At any Halloween festivity this year, you’ll no doubt see the usual suspects that made big splashes in 2016: Elevens mingling with Barbs and Christmas-light walls, Reys hanging out with Poes and sexy BB-8s, and a disarming amount of Trumps and Clintons ripping shots with Harley Quinns and Hodors. 2017 has introduced its own new […]
What Christmas traditions are actually winter solstice traditions?
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and is also traditionally understood to be the beginning of winter. This year, the solstice will occur on Dec. 21st, and according to a timetable created by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory, people in New York will only experience 9 hours […]
Look Again: Animal Christmas Costumes Edition
Zoo owner Manny Tanco bottle-feeds a Bengal Tiger cub named “Duterte” during the Animal Christmas party at the Malabon Zoo. Along with the milk, I hope Duterte will be enjoying warm Christmas cookies baked with a copious amount of catnip. It’s legal drugs from cats! And it’s fine, he’s not driving home New York City, […]
Halloween and farm harvest fun
Tickets for Willamalane Park and Recreation District’s annual Haunted Hayride are available. The event is Oct. 23-25, and tickets sell out quickly. The event is geared toward young children. Cost is $7.50 to $9; willamalane.org. The Frightuary Haunted House continues through Oct. 31 at Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. This year’s theme […]
Christmas Comes Early to Persona 5 With Free Holiday Costumes
Persona 5 has received a steady flow of new costumes and content since its release, and now Atlus has released an additional treat for fans to get their hands on. A new Christmas-themed costume pack will be available to owners of Persona 5 completely for free, adding on some Holiday charm. The pack adds […]
Minnesota family brings Halloween costume business online
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s like Christmas coming early for the Fallenstein family of Mankato. “Everything we’ve worked for, everything we’ve planned for now happens. We get to see millions of orders go out and happy customers so its the best part of what we do,” Halloweencostumes.com President and CEO Tom Fallenstein […]
8 Easy Last-Minute Family Halloween Costumes You Pull Together With Zero Stress
Halloween can be a lot of fun — unless of course, you’re the one who’s charged with the task of trying to come up with a coordinated costume idea that your entire family on board with. With different tastes, it can be tough to Not to mention, you’re probably hoping to do it all without […]
Halloween Costume Ideas Internet
there are only a few days left in September, which means before you know it, it’ll be the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas, we’re talking about Halloween. Yes! Halloween is just around the corner, and we’ve been spending hours and hours scouring the internet for costume ideas and inspiration. So far, […]
Spirit Halloween: Popular costume shop haunting Meadowbrook Mall for eighth year in a row
BRIDGEPORT — Everyone’s favorite costume pop-up store has returned to Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport. Spirit Halloween, the one stop destination for everything scary, spooky and fun, set up in the mall’s parking lot in mid-August in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. The national franchise, which is owned by Spencer’s, has been setting […]
Why this “Nightmare Before Christmas” screening is a never-before Modesto event What’s this?!
With nods to Jack Skellington, the sights, and sounds, they’ll be everywhere and all around when the Modesto Symphony Orchestra brings a Halloween treat with an added trick to its October pops concerts. The Disney animated classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas” will play on a big screen inside the Gallo Center for the Arts while […]