"Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy’s Santa Clauses. Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly. His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and grace and—yes—the magic of Christmas."
From Christo's billowing flags to forgotten oral histories, this year reminded me why art matters: it gives voice, refuses erasure, and makes something beautiful from the wreckage.
Not just similar. Cavendish bananas (the usual kind here in the US) are all clones, each from a tree grafted from a tree grafted, all the way back, from the first tree of the species in the UK. There are problems with this. Sure, the banana is the most reliable fruit. The
It will no doubt come as a relief to many readers that Santa Claus appears to have been a Union supporter. We know this because he appears distributing gifts to soldiers from that side of the Mason-Dixon in one of his earliest depictions. That illustration, “Santa Claus in
A growing subreddit helps confounded users decipher the mystery cutouts, but not without some imaginative detours.
RiotGrlErin made some great mashups of Christmas movie posters featuring Muppets . I think my favorite is Oscar the Elf but the Die Hard one is so good too. Many more in this thread . Tags: movies · remix · The Muppets 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Reminder: NASA’s holiday yule log fireplace video is delightful — it’s a rocket engine (in a fireplace) . “8.8 million pounds of total thrust…”
From Mr. Bean’s official YouTube channel, the show’s hilarious Christmas episode . While Christmas shopping, Mr Bean purchases a bulky string of tree lights before making a shambles of a department store toy section. He later manages to acquire a free turkey and Christmas