From "mothernami" Westerns to podcasts for the phonephobic, here's how to ease yourself into the new year

Published

December 26, 2025 9:00AM (EST)

Lena Headey as Fiona Nolan in "The Abandons" (MATTHIAS CLAMER/Netflix)

The chunk of time between the day after Christmas and that first full week in January — when most people find themselves slogging back to work, their hearts and minds full of hopes, aspirations and wishes for a good stretch of luck in a brand new year — is truly a liminal space.