Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. 1. Sarah Sherman Samuel Nutcracker Sheet Set & Pillowcases Los Angeles-based product designer Sarah Sherman Samuel helped create this ...

By Hugh Morris “The Nutcracker” is a cherished Holiday staple — one that, for every traditional treatment, inspires a left-field twist toward the contemporary. There’s a grain of truth in ...

Not quite, but an essay making the rounds this holiday is definitely calling out E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original 1816 tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” for its “creepy” energy ...