In many areas you can get prepared meals to heat at home, made locally with good ingredients. Some are stand-alone businesses, others are part of a network. If eating better is part of your 2026 plan, participate in the time-honored tradition of neighbors making ends meet by selling delicious food!
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The post office no longer promises your mail will be postdated on the day you drop it. That has real consequences for taxes, ballots, rent checks and more. If you have mail that needs to be postmarked in 2025, you will need to walk up to a post office counter and ask for hand stamp.
The 2026 America the Beautiful Park Pass features Trump’s face (alongside Washington’s.) There are lawsuits, but if you’d rather NOT stare at Trump’s face every time you access a National Park, go get one before the end of December. It’s good for twelve months and features 2025 designs.
Instead of going to a crowded, commercial movie theatre, consider supporting the arts from home! From ballet to choirs, enjoy it in your matching pyjamas! Click through for holiday-themed online performances, some free, some for a fee.
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This Christmas classic is also just a great movie about capitalism, class warfare, and struggling to see the effect you have on the world. If you haven’t watched it in years, give it a chance!
For a more modern take on community-building, we recommend Klaus, a delightful animated origin-story about Santa, featuring indigenous Scandinavian Sámi characters.
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Are you about to see racist Aunt Mary again? If you’re still trying to figure out how to navigate a MAGA relative (or six) check out our tips on being open about your beliefs in healthy, boundary-respecting ways. If you think it doesn’t matter — it does. MAGA is quiet quitting!
