I wish I could tell you that your favorite Christmas movie says a lot about you, but unfortunately, it does not. Your favorite Christmas movie is probably just what was constantly playing on TV when you were a kid or which VHS tapes you had. If it weren't for television reruns, It's a Wonderful Life , and A Christmas Story would not have the iconic reputation they've developed. In fact, they'd probably be largely forgotten. Even though our favorite Christmas movies are more based on when we wer…

When Love Actually came out in theaters, I had just turned fifteen years old. My friends and I were slight anglophiles who worshipped accented singers like Robert Smith and Damon Albarn, and watched period pieces after school. The star-studded cast of Richard Curtis ' Christmas film made a screening a no-brainer. Colin Firth? Hugh Grant? Alan Rickman? Emma Thompson? I mean, come on. All the big names. It was mandatory. We had to see it, so we did and boy, did we love it. Sure, some of the plotl…

Good evening, good afternoon, and goodnight. You're here right now, but you're also nowhere and everywhere. Isn't that super coconuts? Listen, I'm going to be honest with you all. I've got a really sick, sad case of the Mondays. No offense, but how could you not? It's another five-day week and one of the many five-day weeks to come. The International Day of Labor is nearly two months away, which is a bit too long for my liking. In the meantime, we've got a long list of Mondays to look forward t…