December belongs to the at-home entertainers. Early winter holidays and cooler weather offer myriad reasons to host events at home, from casual Christmas cookie swaps to intimate, cozy dinner parties.

Nothing screams holiday spirit more than festive lights, snow (depending on which side of the earth you live on), and a cringe-y collection of Christmas carols. But the same old, tired songs our ...

When a close friend recently packed up and moved for a year to Australia, I let a series of hand-crafted playlists conveying the emotions neither of us were comfortable sharing. From the homemade ...