thanksgiving "you should read this" spectacular

three thanksgiving related bits and bobs.

for the turkey:
Title:  Butterball Help-Line Help Line
Author:  Alysia Gray Painter
Source:  McSweeneys

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for the pilgrims:
Title: Let us now give "Thanks" some praise
Author:  Sarah Vowell
Source:  Salon
Date: August 5, 1999

read here

for the day after shopping:
Title:  Sweatpants in Paradise: The Exciting World of Immersive Retail
Author:  Molly Young
Source:  The Believer
Date: September 2010

read here

"The Secret World of Lonelygirl" - Joshua Davis

Title: The Secret World of Lonelygirl
Author: Joshua Davis
Source:  Wired
Date: December 2006

i must have completely missed out on this phenomenon when it happened back in 2006, but it's fascinating nonetheless. 

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"The Last American Man" - Elizabeth Gilbert

Title:  The Last American Man
Author:  Elizabeth Gilbert
Source:  GQ
Date:  February 1998

Excerpt:  Of course, some New Yorkers took him for Daniel Fuckin’ Boone, but everyone had something to say about this curious visitor, who moved stealthily through Manhattan wearing handmade buckskin clothing and carrying a mighty knife on his belt.

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"How to Make a Good 'Great Gatsby' Movie: A Guide for Baz Luhrmann" - Adam Eaglin

Title:  How to Make a Good 'Great Gatsby' Movie: A Guide for Baz Luhrmann
Author:  Adam Eaglin
Source: The Atlantic
Date: November 9, 2010

here's something a bit interesting....i'm curious about the casting....

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"All Programs Considered" - Bill McKibben

Title:  All Programs Considered
Author:  Bill  McKibben
Source:  The New York Review of Books
Date:  November 2010

This American Life, WBEZ and other innovative radio programming.

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"Something's Got to Give" - Darcy Frey

Title:  Something's Got to Give
Author:  Darcy Frey
Source:  New York Times
Date:  March 24, 1996

"In a windowless room just outside of New York City, overworked air traffic controllers manage the world’s most-trafficked piece of sky—until all those blips on the screen become too much."

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"Funeral for a Friend" - Virginia Heffernan

Title:  Funeral for a Friend
Author:  Virginia Heffernan
Source:  New York Times Magazine
Date: October 29, 2010

"Mourning the Analog Telephone"

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