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    The Onion Looks Back At 'Home Alone'

    The Onion's movie critic Peter K. Rosenthal looks back at 'Home Alone' in this week's Film Standard.

    Uncle Put More Thought Than Usual Into This Year’s Gift Cards

    HERSHEY, PA—Noting the unprecedented display of effort, Harrington family sources confirmed Thursday that Uncle Jeff put a lot more thought than usual into the ...

    Men Whose Beautiful Wives Died On Christmas 10 Years Ago Announce Plans To Drink Whiskey Alone In Dark Apartment

    WASHINGTON—Stating their intent to spend most of the holiday lost in grief-stricken reverie, men across the nation whose beautiful wives died on Christmas 10 ...

    First Holiday Season Without Grandma Incredible

    MARBLEHEAD, MA—Expressing appreciation for the more relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, members of the Shaw family confirmed Thursday that the first holiday season without grandmother ...

    Avoiding Family Conflict During The Holiday Season

    The holidays are supposed to be a festive time, but when families gather together, arguments and negativity often threaten to spoil the occasion.

    How To Navigate The Holidays Alone

    While many people will be gathering with family and friends this holiday season to eat, drink, and be merry, others may not have anyone with ...

    The Onion’s Person Of The Year 2014

    (TIE) Malala Yousafzai And John Cena

    When The Onion’s editorial board convened to determine its Person of the Year for 2014, the members of our selection committee were in agreement ...

    Our Annual Year: 2014

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    “I’m beginning to think the laws of blind chance have no respect for the suffering of victims.”
    • Report: CIA Paid Psychologists $81 Million For Ineffective Torture Techniques
    • New Amazon ‘Make An Offer’ Feature Allows Shoppers To Haggle Over Price
    • General Mills Reviving French Toast Crunch

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    • There’s No Use Worrying Over Things The Parasitic Alien Lifeforms Living Inside Us Can’t Control
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      Top 10 TV Moments Of 2014

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      Why Aren't We Going To Our Office Holiday Party?

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    • The Onion Reviews 'Interstellar'
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    • Michelle Obama Quietly Reassigned To Department Of Agriculture After Butting Heads With President
    • Critics Worried New CIA Report Puts U.S. At Considerable Risk Of Transparency
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    Uncle Put More Thought Than Usual Into This Year’s Gift Cards

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    • Report: 80% Of Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ CDs Lodged In Center Console Of First Car
    • James Bond Fans Concerned After Learning New Film’s Shooting Locations All In New Hampshire
    • CIA Admits Role In 1985 Coup To Oust David Lee Roth

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    • Stressed-Out CVS Back To Selling Cigarettes After Only 3 Months
    • Consumer Entering That Awkward Age Between Target Demographics
    • Corporate America Shaken By Death Of Longtime Consumer
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    Your Horoscopes — Week Of December 9, 2014

    ARIES: While innovative, your plans for a solar-panel-powered sex machine will fall victim to a wave of scorn and derision.

    • What's On Tonight: It's time to bust out The Routine for a New Year's Rockin' Eve

    • TV Club: Benched: "Campaign Contributions"/Brief Encounters"

    • Newswire: Paul Feig says his Ghostbusters movie will be "scarier than the original"

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