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These Holiday Sugar Cookies Will Taste Great No Matter What Shape You Make Them

Christmas cookies are more about looks than taste. But we’ll be damned if we sacrifice taste for aesthetic. In these dark days, we demand more. We demand both.
Munchies Staff
12.25.17
The Pantheon of Games

Dishonored's Billie Lurk Was the Spirit of Justice in 2017

In a year filled with debate about how to confront inequity, the heroine of 'Death of the Outsider' did so without apology.
Yussef Cole
12.25.17
Pizza

I Invented a Way to Keep a Slice of Pizza Forever

Designer Steph Mantis explains how she went from growing up in a pizza shop to encasing slices of pie in resin.
Steph Mantis
12.25.17
New music

Merry Christmas, Lil Wayne Just Released 'Dedication 6'

His latest mixtape came out on Christmas Day, because Lil Wayne loves us all.
Alex Robert Ross
12.25.17
GOTY 2017

Danielle Riendeau's Top Ten Games of 2017

It was a great year for immersive sims and space lesbians!
Danielle Riendeau
12.25.17
Voices

How It Feels to Be a Once-Undocumented Immigrant Fighting for the DACA Bill

We are asking all DREAMers and allies to help us mount public pressure in what may be our last chance before DACA is repealed to help protect our friends and families.
Tereza Lee
12.25.17
concussions

The NFL Creates a Red Zone-Style Operation for Concussions

The league announced new protocols, which are a welcome change. But how weren't they doing all this stuff already?
Dave Lozo
12.25.17
Podcasts

We Discuss the Games That Narrowly Missed Our GOTY Lists

In a year full of incredible games, this list was extremely long.
Patrick Klepek
12.25.17
Culture

The Enduring Legacy of Eartha Kitt, a Subversive Icon Targeted by the CIA

The "Santa Baby" singer was so much more than a captivating entertainer—she was also an international political provocateur whose career was nearly ruined after she condemned the Vietnam War.
Fran Tirado
12.25.17
The Pantheon of Games

The Mythical Year of Too Many Good Games

It has been a year of anxiety, exhaustion, and struggle. Thankfully, it's also been a year of great games.
Austin Walker
12.25.17
desserts

How-To: Make Cookie Dough Cookies with Christina Tosi

Pastry queen Christina Tosi shows us how to make her dream cookie: the cookie dough cookie. It combines the best of both worlds, with a lightly baked outside and a gooey-raw inside.
Christina Tosi
12.25.17
christmas music

Let's Invent a New Genre of Christmas Music

There are only a few good Christmas songs, and it's impossible to add to the canon. So we propose something new, something that can include Gucci Mane, The Germs, and Gillian Welch. We suggest Neo-Christmas music.
Drew Schwartz
12.25.17
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