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8 kottke.org posts about Christmas

 

Literary stocking stuffer

One of the items in this year's Christmas catalog from Neiman Marcus is a dinner for the buyer and a guest with "the brightest minds of modern literature, journalism, and the arts". Among those who may be in attendance at said dinner are George Stephanopoulos, John Lithgow, Nora Ephron, and Malcolm Gladwell.

The price: $200,000.

In recent years, the gifts on offer have grown increasingly extravagant and ridiculous: a modern Zeppelin for $10 million, a 3-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus for your back yard for $1 million, and a private concert with Elton John for $1.5 million. (via girlhacker)

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 9, 2009  •  books   Christmas   Neiman Marcus

Holiday shipping deadlines

Dealhack has collected the shipping deadlines for Christmas from a number of online retailers.

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 4, 2008  •  Christmas

The folks in the Christmas Tree Carcasses

The folks in the Christmas Tree Carcasses group on Flickr are keeping track of discarded Christmas trees. (thx, richard)

By Jason Kottke  •  Jan 10, 2007  •  Christmas   Flickr   photography

Why I Celebrate Christmas. "[Santa Claus is]

Why I Celebrate Christmas. "[Santa Claus is] clearly what Jesus would be if he was real. Nobody would ever consider nailing this omnibenevolent deity to anything, would they? Nor does he hold anything against you longer than a year." (via cyn-c)

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 21, 2006  •  Christmas   religion

James Surowiecki discusses the waste of holiday

James Surowiecki discusses the waste of holiday giving. "Waldfogel's main finding is that, in general, people spend a lot more on presents than they're worth to those who receive them, a phenomenon that he calls 'the deadweight loss of Christmas.'" This is one of my big problems with the whole Christmas thing. Related: gift cards worth billions of dollars are left unredeemed each year.

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 18, 2006  •  Christmas   economics   James Surowiecki

On Christmas, "the holiday season", and the

On Christmas, "the holiday season", and the oppression of Christians. May be NSFC (not safe for Christians). (via 6f6)

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 14, 2005  •  Christmas   funny   religion

If you're looking for a Christmas tree

If you're looking for a Christmas tree in NYC, here's a map of where they're sold. (via sbj)

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 14, 2005  •  Christmas   holidays   maps   NYC

A list of the best and worst

A list of the best and worst cookbooks to give people for Xmas (or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah or Festivus).

By Jason Kottke  •  Nov 28, 2005  •  best of   books   Christmas   cooking   food   holidays   lists

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