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Some kids don’t have video games.

Unlike many outdoor or outdoor-adjacent sports, climbing requires a lot of crap. When I just went on runs everyday,…

Winter approaches, and the icy grip of death descends from the north. The foolish cyclist hangs their bicycle on a…

Playing board games at holiday gatherings, parties, or anywhere else should be fun. It usually isn’t, because the…

The line between holiday gifts and New Year’s resolutions is less clear than it might seem. Unless you and your gift…

So you know a Drew Magary enthusiast, or someone who should be a Drew Magary enthusiast, and you’re wondering what…

The Golden State Warriors went 73-9 during the 2015-16 NBA regular season, only to see their championship…

So you’ve decided to get a piano! For yourself, or for, say, the piano-loving Target worker who gave up her lifelong…

I bet you know some bad kids. Not your kids. Your kids are lovely, imaginative, super-athletic, and smart as a whip.…

Useful as they are for keeping tables level, impressing visitors, and the like, books—actual, physical books—are…

Booze is good. Booze-snob culture is ... less good. Don’t let that put you off buying booze for yourself and people…

Your fantasy team is dead. That one guy—the one you don’t like—has everything on lock. On the one hand, that’s too…

Oh, hello there. I was just in my study, drinking port and sorting through my numerous Brookings Institution…

Are you wondering what to get the beloved boozebags in your life? I bet you're not, right? You're just going to…

One of the best things you can give to a friend who has invited you into his or her home for the holidays is…

I come from a bookish family. We didn't just read books, we owned them. It was no small thing, having your own…

So your buddy or sibling or heretofore derelict life-partner has decided that now is the time to set aside a life…

As a dad, I can tell you that what your dad really wants is just a little goddamn peace and quiet so he can read a…

Buying gifts for the football fan can be too easy. Sure, anyone can buy a personalized jersey with "DICKFACE" on the…

Rock box sets are indefensible cash-sponges that will endure for as long as baby boomer parents require Christmas…