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If you still haven't found that special something for Grandma, don't fret - you can still sneak in a little last-minute shopping. For procrastinators, UPS may be the carrier of choice - despite a volume spike on Dec. 14, a UPS spokesman told TIME the company doesn't anticipate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Shipping: How to Beat the Rush | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

Despite its dubious beginnings, fad dieting gained mass appeal in the 19th century. In 1829, Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham touted the Graham diet - centered on caffeine-free drinks and vegetarian cuisine and supplemented by the eponymous graham cracker - as a cure for not just obesity but masturbation (and the subsequent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fad Diets | 12/15/2009 | See Source »

So McKinley and his friends decided to try a radical experiment. They urged congregants to spend less on presents for friends and family and to consider donating some of the money they saved as a result. At first, church members weren't quite sure how to react. "Some people were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Church Group Attacks Christmas Commercialism | 12/15/2009 | See Source »

McKinley is one of the leaders of an effort to do away with the frenzied activity and extravagant gift-giving of a commercial Christmas. Through a savvy viral video and marketing effort, the so-called Advent Conspiracy movement has exploded. Hundreds of churches on four continents and in at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Church Group Attacks Christmas Commercialism | 12/15/2009 | See Source »

Over the past four years, churches that support Advent Conspiracy have donated millions of dollars to dig wells in developing countries through Living Water International and other organizations. McKinley likes to point out that a fraction of the money Americans spend at retailers in the month of December could supply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Church Group Attacks Christmas Commercialism | 12/15/2009 | See Source »

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