Yonit Shames Published: January 9, 2006 New Year’s celebrations have come and gone, but millions of New Year’s resolutions remain to haunt us (at least for the next few months, after which many will be forgotten). Every year, millions of Americans grit their teeth, set their stopwatches, and swear that they will reach some spectacular goal or another. Amazingly enough,...

Matt Worden Published: January 9, 2006 Well, another year has passed and we once again have weathered America’s most commercialized holiday. And again we’ve heard the same complaints as every other year, calling Christmas a “Hallmark holiday” and a “sellout celebration.” I understand these objections. But I also understand the need for the commercialization of Christmas. As capitalists, we run...

Rachel Strehlow Published: January 9, 2006 “Happy Holidays!” “Happy Christmakwanzakuh!” “Season’s Greetings!” These are the politically correct terms that become more ridiculous every year. It’s no longer little baby Jesus in the nativity scene; it’s a “holiday infant.” Presents no longer lay under a Christmas tree; they lay under “multi-cultural trees.” It’s the annual assumption that one mention of the...

Corsair Staff Published: January 9, 2006 Privacy is a wonderful thing.  It’s nice to know that no matter how intrusive and stressful life can be, at the end of the day you can retreat to your home and be alone, far from the watch of the maddening crowd. Or, at least, you used to be able to. Thanks to the...