• It’s officially Cookie Season: We would not be mad if anyone gifted us this beautiful Diaspora Co. x Laurie Ellen cookie tin (NYC only!? Say it ain’t so!) or this Mexican Cookie Lovers box from Fany Gerson or this delectable cookie tin from our favorite, Bạn Bè
• If a gratitude journal feels like too much effort: What about a gratitude zine? Here’s a printable PDF.
• In-person or streaming? Glass Onion, the new Knives Out movie, is getting such good reviews! It’s out in theaters now, and will stream on Netflix starting Dec 23rd.
• For thousands of expert-led, engaging videos on everything from astrophysics to interior design, GNI readers can take 50% off the first quarter of Wondrium, plus a 14-day free trial. *Sponsor 
• Take all our money: Big Night, a store devoted to all things dinner party-esque in Brooklyn, finally launched online. We would like this butter spreader, this pitcher, and some matcha milk jam please.
• The 5 friendship languages: We’re definitely “staying in each other’s guest rooms when in town.”
• An art project for people who are bad at art projects: Block printing! (This would make a great gift, too. :))
• Too far? A holiday movie about a holiday movie. Okay fine, we’ll probably watch. (Out on HBO Max next week!)
• If you want to read more books: How about this genius app that helps you read classic books with just 20 minutes per day?

Filling your hair with secrets (and texture): 

Everyone knows that the bigger your hair is, the more secrets you have. And everyone wants to have secrets. But did you ever think that you could simply make your hair bigger and thus have more space to store your secrets? You can! I recommend this R&Co texturizing spray, because it’s like hairspray but less sticky, and it makes your hair so shiny that no one will be able to see all the secrets you now have room to hide. Also, it smells so fancy that sometimes people ask if it is a perfume! —Kelsey
 

Plausible deniability: 

Over the ear headphones — these are great because they’re corded and Bluetooth, and you can turn on noise-canceling for them. I plug them in when it’s time to edit the podcast, but I prefer to use them completely off and disconnected so I can eavesdrop on the people around me when I’m in public places. —Alex
 

Something to sip while you decide how to respond:

It feels fancier than a cup of tea, but you can have as much as you want and still stay lucid. You can add a little ginger beer to make it taste like a fancy cocktail, or add an herb. Then you can sip on your little Ghia that looks like a cocktail, while everyone around you gets smashed and take notes in your phone! They won’t notice! Then you can send the note to us at 2-6-7-9-GOSSIP! Everyone wins! —A&K

1. On the enduring love of the Crockpot (Longreads) 
2. Do emojis bring people together? (Screenshot)
3. Redefining the maternity photo shoot (The Cut)
4. We all scream for Asian American ice cream (Taste)
5. On “quality leisure” and who gets to experience it (Culture Study)
6. A helpful reminder that holiday traditions can be updated (Vox)
7. If you’re really going through it right now, how about a romance novel? (SELF)