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Red One, Flop Alert? Why Christmas Movies Have Lost Their Magic

Can Hollywood still make a good Christmas movie? At this time of year, people are not looking for action-packed blockbusters, but the movie industry may have lost its recipe for successful holiday films.

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Society

Should We Tell Our Kids The Truth About Santa?

According to psychology research, lying to kids about the subject of Santa Claus risks ruining their confidence and altering the parent-child relationship.

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Polar Family Circle

Though it has long, cold and snowy winters, Finland’s northernmost province of Lapland, famous for being the traditional home of Santa Claus, has warm (enough) summers. Here, my wife Claudine, my daughter Cécile and I are posing for a sunny family portrait along the polar circle.

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Geopolitics

Obama Vs. Rambo Vs. Wolverine: Meet Brazil’s Most Colorful Candidates

NEW YORK TIMES (US), O GLOBO (Brazil) Worldcrunch In a country famous for its carnival imbued spirit, it is only appropriate that Brazil’s municipal elections, often a dreary affair elsewhere in the world, are somewhat… colorful, to say the least. Inspired by superheroes, cartoon characters and American presidents, take a look at the candidates screaming […]

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