Very white

after the blizzard

How to make kids believe in Santa

Some parents will do anything to make their children believe in Santa Claus

Why we love a white Christmas

Why we love a white Christmas

Christmas lights - over the top

Christmas-decorating his house, in style

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

A story about Christmas gifts

LOSING THE LIGHT

A story by Damian Dressick

"Health myths" about low-carb beer

So it looks like low-carb beer is not quite as super healthy as it is made out to be

Black Friday Craze

Going on a shopping spree

CELL ONE

A story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cheap chicken

Remember Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food?

Expensive turkey

Some people will pay anything for their Thanksgiving turkey.

Crackdown on cyclists

New York police are cracking down on cyclists who don't obey traffic rules.

LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

A story by Roald Dahl

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

Alain de Botton on the pleasures and sorrows of work.

At the movies: Buried

And this is what David Gritten says about Rodrigo Cortés's Buried

At the movies: Certified Copy

Jonathan Romney writes about Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy

A SMALL, GOOD THING

A story by Raymond Carver

What makes a good language learner?

Steve Kaufmann on what makes a good language learner.

Foreign sounds borin'

Foreign sounds boring, says Simon Kuper.

Annoyed by sloppy language

Emma Thompson is annoyed by people who don't speak properly.