Month: December 2015
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December Round Up
Goodness gracious, y’all. The calendar tells us there are a scant two days left in 2015, and we suppose it must be true. This year was hard and it was fun, filled with new beginnings and unknowns. We write to you one year older than on January 1st, and we hope perhaps a bit wiser,…
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Zelda’s Top 10 Holiday Movies
Merry Christmas, lovelies! I hope you’re all snuggled up with those you love, enjoying a cup of good cheer (aka some well-spiked nog). I’m keeping it short and sweet today, in keeping with the holiday spirit: I should be celebrating and relaxing (truth be told, this is being written weeks in advance at my desk,…
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Eat This Drink That: Fried Chicken, Rosemary Gimlets, and a Special Guest!
This month, we bring you a very special “Eat This, Drink That.” Normally, we pick a theme for the month’s post, find an appropriate recipe, and then muddle through as best we can, with Google as our sous chef. But this month, we brought in the professionals for a real schooling in one of the…
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An Introvert’s Christmas Carol
Christmastime is supposed to be filled with warmth and goodwill, hugs from family and friends, the smell of cinnamon and hot chocolate, and, in my formative years, pigs in a blanket and pork tenderloin. It’s supposed to bring a smile to your face and put joy in your heart. But here’s what they don’t tell…
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Inspiration Tuesday: Just Like the Ones We Used to Know
Temperatures are unseasonably warm here in the city, and while we’d be thrilled with this kind of reprieve come January or February, at this holly jolly time of year we’re missing the crisp, cold weather that usually graces us in the weeks leading up to the holidays. Somehow, without our cozy gloves and fluffy hats,…
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Winter Wonderland: Fun December Things to Do in New York City
New York is an incredibly festive town. Maybe the whole city feels a collective pressure, given all the pop culture examples of snowy Manhattan Christmases and epically romantic New Years, but the whole five boroughs go gaga for garlands, twinkly lights, and good cheer as soon as the calendar passes Thanksgiving (and sometimes before). And before…
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The Very Official Z&S Holiday Gift Guide 2015
‘Tis the season of gifting. And gift giving can be hard, especially when over half your income is already set aside for the upcoming January rent payment. You’ve got a list a mile long and a budget that won’t give an inch. Lucky for you, Zelda loves to gift, and she’s put her talents to…
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Good Tidings
With Thanksgiving behind us, it’s officially socially acceptable to spread holiday cheer in all its December glory. But it doesn’t quite feel like the season to be jolly yet, here in the “greatest city in the world” (Full disclosure: I was supposed to write about you’re-living-under-a-rock-if-you-haven’t-heard-of-it-yet Broadway hit Hamilton this week, but I was too overwhelmed by…
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December Playlist: Comfort and Joy
We here at Zelda & Scout are firm believers in separation of the holidays. October is for jack-o-lanterns, November for turkeys: We do not subscribe to pre-Thanksgiving Santa hats or peppermint kisses. We fast and abstain, shutting out the twinkle lights and the carols that every store starts piping in as soon as Halloween passes (sometimes…
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