Shawn the Revelator
Slim Tinsel reckons (that’s how people named Slim talk) we should cleanse the palate here at the halfway point of Rantmas. So we offer you a narrative sorbet: an absolutely true tale from our childhood. My father and uncle ran … Continued
Slim Tinsel wishes to discuss the endless holiday treasures found online at The Bradford Exchange, but first we have to address the baby monkey in the room. To wit, the Bradford Exchange contains a disturbing number of baby monkeys. Those … Continued
The Rant has often proclaimed our appreciation for music all along the edges, from indie rock to Americana to D’Angelo, abs optional. The Rant can hang with almost any hipster music crowd. But when it comes to Christmas tunes, we … Continued
Slim Tinsel enjoys many things about the holidays, but chief among them is this: Vera-Ellen’s waist in White Christmas. Hypnotic. We can’t look away. Vera-Ellen in White Christmas Vera-Ellen gets lost in the golden age of Hollywood musicals of the 40s and … Continued