Merry Christmas, everyone (and new Nexus 7 owners)
by Hope anyone actually reading this is having a nice Christmas (if one celebrates said holiday) or a nice day off work (if one doesn’t celebrate …
Tag: Christmas
NORAD Tracks Santa, now with smartphone apps
Since the 1950s, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) each Christmas Eve tracks Santa’s trip through the skies as part of its annual “NORAD Tracks …
“Yogi’s First Christmas” on DVD
Last week, I purchased a copy of “Yogi’s First Christmas” on DVD from the Warner Archive program. Of course, in the Archive’s case, it’s actually …
Christmas specials that pass (or fail) the Bechdel test
The “Bechdel Test,” named after an early comic strip by Alison Bechdel of “Dykes to Watch Out For” fame, proposes a set of three criteria …
Christmas 2010: The holiday we make contact (with Santa Claus… and Superboy too!)
I hope everyone (who celebrates Christmas that is, whether for secular reasons—like I do—or religious reasons) is enjoying the holiday today. I pre-wrote this post …
Christmas specials: “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”
A look at the 2000 animated special “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” based on the song of the same name.
Christmas specials: “The Powerpuff Girls: Twas the Fight Before Christmas”
A look at the original Powerpuff Girls series’ Christmas special, “Twas the Fight Before Christmas.”
Christmas specials: “Dexter vs. Santa’s Claws”
A look at the Christmas-themed “Dexter’s Laboratory” episode “Dexter vs. Santa’s Claws.”
Here comes VLC, here comes VLC, right down VLC Way: VLC gets festive for the holidays
VLC is an open-source, cross-platform (available for OS X, Windows, Linux, etc.) video player (and audio player) program. Its advantage besides its cross-platform support is …
Christmas specials: “Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales”
A look at the 1979 Looney Tunes Christmas special “Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales.”