Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar could not have predicted the kerfuffle that was about to explode…
Happy Thanksgiving Eve, everyone. Today is a certifiable drinking day, a pre-game to prep yourself for the gravy and…
The Huffington Post argues cheekily today about “Why The Kids’ Table Should Be Forever Banished From Thanksgiving…
Thanksgiving dinner is like the Super Bowl of meals, the culmination of a year’s worth of eating, the pinnacle of…
Correctly identifying her family as a bunch of carb-obsessed lunatics, my mother both stuffed the turkey and made a…
Ah, the breakfast buffet. Upside: Unlimited breakfast meats. Downside: Lotsa melon and possibly suspect eggs that…
Two days ago, Madonna posted a video to Instagram. In it, she repeatedly dips a spoon into a wine glass and then…
As I’ve mentioned, I’m having a hard enough time right now with my usually normally tempered children now hopped up…
Over the weekend, INSIDER published a story with the rather provocative and internety headline “It turns out you’ve…
Look, I get it. My neighborhood is routinely listed among the most popular trick-or-treat destinations in Chicago.…
Ah, parenting. So many opportunities for life lessons around every corner. Even on November 1, say, when your kid is…
Dressing like a normal person is difficult enough. Tell us we need to dress up as something non-human, clever, cute,…
Six months out of the year, my family leads a relatively healthy existence, especially when it comes to our diets.…
Maybe you like clam candy canes. That phrase sends shivers down most spines, but The Takeout is a safe space, a…
My kids turn 12 next month, and have basically been planning for Halloween and trick-or-treating since Labor Day.…

If you’re a parent, one of the bonuses is that you often find your child doing amusing things. Some of those things…
Like store end-caps full of candy canes, it seems to start sooner and sooner every year: dinner party season. Once…
The Manchester Evening News reports on a 66-year-old man in the U.K. who is “absolutely incensed” after an Aldi…
Yes, yes, I’ve gone back and forth on my caffeine thing. But now that I’ve re-embraced my beloved morning beverage…