Halloween in the Mormon capitalRinged by mountains, Salt Lake City is picturesque and the cleanliness of the streets and the architecture and lack of people made it feel like a movie set. It was an odd place to spend Halloween, says Julia Gardiner.
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Halloween at the White House
The Obamas greeted about 2600 trick-or-treaters at the door of the White House on Halloween, doling out some highly prized White House M&Ms and… dried fruit?! Oh no, the White House is That House!
Halloween: the most wasteful holiday ever?
While Christmas is always criticised for its consumerism, Halloween is really far more wasteful and consumer-oriented, says HuffPo. Check out their spine-chilling round-up of American Halloween excess.
Video of the Day: Celebrity vampire reunion
A special Halloween Video of the Day today: The world’s most famous vampires get together to settle their differences. But can the likes of Count Chockula and Angel ever really see eye-to-eye?
Offensive Halloween costumes: a Crikey round-up
Halloween is around the corner and there are plenty of racist, sexist and grotesque costumes to pick from. While traditional Halloween imagery revolves around death and monstrosity, there’s often also a suspension of ordinary morality.
Newsweek‘s cut-out-and-keep Halloween masks
Stuck for a Halloween costume this year? Newsweek makes some news-worthy suggestions and even provides masks you can print out and wear, including Balloon Boy, Bernie Madoff, Lady Gaga or, for a team effort, Kanye West and Taylor Swift.
