Maybe Santa's getting older or maybe he's just plain lazy. But for whatever reason, old St. Nick decided to do much more of his holiday shopping online than on Main Street this year. The results have delighted online giants like Amazon and dismayed traditional retailers everywhere. In the midst of a global recession and skyrocketing [...]
Whenever I try to come up with DIY gift ideas, I get this picture of Homer Simpson injuring himself in my head. Maybe I watched too much TV as a kid, but I seriously doubt my own ability to make things with my own two hands. Without a doubt, creating things with your own hands [...]
The best way to come up with cool gift ideas for hipsters is to go to an indie rock concert, snicker, gawk, and take some notes. However, if you happen to hate Animal Collective, Devendra Banhart, MGMT or any of the other hot "indie" band out there, try to stick to these 3 basic principles [...]
Being a boss is hard. On the one hand, you've got to keep your co-workers in line, striking fear into their hearts when they think about leaving work at 3 pm to go to happy hour. On the other hand, you've got to make your colleagues feel appreciated by doing all of those little things [...]
Ten dollars aren’t what they used to be. You can barely feed yourself for one day on $10 (unless you’re Kate Moss and you just don’t eat). It’s a quarter-tank of gas, three cans of soup, or a six-pack of microbrew beer. Still, there are plenty of cool and original gifts you can give for [...]