People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has approached the residents of Turkey, Texas with a request: rename your town “Tofurkey” in honor of Thanksgiving. Even if the name change to the mock meat vegan alternative is just for one day, PETA said it will draw attention to the treatment that turkeys in the U.S. ......
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It’s that time of year again: time to speak up for the poor turkeys victimized by Thanksgiving. Last year, it was Ellen who declared turkey taboo for Thanksgiving. This year, it is once again PETA. And they are taking their argument straight to the kids. In seven states PETA is launching a billboard campaign featuring ......
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Tim Burton brought his dark-yet-somehow-adorable creations to the big screen in films like Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He’s also an artist and a poet. On top of that, his work has been featured in retrospectives at some of the most renowned art museums in the country, including most recently at the Los ......
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By Louann Jeffries Each year around about August or so I begin thinking about Thanksgiving. I mean really thinking about it. I start planning what kind of brine we will use, whether we will have traditional stuffing or a new recipe and whether we will have a Butterball or Honeysuckle White or some other brand ......
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By Louann Jeffries When September comes along there seems to me to be something in the air, a kind of excitement that whispers “time to start getting ready for Thanksgiving….” Autumn has always been my very favorite season of the year. Here in Ohio in November the air is so crisp and the leaves so ......
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By Louann Jeffries Planning for Thanksgiving can be fun or it can be a real chore. I always being by reflecting back on the best Thanksgivings of my life. Each year in the Fall when Thanksgiving was on the way when I was little I can remember my Dad absolutely being like the dad in ......
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Macy‘s magical elves are appearing by the thousands in cities across the country in celebration of the upcoming 85th Anniversary of Macy‘s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. However, due to a whimsical twist of fate, in their jubilation and rush to spread the word on this wondrous milestone of America’s Parade, the elves left Santa’s workshop witho...
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A struggling economy, hot new technology and anxious retailers will combine to bring Black Friday frenzy earlier for shoppers in 2010 — much earlier than the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving event so prominent in American culture. Building on a trend established last year retailers will launch special events in late October and manufacturer...
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If ever there was a must-have Thanksgiving feature, it is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Warner Home Video is releasing this Thanksgiving classic on Blu-ray October 5th, 2010 with a remastered deluxe edition. The disc will feature a couple of bonuses: The Mayflower Voyagers and a featurette titled “Popcorn & Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiv...
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Thanksgiving movies do not represent a popular or broad niche — especially compared to Christmas or Halloween. But they do exist. Here are our top five: 1. Planes, Trains and Automobiles — Director John Hughes built his reputation on a string of 1980s comedies such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and, of course, this ......
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