Coal in their stockings.

You know the holidays are approaching when Rachael Ray is on every channel hawking spicy doughnuts and olive oil, and the Post is headlining with women's hips-to-smarts ratios.

But, oh, Blueprint, how you make me yearn for hostessing abilities. This is the magazine I'm giving my newly-nuptialed or homeowning friends this year. UPDATE: Apparently, this mag was way ahead of its time. Like many before it, it's folding, but the website it staying. Guh.

Got a mag you're gifting?