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What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: The Real History of Santa Claus
It’s Christmas time, so I’m taking a look at myths related to the holiday. Last week, I focused on myths about Jesus . This week I’m taking a look at that other beloved Christmas icon: Santa Claus, the central figure in the secular holiday mascot pantheon, who is so mysterious, we can’t even agree on…
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The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: 'Millennial Optimism'
This week, young people are longing for a past they were barely alive for, roasting people who dare to read books in public, and sharing videos of the last moments their lives made sense. So, not exactly an uplifting collection of cultural observations, but I threw in some truly banger Christmas carol mashups to lighten…
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The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025 (and Two Episodes You Can't Miss)
If 2024 was the year podcasts scrambled to find their footing after the massive wave of acquisitions and consolidation during the pandemic, 2025 is the year the medium truly hit its stride (and I should know…I not only write a podcast newsletter and run a podcast company, I also listen to literally thousands of hours…
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The Entire 'Planet of the Apes' Franchise Explained in 10 Infographics
For more than half a century, audiences have been captivated by the Planet of the Apes—a sprawling sci-fi epic that spans at least three timelines, 3,000 years of history, and a franchise that includes 10 feature films, two TV series, three video games, and dozens of comics and novels. Whether you’re a long-time fan trying…
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13 Shows Like 'The Boys' You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Based on the (really rather excellent) comic book series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, Prime Video’s satirical superhero romp The Boys picks up the genre deconstructionist torch passed by Alan Moore’s Watchmen. The tone is less philosophical but even more cynical, suggesting that power…
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What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: When Was Jesus Actually Born?
It’s Christmas time, and people believe a lot of inaccurate things about the holiday, so for the next few weeks, I’m going to take a look at the truth behind Christmas mythology, starting with the biggest misconception of them all: Not “how can the North Pole support an industrial infrastructure large enough to build toys…
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The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: The Horror of Rizzmas Carols
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Generations A and Z contain multitudes. While some kids are gleefully crapping out AI-generated Rizzmas carols—holiday brain-rot so potent it should probably be classified as a controlled substance—other kids are dissecting the work of esoteric 19th-century novelist Robert W. Chambers like they’re in a graduate…
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The Two Best Streaming Services for Movie Nerds Are Discounted for Black Friday
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over. Follow…
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The Ultimate Black Friday Gift Guide for Content Creators
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over. Follow…