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Thanksgiving

  • Columns

    April 11, 2012

    TV Sucks! 43 Reasons Why I Can't Watch Anymore!

    43 reasons to hide the remote

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    How's This For A Happy Face?

    Whenever I see a TV camera approaching, my face lights up like a Halloween pumpkin and all the hanging skin inflates like a Thanksgiving Day float based on a long-running animated character. I basically become a holiday parade float of a giant, gay, papier-mâché suckerfish.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Where Am I Eating?

    You might have stuffed yourself silly with food and entertainment over the Thanksgiving holiday, but we've saved some fun here for you at Fork in the Road. Yep, it's time to play our weekly guessing game, Where Am I Eating? As always, take a look at the picture below, then name the restaurant that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Six Things The Lady Gaga Thanksgiving Special Could Have Used

    Last night ABC aired A Very Gaga Thanksgiving, a 90-minute special that was something of a throwback to the "celebrities celebrate major holidays for the benefit of their audience" shows of yore. Gaga conceptualized and directed the show, which was a testament to her ego and creativity: She sang wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Presented For Your Thanksgiving Enjoyment: A Cornucopia Of Songs With "Pie" In The Title

    Today is Thanksgiving here in the States, and in addition to getting irritated by Nickelback's existence, lots of Americans will probably celebrate by eating pie. The word "pie" is a bit more prevalent in the lyrics of non-"Weird Al" Yankovic-crafted popular music than one might a dessert to be, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    The Real Thanksgiving: The 10 Best Native American Harvest Dishes

    In 1620, a group of religious extremists set sail from Plymouth, England, on a ship called the Mayflower. The pilgrims basically wanted to set up a theocracy in the New World, and found a couple of British investors to foot the bill. So off they went, hoping that their slice of paradise -- pretty mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    It's Your Last Day to Nominate Candidates for the Village Voice Web Awards

    On Friday we announced the judges for the upcoming 2011 Village Voice Web Awards (December 7! Save the date!). Today -- TODAY -- is your last chance to nominate candidates for awards. Nominate here! You know you need something to break up all that time spent slugging coffee and googling America's fi ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 16, 2011

    ETSY: THE MUSICAL

    A Prairie Home Companion comes to the big city

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2011

    Russian Mars Probe Will Probably be the Latest Thing to Crash into Earth

    via Wikipedia​In September, NASA's UARS satellite plummeted back to Earth, scattering debris over the Pacific Ocean. In October, Germany's ROSAT orbiting telescope reentered our atmosphere and crashed somewhere in Southeast Asia. Following this pattern of space crap falling back to Earth comes ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 9, 2011

    FOREIGNER

    Hollywood definitely knows something we don't

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Macy's to Open at Midnight on Black Friday

    ​What will you do on Thanksgiving? Eat yourself into oblivion, of course, but then what? Now you have the option to leave Thanksgiving dinner and waddle directly to Macy's, which will open at midnight on the sacred holiday of Black Friday. Read it and weep for our lost dignity as a nation:

  • Theater

    April 27, 2011

    Under Construction Still Needs Some Work

    Norman Rockwell gets the Charles Mee-Anne Bogart treatment

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Paul McCartney Sings About Scrambled Eggs and Tofu Wings with Jimmy Fallon

    It's the Friday two weeks before Christmas and two weeks after Thanksgiving (and the day after the end of Hanukkah). You're probably fasting before the onslaught of holiday parties begins or still trying to work off a fortnight of turkey sandwiches and leftover pumpkin pie. In any case, we figure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    The Union Square Holiday Market's Edible Delights

    Hansel and Gretel Would Approve​ Now that Thanksgiving is officially over, it's time to start holiday shopping, and what better place for gifts than at the Union Square Holiday Market. Yes, it's just as crowded as Wal-Mart come five a.m. on Black Friday, but hey, at least the snacking options ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2010

    Obama's Busted Lip, Willie Nelson's Weed Arrest & More of What You Missed While in a Food Coma

    ​Everyone knows Thanksgiving is a two-day holiday. The first is for eating and drinking and fighting with your family. (Maybe you go to the movies at night, that's okay too.) The second is for eating and drinking more, preferably leftovers with people you like, friends or the favorite family m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Rob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Jimmy McMillan, "Rent Is Too Damn High" Guy, Has Not One But Two Signature Thanksgiving Dinners

    ​Former highly unlikely New York gubernatorial candidate and "Rent Is Too Damn High" party leader/handlebar mustache-haver Jimmy McMillan has generously offered up not one but two possible Thanksgiving dinner plans to WNYC. You may choose between "Middle Class" and "Po Folk" menus.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Presidential Pardoned Turkeys Screwed Out of Trip to Disneyland

    ​Today President Obama did his annual Thanksgiving thing in the Rose Garden, reflecting on our grand holiday traditions and wishing Americans a happy turkey-day. And, most importantly, pardoning some turkeys.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Subway to Send More 'Undercover Bosses' to Stores; Carnival Cruise Line Denies Serving Spam

    ​A Subway executive who recently appeared on the CBS show Undercover Boss has called for more upper management to go into stores to see how they work. [Nation's Restaurant News] City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is calling out Mayor Bloomberg for a policy that forces people who receive foo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    The Week in Food Blogs: Themed Restaurants; Office Coffee Makeover

    This week in food blogs ... Eater rounded up 10 of the city's best themed restaurants, including Mars 2112, Jekyll & Hyde Club, and the new Brooklyneer. Grub Street expressed its (and especially Daniel Maurer's) contempt for Tonic East. The Feast got excited about having Thanksgiving dinner out t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    The Week in Food Blogs: Best Coffee, Pumpkin Pie

    This week in food blogs... Eater asked, "Are New York's dive bars really in danger?" Most signs point to yes. Meanwhile, Grub Street got a glimpse of a Coney Island gone corporate: Is that Ruby's replaced by Ruby Tuesday? Feast listed its best coffee programs: Eleven Madison Park, Frankies 457, a ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2010

    THANKSGIVING BLUES

    Memories of a bitter 2000

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2009

    King Kong, The City, and Thanksgiving

    by James H. Burns This week marks the anniversary of when many New Yorkers were first introduced to King Kong, and the picture's heady blend of romance, adventure, and a giant gorilla. For over ten years, beginning in the early 1970s, King Kong was shown by Channel 9 (the former WOR-TV), on Than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Adam Sandler's Classic SNL Turkey Day Carol... And, Why Not?

    Seventeen years later and it's still funny -- especially when Kevin Nealon joins in for the duet. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving! [via Eat Me Daily]

  • Voice Choices

    November 24, 2009

    *BOB* TIMES TWO

    There's a reason she's world-famous

  • Voice Choices

    November 24, 2009

    RED CARPET REUNION

    Pass the cranberries and the fiddle

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Nightmares Before Thanksgiving: Vodka-Infused Turkey

    ​Paul Hurley, owner of O'Casey's Tavern on East 41st Street, has introduced in time for Thanksgiving an alcoholic turkey. The turkey is not fortified, as we immediately presumed, with Wild Turkey bourbon -- which would strike us as an appropriate blend, both poetically and palate-wise -- nor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Last Year, 14.6 Percent of American Families Went Hungry

    Just in time for Thanksgiving comes a report from the Agriculture Department stating that the percentage of families who "had difficulty providing enough food for all their members due to a lack of resources" rose from 11.1 percent in 2007 to 14.6 percent in 2008.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Talking Turkey: This Year, Pick Your Own

    r_gnuce/flickr​Six days into November and turkey tips are already clogging the collective consciousness. Here's one from Feather Down Farms: For the ultimate locavore experience, spend an afternoon upstate and pick out your own live bird. The Stony Creek Farm location of Feather Down in Delaw ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 19, 2008

    HERBIVOROUS HOLIDAYS

    Skip the carcass, and stuff yourself instead

  • Voice Choices

    November 19, 2008

    DEAD PREZ RIDE

    Before you pig out, feed the brain

  • Columns

    November 14, 2006

    Rockie Weekly Horoscope November 17-23

    Before you pig out, feed the brain

  • News

    December 6, 2005

    New Orleans Is Not Dying

    Even destroyed, we've got 10 times the charm of your Scottsdale

  • News

    November 29, 2005

    Bummer, Dude--The National Guard's Here

    Troops bust college kids' kegger in New Orleans

  • Film

    November 29, 2005

    'Isn't This a Time! A Tribute to Harold Leventhal'

    Troops bust college kids' kegger in New Orleans

  • NYC Life

    November 22, 2005

    And Let's Give Thanks to You, BJ's Wholesale

    A Roundup of Thanksgiving and December Sales

  • NYC Life

    November 15, 2005

    Liquid Thanksgiving

    Sampling Turkey and Stuffing Flavored Soda

  • Screens

    November 15, 2005

    Giant Ape Movies Finally Released

    Sampling Turkey and Stuffing Flavored Soda

  • NYC Life

    November 16, 2004

    The numbers have names: Facing the truth about this war

    Sampling Turkey and Stuffing Flavored Soda

  • News

    March 23, 2004

    Heartbreak Hotel

    Coming soon: Upscale Park Slope condos—just ignore the ghost in the shower

  • News

    December 9, 2003

    Radar Love

    The Best Gadgets for Catching Speeding Motorists

  • News

    December 9, 2003

    The Bodies Come Home

    The president is grieved by U.S. casualties. He also worries they'll cost him votes.

  • Music

    November 25, 2003

    Music

    The president is grieved by U.S. casualties. He also worries they'll cost him votes.

  • NYC Life

    October 14, 2003

    R Bar Is A-OK

    Knock back a few in Brooklyn's backwoods

  • NYC Life

    December 11, 2001

    People in Glass Houses

    Holiday Windows in a Sad Season

  • News

    November 27, 2001

    J.A. Lobbia

    1958–2001

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • Dining

    July 11, 2000

    To Everything There Is a Season

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • Dining

    January 5, 1999

    Soul Remains

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • Music

    November 10, 1998

    Now Is Their Hour

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

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