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The holiday season is a time to relax, rejoice, and spend—on gifts for you and yours and theirs. But what if you could put that purchasing power to good? It’s a question the actress Olivia Wilde and her best friend Babs Burchfield, the duo behind the consulting company Conscious Commerce, ask themselves and the ethical brands they work with every day, no matter the time of year.

Slam Poetry You can snap your fingers or clap your hands when a slam poet rocks it. That’s all you need to know to enjoy a night of poetic performance art presented by Lawn Gnome Publishing. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the Thursday, June 28, slam at Megaphone PHX, 4700 North Central Avenue, #112.

24. Are they really trying to pull off an opioid addiction allegory? (With hindsight, I can answer this myself: Yes, they are trying to pull off an opioid addiction allegory. Amid all of the WWII dolls, there’s a witch doll named Deja that, we’re told, ruins and kills everything — she has a goth-y vibe, sits on a pedestal in Real Steve Carell’s living room, and has a streak of hair that’s the same color as the pain pills Russian Gwendoline Christie warns Real Steve Carell not to abuse. At one point, in a dream, she orders him to build her a time machine, so he buys a lava lamp and tapes it to a miniature DeLorean. Then, during the movie’s climax, scenes cut between Real Steve Carell and Doll Steve Carell, as the former pours his pills into a garbage disposal while the latter kills Deja. The way the scene is edited, you’re meant to think that Steve Carell is about to die by suicide, but actually … it’s a triumphant moment? To echo the lady in my theater: No.)

After the traditional ceremony, Nicholas and Alina were whisked off in a horse-drawn carriage to the reception held at the Sinaia Casino. The happy couple were accompanied by crowds during the ride to the Casino, where they stopped to wave to well-wishers from the balcony. Before celebrations began, the newlyweds sealed the deal with a royal smooch.

The V&A and Coco de Mer have come together to create a series of opulent lingerie collections inspired by artefacts from the museum. This design features delicate sheer cups overlain with the collection’s signature red embroidery.

Editor’s note: We asked our readers to share their special memories of Christmas. Please enjoy these. They are sure to make your holiday merry and bright.

Long ago, when trying to flirt with another girl looked kind of like a Sarah Waters novel but without the ghosts and tragedy, we communicated interest through loaded symbols, like giving violets to crushes. Today, we have emoji instead — for appending to the end of brunch invites, for responding to Tinder messages, for commenting on the instagram selfies of hot lesbians who live two thousand miles away. How do you choose strategically? What if a ? feels flirty to you but just friendly to your crush? Will a ? eventually get you to ? or ???? To investigate, I asked a small but enthusiastic sample size of Autostraddle staffers to weigh in.

For those who would like to properly dispose of their live Christmas tree, Jeff Mikula, Manistee Department of Public Works director, said there is a local program in the City of Manistee.

Don’t over water. Most succulents are native to dry, hot climates and store water in their roots, stems and leaves. Allow the soil to dry completely before watering again, usually every two weeks.

A rugged outdoor bluetooth speaker, crafted with sustainable cork to be as natural as its environment. The speaker, which comes in four colours, is water and dust-proof, and each one boasts a 10-hour battery life which can be charged from flat in just two hours.

This comes after she ‘unashamedly’ plugged her new children’s book It’s Not Scribble to Me as the perfect present for kids this Christmas, 

Wrapping paper, however “seems like it should be much easier to give up,” she argued. “To me, it’s a no-brainer to focus first on those things that are less dear and easier to replace.”