There’s No Fun Like Mandatory Office Holiday Fun

In exchange for a salary, office workers do a great many dreadful things: sit through meetings, make the trek to and from work each day, feign enthusiasm for their employer’s particular vision. Come holiday season, they also—compelled by a strange mix of perceived obligation and genuine holiday spirit—sometimes exchange gifts with one another. One common, […]

The United States vs Billie Holiday Director Lee Daniels on Jazz Icon: ‘Her Imperfection Is What Made Her Perfect’

RELATED STORIES Billie Holiday didn’t particularly enjoy singing “Strange Fruit,” a chilling anti-lynching anthem that compared Black bodies to fruit hanging from a tree, but she knew it was too important to not be performed. The song, which earned the sympathy of her Black and white patrons, made her a threat to the FBI and […]

High School Musical EP Talks Filming Holiday Special at Bachelor Mansion, Plus What We Can Expect in Season 2

RELATED STORIES The East High Wildcats are back (and with a longer title than ever!) to bring us High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Holiday Special. Now streaming on Disney+, the joyous event finds the cast of HSM:TM:TS performing a series of festive jams — including classics like “Little Saint Nick” and “Feliz […]

The Grinch Musical: Matthew Morrison Farts, Judges Your Ugly Couch in NBC’s Holiday Production — Grade It!

RELATED STORIES Hatewatchers had their tweeting thumbs at the ready on Wednesday as NBC lifted the curtain on Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical. But was this updated production of the 2006 Broadway show really the cringefest that many expected? Let’s investigate. Sure, the sight of Matthew Morrison in the iconic character’s green skin and thicc […]

Dash & Lily’s Austin Abrams Reveals the Surprise Strength Behind Netflix’s Unconventional Holiday Romance

RELATED STORIES Netflix’s newest romantic comedy is fun, addictive and an excellent reminder of the power of pen on paper in a world dominated by social media. But more than any of that, it’s Christmas porn. Set and filmed in New York City at Christmastime (production wrapped in December 2019), Dash & Lily is a […]

New Disney Family Singalong, Sitcom Specials Lead ABC Holiday Lineup

RELATED STORIES ABC will spread some much-needed holiday cheer in November and December, starting with a third installment of its Disney Family Singalong series. The Disney Holiday Singalong, airing Monday, Nov. 30 at 8/7c, will once again feature celebrities putting their own spins on classic Disney tunes. Previous editions of the special aired in April […]

Phillip Schofield red-faced after x-rated holiday slip-up: ‘A different sort of package’

“Love Honey @Schofe #ThisMorning how you kept a straight face after that I’ll never know,” another added. Someone else wrote: “See what @Schofe has been ordering during lockdown Eyes #LoveHoney #ThisMorning.” “Howling from @Schofe saying ‘Love Honey’ and not ‘Love Holiday’ wondered what was on his mind…? #ThisMorning,” a fifth said. “AHAHA as IF Philip just called […]

Dash & Lily: Netflix Orders Holiday Rom-Com Series Based on YA Books

RELATED STORIES Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares is getting the TV treatment. The young-adult novels, written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, will serve as the inspiration for Netflix’s holiday-themed series Dash & Lily, TVLine has learned. Production on the first season, which will feature eight 30-minute episodes, has already begun in New York […]

Holidays 2019: Where is best to go on holiday in February? Last minute travel deals

Holidays 2019: Bruges, Vienna & Cambridge are three places to visit in February (Image: Getty Images) Where is best to go on holiday in February? Reigo Eljas, Country Director for lastminute.com, advises travellers to try Vienna, Bruges, and Cambridge for a break and great last minute deal. Cambridge Home to one of the oldest seats […]

Brexit news: Bookings of holiday cottages in England and Wales BOOM due to ‘uncertainty'

Brexit appears to be boosting the UK holiday cottages industry. Uncertainty over Brexit is fuelling a marked increase in bookings of UK self catering cottages according to Original Cottages. The company is a hub of nearly 5,000 holiday lets across England and Wales. It claims demand for Original Cottages properties is not just for the […]