Apparently a growing number of offices are foregoing the ritual of an annual holiday party, which can raise December Dilemma hackles on everything from what to call it (“Christmas Party?” “Winter Celebration?”) to how to decorate the room. According to The Boston Globe, more and more companies are choosing instead to give employees a day…

Last year, a major brouhaha erupted in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when, in response to a request by a rabbi that a Hanukkah menorah be displayed alongside Christmas trees, airport officials removed the trees and all holiday displays of any kind. Eventually, the trees were replaced (and the rabbi’s threatened lawsuit dropped), but not before…

The cast of the NBC show “30 Rock” has teamed up with American Express to create a series of “Holiday Fun Times” ads that poke fun at the absurd lengths we often must go to in order to keep the spirit of the holidays alive in a multi-cultural age. The videos show the office, led…

An 83-year-old woman in Montague, Mass. is about to find out what her community is made of, ABC News is reporting. On Friday, she was loading bags into her car outside of a drug store when a freak gust of wind set her shopping cart, and the purse and cane it contained, rolling. The cart…

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