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There are movies that feature weddings, and then there are wedding movies—as in, Hollywood flicks focused almost exclusively on the lead-up to walking down the aisle. It’s a surprisingly robust genre; but then again, weddings are often billed as the biggest day of one’s life, marked both by love and a life-altering decision. Sounds like … Read more
Over the course of my ceaselessly peripatetic life, as a writer who’s lived all over the place, the word “home” has always carried a complicated meaning. My tiny family of origin is fractured, far-flung, and nontraditional. By the time I was 15, we’d moved to four different houses in the Bay Area and three different … Read more
The season, for me, starts in October. It is secretive, this beginning, as the rest of the world continues about its usual, autumnal business: school runs, talks of daylight savings, soup. I, meanwhile, am watching for the first sign of Christmas, looking for it on lichened branches. Sloe berries, purpled and clustered on blackthorn, their … Read more
Every year, the same gif appears on my social-media feeds like clockwork: Rachel McAdams as pissed-off, suburbs-resenting, concert-tee-wearing misfit Amy Stone in my favorite dysfunctional-family Christmas movie of all time, The Family Stone. Granted, calling her a “misfit” in a family where everyone is slightly weird is a little unfair, but Amy is messy-haired, grouchy, … Read more
Let’s be real: For many of us, wreath-making doesn’t come naturally. The holiday season is already stressful, from figuring out your Christmas decor to the myriad of events filling up your calendar through the new year. But before you shake your head at this easy DIY project, just think: Wouldn’t a wreath covered in bows … Read more
