Christmas

A Venezuelan migrant rests next to a Christmas tree at an improvised camp near a bus terminal in Bogota, Colombia.

The millions of Americans who buy a Christmas tree at a farm this year are agritourists too.

Panicked about some last-minute Christmas shopping? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

Two men carry freshly cut conifers to be used as Christmas trees at the Gut Kuehren plantation in Kuehren near Kiel, northern Germany.

A federal jury awarded $75,000 to a couple after their homeowners association tried to prevent them from putting on a week-long Christmas extravaganza. It's a rare loss for homeowners associations, which usually have a broad authority for Grinchiness.

A man lights candles at a vigil on December 13th, 2018, in memory of the victims of an attack near the Christmas market of Strasbourg in France.

An employee at the job center in the city of Rostock, Germany, inspects candidates for a position at the center's Santa Claus agency on December 11th, 2018.

Workers help prepare a Christmas tree for sale at a Holiday Sale Christmas Tree lot on November 29th, 2018, in Miami, Florida.

Performers dance during the Lagos Street Carnival on December 3rd, 2017, in Lagos.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Snowmen stand on a field in Bielefeld, northwestern Germany.

Runners dressed in Father Christmas costumes arrive to take part in the annual five kilometer Santa Dash in Liverpool, England, on December 3rd, 2017.

Research shows the act of re-gifting bothers the re-gifter more than it does anyone else.

A keeper clad in a Santa Claus costume feeds Magellanic penguins in a water tank as part of Christmas events at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement park.

The way Christmas movies tell it, the generosity of individual tycoons is sufficient to mitigate the harms of class inequality.

An orthodox Jewish Israeli walks past an inflatable figure of Santa Claus in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem on December 20th, 2017.

Bystanders admire a Christmas display along the Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, on December 17th, 2017.

Jake Glaser, dressed as Santa Claus, skateboards at Venice Beach on December 13th, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.

Without rain, high temperatures will keep the smoke coming—and could spur new fire growth.

For me, Christmas Carols evoke hope in a way that Christmas itself never can.

Children ride a merry-go-round on opening day at the Christmas market in Magdeburg on November 27th, 2017.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

An interview with my mother about the meanest thing I've ever said to her.

A study shows that most of the variation in plants and trees comes down to just two factors: overall size and the "leaf economics spectrum."