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Trump Administration Reportedly Offered Santa Claus Performers Coronavirus Vaccine Quid Pro Quo
Although by now it’s clear that the Trump administration holds nothing sacred, there are still some things it can do to shock our tired brains. Apparently, it has tried to get Santa Claus — Santa! — to participate in its crazy pandemic response plans.
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Robot Santas, Ranked
As traditionally depicted, Santa Claus is a kind of cult leader who runs an enormous factory using slave labour and stolen IP to churn out knockoffs of the latest products. He’s basically Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jack Ma, and Jeff Bezos rolled into one. Which is to say, he should be regulated or put in…
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None Of The Visual Effects Magic Behind Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles Came From The North Pole
Long gone are the days when holiday revelers were satisfied with fake potato-flake snow or stop-motion puppets for their festive entertainment. Christmas movies are visual effects smorgasbords now, and Method Studios reveals all the digital magic it mustered to turn Kurt Russell into Saint Nick for Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles.
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Anyone Have $10 Million I Can Borrow To Buy These Rankin/Bass Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Puppets?
It’s a yearly tradition, at least in my household, to take in the classic Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special from 1964. Surprisingly, some of the old stop-motion puppet figures haven’t crumbled to dust yet! And you can buy them! If you’re Elon Musk, anyway.