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26 Nov 2009 11:46

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26 Nov 2009 11:40

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Culture: Many people aren’t relying on mom’s turkey recipes anymore

  • 785,000 people looked up turkey recipes on AllRecipe.com this season; mom’s simply not good enough to compete with the Web
  • 11,000 people will likely call the Butterball hotline, which actually exists, today; they can also annoy them via Twitter source

25 Nov 2009 18:25

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Politics: PETA’s latest ploy: An anti-factory-farming Thanksgiving ad

  • If PETA is trying to convince us that we shouldn’t eat turkeys, this video kinda sorta does it. But man, is it ever harsh. NBC said they’d be willing to air the ad in late-night time slots, but PETA wanted it to air during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where tons of families – clearly, the target audience – could see it. Not so much, guys. source