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David Spade slammed a mall's tree-lighting ceremony for omitting the word "Christmas." In the Sunday episode of Spade and Dana Carvey's "Fly on the Wall" podcast, the 61-year-old "Grown Ups" actor ...

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those lines, the ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

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Paying off debts is one of the most important steps in improving your financial life. How you approach it, though, comes down to your personality. If you're someone who needs a quick win right off the ...

Matt Hickman is an associate editor at The Architect’s Newspaper. His writing has been featured in Curbed, Apartment Therapy, URBAN-X, and more. Having previously conquered dryer sheets, Method, San ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. According to National Wildlife Federation, there are two varieties of Douglas ...