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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: For XXXMAS Lovers

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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: If You Can Read This Gift Guide, Thank A Teacher

Being a teacher can be especially tough around the end of the semester/before the winter break, but it’s not easy during the rest of the year, either. Here are a few things you can get them that might make your favorite teacher’s day a little bit brighter and easier.

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All I Want For Christmas Is You… and an Immersion Blender

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Holiday Gift Guide: So Your Loved One Works From Home

If you love somebody who works from home, you’ll love this gift guide!

Riese December 16, 2013 14 Comments
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Deck the Halls with Boughs of Tech: Your Holiday Season App Survival Kit

If you’ve got an existing smartphone or computer, here are a few apps that’ll make life a bit easier for the next few weeks.

A.E. Osworth December 14, 2013 16 Comments
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Nerdy Love Song: The Holigay Gift Guide

This is a gift guide based on DeAnne Smith’s viral video, Nerdy Love Song With Added Kitten Bonus. You’re Welcome

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Holigay 2013 Gift Guide: The Busiest Power Dyke You Know

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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Urban Explorers

A gift guide for city mice who miss the country. Terrariums, adventure kits, stargazing stuff, and more!

Cara December 12, 2013 9 Comments
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Holigay 2013 Gift Guide: Paint It Black

This guide is for the people in your life who are super enthusiastic about this colour; the metalheads and punks and goths, the artists and sad folk, those who can’t colour coordinate or those who can but prefer not to.

Crystal December 12, 2013 16 Comments
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Autostraddle’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2013: What We Really Want

It’s everything we want this year! And probably a few things you want, too.

the team December 11, 2013 62 Comments
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Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Gifts For Kids Who Have Way Too Many Toys

It’s so fun to buy gifts for kids! The thing is, if you have a small child in your life, chances are that child has way too many toys already.

Hansen December 11, 2013 15 Comments
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Holigay 2013 Gift Guide: Chelsea Peretti for the Holidays

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High Femme: 6 Super Secret Ways To Hide Your Stash While Home For The Holigays

In the spirit of the holidays, let’s look at some great ways to hide your stash from your loved ones! Because while you love your family to pieces, sometimes you need a nice green buffer from those weirdos.

Chelsea December 10, 2013 25 Comments
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When Bar Is Exceptionally Low, Lots of Companies Are Gay-Friendly, Reports Corporate Equality Index

Last I checked, Wal-Mart wasn’t exactly a praise-worthy work environment for any human being, let alone LGBTs.

A.E. Osworth December 10, 2013 31 Comments
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Things You’ll Read And Love: A Gift Guide For Longform Lovers

Books by authors whose longform work we’ve read in “Things I Read That I Love,” plus other reads relevant to your interests! For longform lovers and lovers of longform lovers alike.

Riese December 10, 2013 24 Comments
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A.E. Osworth December 10, 2013 26 Comments
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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: All the Anime!

Always wanted to get someone on your list into anime – or dive into it yourself – but not sure where to start? Here’s a guide to where to look depending on what they already like.

Rose December 10, 2013 47 Comments
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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Accessories For Your Lovely Bikes And Your Even Lovelier Faces

In the first of two Biking Holigay Gift Guides, here we’ll look at all the things you (or your giftee) need to stay safe, warm and happy on the streets.

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