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Yes, Kwanzaa Is Made Up. That’s Why It’s Great

There’s something uniquely American in both its wanton borrowing from existing tradition and its naked admission of artificiality.

Even Cows Need Some Holiday Cheer

About 200 carolers had just begun the second verse of the classic Christmas song “The Friendly Beasts” when a little…

Going Backward Was the Biggest Trend of 2023

Skinny models. White male designers. Shoulder pads. This year, fashion failed on many of its promises.

Dress Worn by Princess Diana Sells for a Record $1.15 Million

The black and blue evening dress sold for more than 11 times the expected price, a sign of Diana’s continuing…

It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos

For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the…

Chimps Can Still Remember Faces After a Quarter Century

Long-term memories may have been vital to our own evolution, suggests a new study of chimpanzees and bonobos.

In an 18th-Century Tavern, a Different Kind of Holiday Market

When the English chef Clare de Boer, 34, opened her restaurant Stissing House in Pine Plains, a sleepy village a…

A Little Christmastime Shoplifting

How I was banned from Filene’s department store.

Farfetch to Be Acquired by Coupang for $500 Million

The luxury e-commerce platform will narrowly avoid bankruptcy after the buyout from South Korea’s answer to Amazon.

Shave and a Haircut? No Thanks.

When the New York Yankees introduced Juan Soto to the news media last week after a blockbuster trade with San…

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