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Gift card scam warning this Christmas
Forgot someone on your Christmas list? A gift card might save the day, but beware of a sneaky scam.
Tags: scams/scammers, warning
How to listen to An American Christmas
The holidays are all about traditions, and here’s one you won’t want to miss: “An American Christmas.”
My husband, Barry, produces the show every single year. It’s packed with heartwarming stories, classic holiday music, songs from new artists that everyone will like and just the right amount of nostalgia to make your season bright.
🎥 James Bond’s favorite pasta is mini penne: The next movie in the James Bond franchise is in limbo, with no script or timeline. Why? A stalemate between the Broccoli family, which holds creative control, and Amazon, which owns the rights to release the films. The Broccolis don’t trust Amazon’s algorithm-driven, streaming-first approach or the idea of endless spinoffs (paywall link). Can’t blame ‘em — just look at what Amazon did to “The Lord of the Rings.”
The clock is ticking!
🏃 Last-minute gifts that’ll (hopefully) arrive by Christmas. You can do this!
PSA: Check the shipping date! When I did, these all arrived before Christmas.
- For the pink fiend, a Paris Hilton air fryer (25% off, $60). It’s cute!
- A jade roller and gua sha stone set (53% off, $7) are a slam dunk stocking stuffer.
- These nice Cole Haan men’s sneakers go with basically any outfit.
- $15 popcorn? 30 minutes of trailers? No, thanks. Gift at-home movie nights with a popcorn maker ($20).
- This Lego board game is fun for the whole fam. You build Lego towers the characters race up.
- A Chinese soup dumpling kit is fun for your favorite cook. If they don’t like dumplings, what about a French tart kit?
- Make French fries even yummier with a seasoning set (click the coupon box for 25% off).
- Give a golfer a golf ball and he’ll golf for an hour. Give a golfer a whole bunch of golf balls and he’ll golf all week.
- This gym bag is water-resistant and lightweight, and it has a shoe compartment and spots for wet clothes. Win-win.
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I’m not sure I get this and I love a good prank: Here’s how it goes down: Parents give young kids fake styrofoam or rubber knives from Halloween costumes to play with. Then, they video the reactions from a spouse or grandparent. Most scream in horror in the viral videos. What happens when the kid wants to do the same thing with a real knife? Dumb.
Gift a little bit of luxury
💅 Treat them (or yourself) to something nice.
PSA: Check the shipping date! When I did, these all arrived before Christmas.
- The right body wash is a game-changer. This one is under $10.
- For the girl boss, a leather laptop bag in lots of colors ($35; click the coupon box for 15% off).
- Everyone looks good in a classic pair of Ray-Bans (27% off).
- This Korean face mask set ($35) has a ton of five-star reviews.
- There’s no world in which a Le Creuset cast iron skillet wouldn’t be the best gift they get this year. Plus, it comes in 13 colors!
- Just look at these gel nail polish (15% off) colors. If she doesn’t have a UV lamp for the polish, this one’s under $20.
- Draw a bath, pour a glass of wine, grab a good book and relax. Add a snazzy bath tray for under $50.
- If they don’t have a pair of over-the-ear headphones yet, change that ASAP!
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🚔 AI eyes on the road: Police are using AI cameras to spot and flag drivers texting or not wearing a seatbelt. If they catch you, the images are sent to nearby officers, who will pull you over almost in real time. North Carolina has seen phone violations jump ninefold since adopting the tech.
“Never felt better”: That’s how Towana Looney feels after getting a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig. She struggled to find a human donor, and now, she’s only the third person in the U.S. to have this surgery. Doctors at New York University plan a clinical trial next year. This could really help others waiting for kidney donors.
Sales of portable CD players and MP3s are climbing: A great idea if you don’t want your kids on social media or a screen. Sure, you might have to give a crash course on how CDs work, but it beats them joining the nearly 50% of teens who are constantly online (paywall link).
✈️ This is going to take off: A Chinese company is developing a supersonic civilian jet that can travel four times the speed of sound. In tests, its engine clocked 3,045 mph at altitudes over 65,600 feet. That means it could take you from London to New York in under two hours, complete with a view of the earth’s curvature. Look for commercial flights by 2030.
🚨 Takeover fraud: A Colorado couple lost $3,700 after a scammer broke into their AT&T account and bought an iPad, iPhone, smartwatch and headphones. How? The crooks gained access to the couple’s login details. Keep an eye out for fake login links and impersonation calls. PSA: AT&T will never call you to lock down your account.