Something dark happened the day after Thanksgiving, and it wasn’t the realization that Black Friday is indeed a thing that people you love and care about might love and care about. In some households, still-very full individuals awoke to find that the band of teen boys attending their Thanksgiving dinner had thrown out…
It’s the day after Thanksgiving. You’re settling in to catch up on the blogs you missed while “spending quality time” with your family. Right next to you is a juicy pile of meat slapped between two pieces of rustic Italian loaf. Maybe there’s some lettuce on there. Maybe you went big and added some stuffing. There’s…
Via the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture, here’s a family settling into Thanksgiving dinner in 1950.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Unfortunately for many of us, all of those deep fried turkey faces and iced gravy drums come at a price: having to spend time around that mangy group of creatures you call a family. But don’t fear, you shivering, nude snowflake: we’ve got you covered. Just follow our…
In a move that some might read as “bad luck,” or “jinxing it,” Republican presidential candidates Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson attempted the absolute most important task of any United States president: pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey. None were particularly good at it, which is fine, because none of…
After battling a nasty Staph infection for what felt like centuries, Khloe Kardashian is feeling much better and ready to enjoy the holidays. Tuesday night, the bravest Kardashian tweeted:
Another Saturday; another uneven Saturday Night Live. The Matthew McConaughey-hosted episode had a few funny moments including a parody of Fox & Friends, spoof auditions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a Thanksgiving-inspired sketch about the power of Adele.
Next week, people across the country will be struggling through airports, boarding crowded airplanes, and traveling to see their families and in-laws to celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, of course, is a beautiful holiday that honors sharing, caring, taking things that don’t belong to you, and having your mom…
Instead of spending the holidays in unproductive political arguments with your loved ones, why not do some oral history interviews, instead?
Every year you tell yourself, “I’m not spending Thanksgiving alone...” And then, lo and behold, no one invites you to their big dumb feast, your family lives out of state, and your vegan cousin who lives in town texts you that, uh, sorry there won’t be enough Stuffed Tofurky to go around but maybe you can come next…
The War on Christmas is ramping up: another large chain, H&M, plans to close its doors on one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
Appearing on Live! with Kelly and Michael Wednesday morning to promote Into the Woods, Meryl Streep revealed that her Thanksgiving was chock full of excitement: her oven apparently "does not do it" so on this holiday, since she lives in the same building in New York City as Gwyneth Paltrow, Meryl popped over to use…
Black Friday sales kind of sucked this year, but that doesn't mean the retail business is doomed.
What were you most thankful for this Thanksgiving? If you live in Kansas, it might have been Google. If you're a Floridian, it probably was living near the beach.
This is a new, semi-regular cooking column by Jean Grae. We haven't come up with a name yet because we're busy playing Fridge Tetris.
I guess this year I am grateful for not being anywhere near this woman for Thanksgiving.
Oh dear, Martha.
In a beautiful gesture of reverse colonization (I mean, kinda) this year marks the very first time British retailers are participating in the American tradition of Black Friday. And it looks like the Brits are naturals at it—they've even taken to the standard trampling over each other and "mini-riots" Black Friday is …
It's Thanksgiving evening, which means you're probably about to fall into a tryptophan coma, fight with your Republican relatives or—if you're anything like me— eat a store-bought turkey sandwich while drinking and watching Netflix alone in your apartment. But first let's share our best Thanksgiving horror stories!
The lesson is: Never try. Or try. You're going to end up in the same place regardless.
