Christmas isn’t tomorrow — unless you’re actually reading this on December 24, which is possible! — but it is practically here! And that means it’s time for the annual Whobilation of watching Dr.

The holiday season brings with it the return of such beloved season characters as Jolly Old Saint Nick, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Buddy the Elf and, yes, that famously green-furred grump, The ...

From his storybook legacy to his modern-day anti-holiday influence, the Grinch has become an enduring face of the holidays—sincerely or otherwise. Reading time 5 minutes He’s a meme one, Mr. Grinch, ...

You might have seen an image of a blue-tinted, smiling Grinch with the caption, “That feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow.” The meme has proved surprisingly durable, but what on earth does it mean?

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