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Attention, culture warriors: 'Tis the season to be vigilant. An atheist group has plastered Santa-themed antireligion ads on Los Angeles buses. Retailers insist on greeting shoppers with a neutral "Happy holidays," despite threats of boycotts. And the annual ABC broadcast of A Charlie Brown Christmas was pre-empted by President Obama's address on Afghanistan. The war on Christmas is back. (See the top 10 YouTube holiday specials...
...daily users. The company says it will reimburse customers for their unused tickets and other "reasonable expenses" incurred, but it won't be able to transport all of the people who are waiting to cross the channel over the next few days. Little wonder, then, that for Eurostar passengers, 'tis the season to be livid...
...Tis the season to buy that Blu-ray. With Christmas just 10 days away, one sector is emerging as the star of the holiday shopping season: consumer electronics. "We're seeing incredible growth, particularly with netbooks and TVs," says Andrew Hargreaves, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 80% of adults say they intend to purchase technology as a gift this year, the highest figure in the 16 years the organization has tracked holiday shopping patterns. On Monday, Dec. 13, Citigroup analyst Kate McShane raised her price target for Best Buy, the country's dominant...
...holidays are upon us, which means 'tis the season to overindulge. But once the calendar turns, we'll have to shed some of those pounds, which is why Dr. Sanford Siegel appeared on the Today show on Dec. 14 to tout a mouthwatering diet plan: eat six cookies a day as part of a limited-calorie diet, and watch that extra weight melt away...
...Tis the season for eccentric sports at Harvard. Dunster’s Kevin J. Mechenbier has reinstated the Harvard Curling Club, which is returning to campus after a 4-year hiatus. With the 2010 Olympics coming up, amateurs and pros alike can have a chance to play this popular – or, let’s face it, odd – sport that we all love to watch on ESPN...