or, at least, we would be if going to retail stores didn’t carry with it the risk of catching COVID. No one can argue that “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” hits a little differently this year. Some Christmas carols …
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Celestial Events Monday If you haven’t focused some binoculars on the moon in awhile, fix your eyes on the Beaver Moon as it enters the waning gibbous phase tonight. It’s a marvel, the way the sun lights up a desolate rock so illuminates the whole night sky. Tuesday Venus is the morning and evening star, …
We’re heading into the thick of the holiday season, where we get to exercise our God-given right to over-indulgence, slacking, and napping. Thanksgiving marks the marathon month until New Years’, where whenever we’re tempted to self-restraint, we can shrug and say, “it’s the holidays.” Nothing we do counts because come midnight on the 31st, all …
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Thanksgiving is a peculiar white-washing of the imperialist history of America. One meal four-hundred years ago didn’t exactly spark off peaceful coexistence in North America. But it’s hard to let go of the gluttonous overeating tradition. Before you even get into the roast turkey, there are the side dishes, the desserts, the lounging on the …
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Celestial Events Monday Turn your attention to the constellation Aquarius, where the moon and Neptune will be hanging out with each other just after sunset. The moon’s been chilling with a bunch of planets this month, and it’s nice she’s got company. Tuesday Early risers will score a glimpse of Mercury and Venus right before …
Where are all the Lego kids at? Remember the 90s, when there were only ten sets, and you had to buy bulk bricks to do anything cool? Things sure are different now, with Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jurassic World, and Marvel sets. Any decent movie franchise also has some very fancy sets associated with it. …
For those living in the northern hemisphere, we’ve entered the time of year commonly referred to as seasonal depression. The sun goes down sometime mid-afternoon. The beautiful fall colors have wilted to uniform shades of brown, and temperatures have dropped. With much of the country going into a second lockdown, even the holidays aren’t the …
Celestial Events Monday Hey, it’s the week of the Leonid meteor shower! Did you practice finding the Leo constellation last week? Look up after midnight, all this week, to see the shower’s peak. Tuesday The moon’s doing some cool stuff this week. It’ll be a waxing crescent setting just after sunset near Jupiter and Saturn. …
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