Once dominated by beauty brands, the commercialization of the holiday tradition has now expanded to include everything from reiki crystals and dog food.

TheAtlPhoto is sharing a new image from a space telescope every day until December 25. On the fifth day, a view of the Horsehead Nebula, and a night sky full of distant galaxies beyond:

Advent calendars are a nightmare when you’re divorced. The kids come back from their other house with days’ worth of unopened Toblerone, which is funny and delicious, after, say, eight years, but tear-jerkingly poignant when the split is very fresh.