You don't have to crack open a pinata to enjoy Cinco de Mayo, but it certainly gets you in the right mood. Everyone from little kids to hammered Corona-and-margarita drinkers love scrambling to get their free candy, but there are some pinatas out there that are just too awesome to demolish.
Barbie, that lovely yet absurdly, uh, generously proportioned princess of the doll kingdom, was introduced to the world on March 9th, 1959. She has sparked imaginations for more than 50 years, so of course she gets her own day.
Here's something for you salaried employees to think about: If you're working today, one could argue that you are doing so for free.
Perhaps that is why Oaklandish, an apparel company based in Oakland, is closed for leap day. Not only that, but on their sign announcing their decision, they call into question February 29th's very existence.
We have Feb. 29th -- otherwise known as Leap Day -- every four years to make up for the fact that the Earth doesn't circle the sun in exactly 365 days. Without that occasional extra day thrown in, our entire calendar and its corresponding seasons would eventually be way off and we'd be celebrating Christmas during bikini weather.
But it isn't just a scientific thing. There's a lot of lore behind it, and it's observed and celebrated in a variety of ways.
According to an old Irish legend, St. Patrick and St. Bridget struck a deal in which women would be permitted to propose to men every four years on Leap Day. That tradition continues on YouTube.
Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.
With the holidays fast approaching and patience time running short, TheFW.com would like to take one item off your list of seasonal chores. Please enjoy and share these light-hearted holiday images and video clips with everyone on your "Nice" list. (And then break out the boxed wine.) Warm wishes from the FW.com family to yours!
Frankincense, the aromatic resin that is used in numerous religious and traditional ceremonies, as well is in medicines and perfumes, may be going extinct.
A husband and wife couple in the U.K. have found a unique way to make a buck off Christmas -- by renting live reindeer for public appearances. Wonder what Santa thinks about this?
As any true TV addict knows, the true meaning of Christmas is to give your fave shows the once-a-year opportunity to get all preachy and filled with holiday cheese, er, cheer. You may want to turn on the boob tube for a good laugh -- but at Christmastime, you're going to learn something, darn it! The following seven Christmas-themed sitcom classics are some of the most awkwardly awesome ones out there.