Advent Calendars for Grown-ups Are Now a Thing

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 Remember advent calendars? I haven't opened one since I was so young I was actually happy for that waxy piece of chocolate. But this year I'm thinking about getting one, thanks to assistant editor Magdalena O'Neal's report on [next-generation advent calendars with treats for big kids](, like coffee, wine, and scented candles. It's definitely time to start thinking about the holidays. Intern Frederick Tippet is; he's written about [holiday cocktails](, both the extra-festive kind and non-alcoholic sips (because you really have to pace yourself at this time of year). Magdalena weighs in again with great information about [recyclable wrapping paper](—which is harder to find than you might think. And if you've been wishing your white Christmas could include the Great White North, we've got two pieces of good news. The first is that [it's getting easier for Americans to enter Canada]( and for [Canadians to visit the United States](. The second is that as senior editor Kristin Scharkey tells us, Flair Airlines is making it [quick and inexpensive to travel between several Western cities and parts of Canada](. One-way fares between locales such as Las Vegas and Vancouver start as low as $60. Now isn't that better than a piece of waxy chocolate? —Nicole Clausing, digital producer and newsletter editor STORY OF THE WEEK Advent Calendars That Offer Much More Than a Square of Chocolate per Day From specialty candies to mini candles and baby bottles of wine, we've got the calendars that will put a piece of milk chocolate to shame. [Read More]( TRAVEL [I'm an image]( This Affordable Airline Is Making It Easier Than Ever to Get to the West from Canada Flair Airlines offers low-fare, nonstop flights to four Western destinations, including Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Phoenix. [Read More]( 
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