A short essay on being talented.

The cold is finally here. Jackets and layers. The quickening of the dark. The sense that something special is drawing near. Christmas has...

Not all holidays are created equally, but there is a ubiquity about them. It is necessary, for example, to have a bright spot in the...

So, for the past three weeks, I’ve chosen heartwarming, fun Christmas fare. Offbeat perhaps, but traditional. Now. It’s time for the dam...

While I will stipulate that the story of Christ’s birth is perhaps the Greatest Story Ever Told, I maintain that Charles Dickens’ A...

Premiering with A Garfield Christmas Special in 1987, Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration is another underrated gem of a...

Welcome to the holiday season. In my lifetime, Christmas has gone from something you might start celebrating the day after Thanksgiving...

This article originally appeared on an earlier blog and was included in the collection Everyone Else is Wrong (And You Know It):...

In March of 2007, I was picked up from the hospital by my folks and nephews. Unbeknownst to me, I had an allergic reaction to sulfa drugs...

Just in time for Christmas, I share with you my top 10 Christmas movies. This, and other lists, can be found in the Hardcover or...