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Caviar and cocktails are out, while casseroles and cookie trays are in as many employers scale back holiday party plans this year in recognition of an economy still struggling through a deep downturn.
At O'Keefe Communications, employees will celebrate the holidays this year as they did last, with a potluck in the office rather than dinner at a nice restaurant.
Is it safe to party when swine flu threatens to crash your bash?
You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it.
Grammy-winning R&B diva Mary J. Blige summed up the Emmy after-parties during a soulful, sassy performance complete with a glittering golden microphone.
A man has been accused of breaking into foreclosed and other vacant homes to throw paid parties that resulted in thousands of dollars in damage.
The women gathered in the kitchen, enjoying brie and chocolate tortes as they told stories about their high school rings and pieces of jewelry given to them by ex-husbands and boyfriends. But they weren't just reminiscing for old times' sake.
Alison DeRuiter of Phoenix showed up at party recently and went home with $542.
The glitzy, global spirit of Hollywood raged into the wee hours after the Oscars, with parties around town feting everyone from British best actress winner Kate Winslet down to the youngest "Slumdog Millionaire" star, drinking caffeine to keep up his strength.
Lindsay Lohan looked bored, and she wasn't the only one.
A look at the main political blocs in Saturday's provincial elections in Iraq.
Even in the world of politics and its strange bedfellows, this coalition is odder than most.
Kevin Costner signed on to host a glitzy Super Bowl party this year, but the truth is he doesn't really like parties all that much. Too much glad-handing, picture-taking and standing around.
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that two Arab parties can run in upcoming elections.
It was a subdued night of post-Golden Globe Awards partying for Hollywood, but the bashes were lavish and extravagant by any other standard.
In Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 stories about New Year's Eve parties, The Associated Press reported that the economic downturn contributed to slow ticket sales for events hosted by R&B singer John Legend and Lindsay Lohan. It is typical for New Year's Eve parties hosted by Opium Group to sell out the afternoon of Dec. 31, and they did for the latest parties, spokeswoman Vanessa Menkes said.
The sleek shine of a designer gown, the gleam of a trophy, piles of gourmet food, a tipsy laugh. Award-show after-parties have always measured the glitz and glam of Hollywood, from the Golden Globes to the Grammys to the Oscars.
In this brutal season of cutbacks, the office holiday party is getting downsized, too.
Accepting hugs left and right and clutching his best miniseries trophy for HBO's "John Adams," Tom Hanks made one thing clear at the premium cable network's packed Emmy afterparty: He's not a partier.
Like generations of opera buffs before him, Richard Houdek plans to don black tie for the Metropolitan Opera's opening night. Even though he'll be 120 miles away.
Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wednesday he rejected an appeal to endorse John McCain's presidential bid.
As Hurricane Gustav battered the Gulf Coast, lobbyists, corporations and industry groups scrambled to put a solemn face on their glitzy GOP convention parties and still revel with big donors, delegates and members of Congress.
Russia's lower house of parliament on Saturday passed a measure quadrupling government funding for major political parties. This will bring tens of millions of dollars into the coffers of the dominant United Russia party, but leave liberal opposition parties with nothing.
The main parties that participated in early parliamentary elections in Serbia on Sunday:
A Spanish judge on Friday barred two Basque pro-independence parties from running in general elections next month, suspending their activities for three years.
Baby shower celebrates zoo's largest babyA baby shower was held over the weekend for Daizy, a baby elephant at the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, NM. Video included.
California lawmakers rarely defy party lines, analysis finds It's more likely to rain in Death Valley on any given day than it is for a California legislator to vote in opposition to the majority of his or her party on any given bill, a new Bee analysis shows.
12 Steps to a Healthy Republican PartyThe Republican Party is sick… but this is a sickness brought about by its own actions. If it is to get better, it has to change its life. Not only the party leadership but its lay members who, in many cases, are its best-of-intentioned enablers.
With more Americans claiming to be Independents than either Democrats or Republicans, with the tea party movement causing fractures within the Republican base, and with third party candidates having an impact in both a New York special congressional election and the New Jersey go …
Throw a Proper Beer Pong Shot - Wired How-To WikiShooting a Ping-Pong ball into a cup might sound like a Carnival game but Beer Pong has quickly become the sport du jour at house parties, bars and even corporate retreats.
Naked Playboy model strikes a blow for feminism ?Promoting her new reality show, Holly Madison says she thinks that watching the story of her life will "inspire other girls to follow their dreams".
Jimmy Carter Is RightSo I can say in plain language that Jimmy Carter was right in essence, but wrong in degree.
For a long time now, I have espoused the fact that I am neither a democrat, nor a republican. I am more conservative than liberal, but I am not militant about these things.
Mozart 'peeing stone' parties boost Lower Austrian town A Lower Austrian town is holding a series of parties to mark a local's claim that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart once visited – to take a pee.
Tales of the Tales(Cocktails)At the seventh annual Tales of the Cocktail, the massive spirits industry event held here last week, there was a great deal of chatter about "educating" the consumer.
I regularly read the newspaper and am fond of the little how to's and tips that these famous ladies pass on to the general public...The ladies I refer to are 'Hints from Heloise' and 'Dear Abby'...
Swine flu parties 'a bad idea'Throwing "swine flu parties" in an attempt to get immunity against the virus while it is a fairly mild form is not a good idea, doctors say. Reports have emerged of people intentionally mixing with friends who have flu.
This is from an article in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the Economy?" I think this guy nailed it! Dear Mr. President:
Last Sunday night, Memorial Day weekend, I was sitting at home and watching TV. The neighbors were having a party. They were out all evening, playing games, drinking, and hot tubbing. Hey, fine by me, have fun.
Lately, the political environment has followed an all-too predictable formula: Obama proposes something, the Republicans try to shout it down, the Democrats shout the Republicans down, and the (negative) positive feedback loop is engaged. The American political world is no longer …
MPs' expenses: the story that changed British politics.It was at precisely 1.21pm on Thursday, May 8 that Downing Street got its first hint of what was to become one of the biggest parliamentary scandals in British history.
The Left is never right!During 33 years of Marxist rule in Bengal there have been only two Chief Ministers, Jyoti Basu and Buddhadev Bhattacharya. Basu left because of age; he was not pushed out. No one is pushed out.
What's All That Secession Ruckus in Texas?It was the shout-out heard around the world: Texas' Republican governor Rick Perry's praise for his state's tea-party protesters, accompanied by not-so-veiled references to a potential Lone Star State secession.
The folks who organized these April 15th tea parties need to get their history straight.
April 15: The day where people claim to go and create Tea Parties to go against high taxes and a powerful government, and all that good stuff. Okay...well, let me get one thing straight: DO NOT GO TO THOSE TEA PARTIES.
Caterers in DetroitMy #1 goal (above all else) is to help people.I could have shaped my business to be like other caterers in Detroit, but I realized that compromising my focus of helping people - as a follower - isn't my personal style.Making money has never been at the very top of my goal list.
Home gold-buying parties become fadThere's a new home party-giver who wants a seat on your couch. As Americans struggle to make ends meet, home gold-buying parties are becoming the latest fad across the South and Midwest.
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