Don't Bogart My Blog: Sunday Best: What your holiday lights reveal about you

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Sunday Best: What your holiday lights reveal about you

Are you a soft white globe person or an icicle light?

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Sunday, December 16, 2018

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If this year has felt overwhelming, depressing or unsettling, I'm here with glad tidings. It wasn't all bad, and there are many people working to make a difference. I'm happy to introduce you to six of them here. Have you made any resolutions for 2019 that will make the world better? Share them with me at Op-reads@nytimes.com. Please note your name, age and location; we may publish a selection of the responses in the next newsletter. That newsletter will be my last of 2018, and I will be back in your inbox on Jan. 6. — Alexandra March

Holiday Lights, Like Their Owners, Have Personalities

Illustrations by Lan Truong

By KRISTA BURTON

"You're a traditionalist. You're understated; there's no need to trumpet it, but you're imbued with the magic of the season …. You own several cream turtlenecks. Sometimes you go into shops and pretend you're English. It's fine."

A Sneak Peek at Some Bombshell Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Headlines

Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive Democrat from New York, first made news when she won her primary election over a 10-term incumbent. Patrick Semansky/Associated Press

By JASON O. GILBERT

"She Told the Liberal Media She Couldn't Afford Rent in Washington — Yet Here She Is Purchasing an Entire Banana for Breakfast"

Are We All Becoming Witches?

A Brooklyn bookstore gathered witches, Wiccans and local residents to perform a hex ritual. Emily Molli/NurPhoto, via Getty Images

By ROSS DOUTHAT

From hexing Brett Kavanaugh to belief in an afterlife, "There may soon be more witches in the United States than members of the United Church of Christ," our columnist Ross Douthat writes.