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Let’s Go to Space with Col. Chris Hadfield!

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The Knock Knock team can't wait to read Col. Hadfield's memoir! PS thanks, Jen.

Upon returning from this year’s TED2014 conference, our head honcho, Jen, surprised the Knock Knock team with our very own personal copies of Col. Chris Hadfield’s memoir, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth. As fans of Hadfield’s Reddit AMAs, his amazing cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” and his all-around badassery, we’re all really psyched to read about his space explorations and the life lessons he learned while …

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Thanksgivukkah and deck the parking lot HEAD HONCHO HELLO FOR DECEMBER 2013

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Thanksgivukkah art, courtesy of its popularizers.

This last Thursday, as you no doubt already know, constituted the only Thanksgiving for quite a while in which the holiday coincided with Chanukah. Here’s the Wikipedia lowdown: Thanksgivukkah is a portmanteau neologism given to the convergence of the American holiday of Thanksgiving and the first day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Thursday, November 28, 2013. It was the …

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What We’re Thankful For A List for Thanksgiving and Beyond!

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This Thanksgiving, other than sleeping in for two extra days, the Knock Knock team is thankful for (READ ON to see our whole list): 1. “Family is something we all love to bash a bit, but this year family means more to me than it ever has, particularly Mr. Baby—aka my son, Jack. (Note: ‘family’ also includes honorary aunties and …

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YES, I DO WORK ALL DAY: ON GIFTING WIT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA HEAD HONCHO HELLO FOR NOVEMBER 2013

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  Knock Knock has had a number of slogans over the years: “We Put the Fun in Functional” is the most elemental and lasting, but we’ve also used “We Give Good Gift” and “Avid Supporters of the No. 2 Pencil Since Sometime in 2002.” This holiday season, we’re reaching out with “Gift the Wit!” (exclamation point included, because we’re so …

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