The Most Ridiculous Big Ticket Gift Ever

They Just Play With the Box Anyway
Why buy a kid a giant Christmas gift when they’ll just have more fun playing in the box? Now you can just buy a $500 cardboard box.
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Mascot Matchups
Even if you aren’t a football fan you’ll probably be a fan of these matchup illustrations created by a Pixar animator.
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Now There’s An Idea
CNN presents its list of 10 great ideas. How many of these do you think would work?
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Journalism Is A Joke...
In these films, at least. But I’ll fight anyone that says that Irwin M. Fletcher wasn’t a fabulous reporter.
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It Turns Out Winning Millions Isn’t So Bad
There’s a common perception that some people have that winning a ginormous lottery can actually ruin your life. But is that true?
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Something to Talk About
All this week Vulture has been posting abbreviated oral histories of delightful pop culture kernels. I hope they keep this up.
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The Most Autumn-ish Comfort Food Ever
Someone please make this for me. I’ll be under four blankets on the couch.