Humorist and pop-culture historian Charles Phoenix is well known for his giant slide collection. He's been hoarding them for 17 years, searching through flea markets and thrift stores for the funniest and freakiest. On certain holidays he drags them out for an old-fashioned, living room–type slide show, but only Christmas provides the most nostalgic and mockable images — think boozing old Aunt Marge and Uncle Bob in silk PJs hanging ornaments off a pink aluminum Christmas tree, dangling martini glasses in hand. In fact, Phoenix has an insatiable passion for kitschy Yuletide anything — and that's why he's hosting today's holly,... More >>>