Have we got taboos for you! This tragicomedy pairs a storyline of love, loss, betrayal and redemption with the fast pace of the iconic ’90s telenovela. The result: a show ripe for a Mexican and a global audience. This telenovela is modern and mold-breaking in a genre that is often lambasted for being stuck in the past.

Holiday season is holiday-movie season. And before you go all bah humbug, know this: Most of them have something to teach us, from the mother of all holiday movies (A Christmas Story) to the classics (It’s a Wonderful Life), to the earworms (How the Grinch Stole Christmas). Even the offensive (Bad Santa) are enjoyably offensive. This great video mashup boils it all down, enabling you to get all of your holiday movie watching out of the way in just a few minutes.

’Tis the season for TV ads that make the heart glow — or squirm. The U.K. has its share of classic Christmas commercials that tug at heart and purse strings. Our favorite: a montage from John Lewis, a popular department store, which made viewers swoon (and cry) with the story of a little boy and his lovelorn CGI penguin, Monty, set to the soulful lyrics of John Lennon’s “Real Love.”

Sugar plums and sexy Santas and rose-colored romantic perfection — if this is your holiday experience, good for you. But for the rest of us, family drama, missed connections, unreasonable expectations and a bit too much eggnog are far more likely. And thus marks the genius of The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” a Christmas Eve song of loss and love that works in no small part because it speaks to truth.

What is the greatest Christmas movie of all time? The 1964 stop-motion animation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Or maybe Home Alone … or Home Alone 2? Is it Die Hard? (Does that even count?) In this five-part podcast, co-hosts and ex-roommates Quinta Brunson (creator of the hit TV show Abbott Elementary) and Kate Peterman come with full comedic force at holiday flicks, and from completely different directions.

Blasting the brash sounds of Sleigh Bells, a Brooklyn “noise pop” band, seems a bit antithetical to the holiday season’s traditionally warm sounds and sentiments, but the duo’s song, “Bitter Rivals,” with its heavy amps, screeching guitar and lyrics — “You are my bitter rival / but I need you for survival” — are just the thing to inspire the gritty determination needed to endure the gladiator arena of the holidays, also known as the Costco parking lot.

First-generation Mexican American Nicte Aguillon Jimenez, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, experienced firsthand how language barriers could impede access to crucial educational information. Nicte’s experiences inspired her to assist young people facing the hurdles of language acquisition in navigating personal and social issues, especially in communities where topics like reproductive health are taboo. In partnership with African Languages Lab (All Lab), Nicte designed and implemented All Voices, a conversational chatbot that answers health-related questions in several African languages so young people can gain access to the information they need to make the best decisions for their reproductive health.

’Tis the season … to be stressed. At least that’s how it feels when you’re struggling to buy last-minute gifts amid throngs of shoppers and your smartphone is dinging an email-a-minute because your office is scrambling to finish projects before the holiday break. And then there are the various parties and dinners you agreed to that you can’t cancel on. But the “most wonderful time of the year” shouldn’t be a source of anxiety. We asked the experts for advice on creating room for holiday fun, without feeling more frazzled than festive.

It might look like fun on Instagram, but being a millennial isn’t easy. Popular culture ridicules you for spending too much on avocado toast, and soaring house prices may well compel a lifetime of renting. As a result, many millennials find themselves with mounting debt at just the time they ought to be building credit, and the holidays only make it worse. Here’s how to feel better about the holidays and less stressed about your bottom line.

How do you manage time when there seems to be less of it? With many businesses planning to close over the holidays, the pressure is on to get everything done — and doubly fast. But these added demands can make things worse, especially as productivity drops off the week before the holidays as employees burn out under the shortened month’s swollen workload. But there are some tricks to tackling these time management challenges, even when it comes to the holidays.

What is your favorite movie to watch during the holidays? Share your picks with us.