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Category: Holidays 2017
20 useful gifts that no one would buy for themselves
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Perhaps the most underrated gift category? Gifts your recipient didn’t know they needed.
As The Atlantic cited in 2014, many gifts fall flat because the giver focused too much on sentimentality and not enough on practicality. In fact, the gifts people prefer seem to be the ones that are the easiest to use.
But sometimes those gifts are boring as hell, right? There’s a reason that socks — while wonderful — are the stereotypical “bad gift.”
But practical and lovely don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Here are 20 gifts that are both useful and beautiful — and, most importantly, that no one is likely to buy for themselves. Read more…
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View More 20 useful gifts that no one would buy for themselvesWatch Piers Morgan ruin Christmas
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There’s nothing quite as enjoyable as watching bad TV person Piers Morgan embarrass himself in front of thousands of people on live TV.
Getting into the holiday spirit, Morgan attempted to help turn on the Christmas lights in Stockbridge, United Kingdom, on Friday using one of those cartoon-like dynamite plungers.
“They’re expecting Beatlemania style scenes so get there early,’ Morgan said in a tweet. Yes, he compared his clout to The Bealtes.
REMINDER: I’m turning on the Christmas lights in Stockbridge, Hampshire tomorrow evening, with @AlexLewis_Trust. They’re expecting Beatlemania style scenes so get there early.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 30, 2017 Read more…
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View More Watch Piers Morgan ruin ChristmasYour holiday party will be as lit as a Christmas tree with these planning tips
The holidays can be pretty intense. From shopping, to decorating, to attempting to find a moment to watch your favorite holiday movie for the 10,000th time, you’re trying to check off a lot of things on your list in a couple short months.
And when it…
20 times MoonPie was the weirdest brand on Twitter in 2017
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We’ve all seen our fair share of brands acting weird throughout this past year but none have been weirder than the one they call MoonPie.
From strangely satisfying advice to an occasional bizarre debate, MoonPie has been one of the only brands that not only filled our stomachs with delicious chocolate pastries but put smiles on our faces scrolling through their various tweets.
Here are 20 times MoonPie has had us at a loss for words in 2017:
1. The time MoonPie was on a mission to find the perfect woman.
Who is she pic.twitter.com/fvCYf7zcd4
— MoonPie: a very delicious snack that’s nice to eat (@MoonPie) November 10, 2017 Read more…
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12 stoner gifts for the cannabis connoisseur in your life
Giving the right gift is hard.
Look, it’s 2017. We all have that friend or loved one who maybe likes weed a little too much. Give them what they really want this holiday season.
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Give the gi…
You can give your loved ones the gift of flight this holiday season, no wings or ticket required
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Every little kid dreams of flying. Not in an airplane, but real flying. Maybe like a superhero with one arm thrust forward, or a bird, soaring over trees and lakes.
Turns out dreams can come true; with some smart tech. DJI has paired its Mavic Pro drone with a first-person view headset — the DJI Goggles, for an immersive flying experience that will satisfy tech enthusiasts and outdoorsy types this holiday season.
When the Goggles first launched in May, they sold out on the DJI website in three hours. But DJI has restocked them just in time for Black Friday, at $449.
Here’s what the Mavic+Goggles combination offers that makes it a great gift for someone special. Read more…
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View More You can give your loved ones the gift of flight this holiday season, no wings or ticket requiredGifts for the wine drinker in your life who can’t stop breaking glasses
All wine should be drunk out of sippy cups. Whether you choose to embrace or reject that truth is on you.
The older we get, the more it comes clear that mankind simply wasn’t designed to drink out of wine glasses. Humans are far too uncoordinat…
New Zealand’s nationwide Secret Santa is rather adorable
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It seems like if there’s anywhere to be in the world, it’d be in New Zealand.
These holidays, New Zealanders are set to again participate in a nationwide Secret Santa, organised by the country’s postal service, NZ Post.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, Secret Santa, sometimes called Kris Kringle, is an activity where one person gives a (usually small) gift to another person, but the recipient is not told who it came from. It requires a group of people, and names are drawn at random.
New Zealand’s nationwide Secret Santa has been going since 2010, but NZ Post took the reins in 2013. It now has a warehouse to facilitate gift exchanges, and there are more than 3,500 Secret Santa participants this year — you just need a Twitter account to enter, and a Twitter handle is the only clue you’ll receive for your recipient, for gift ideas. Read more…
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View More New Zealand’s nationwide Secret Santa is rather adorableThanksgiving sides, ranked
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The turkey, while iconic and difficult to avoid, is by far the worst part of the Thanksgiving dinner. The real magic is in the sides.
Thanksgiving menus certainly differ from family to family (or friend group to friend group, if we’re talking Friendsgiving). We have, for example, heard pernicious rumors that mac and cheese is not a part of some Thanksgiving meals.
But there are a few staples that pop up more often than not – and we bet you’re wondering which is the best one.
Behold, our official ranking:
11. Salad
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View More Thanksgiving sides, rankedKFC wants to hang drumsticks on your tree this Christmas
Unless you live in Japan, fried chicken and Christmas aren’t really things that go together.
Regardless, KFC in New Zealand is trying to make it a thing with a series of tree decorations for the unrelenting chicken fan.
SEE ALSO: People are decoratin…
No one asked for it, but Salted Caramel Pepsi is here
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Salted caramel, the it-girl flavor of a few years back, has arrived in soda form.
Pepsi is releasing a salted caramel variant of the cola-flavoured drink in the U.S., as part of a suite of products in time for the holiday season.
The company describes it as an “indulgent new, limited-time flavor which blends the refreshing taste of cola with a delicious caramel finish.”
Love salted caramel but in Pepsi? That sounds awful.😝 pic.twitter.com/t5sG0UmWeg
— Chris (@chris_runs09) November 9, 2017
As for what it actually tastes like, Today describes it as “not bad” but lacking the “salty kick” which often comes with salted caramel. Read more…
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