November 26, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Nights of protests over Ferguson continue around the country, even overseas.
- Toobin: Prosecutor McCulloch gave Wilson’s case special treatment, which summarizes the real shame of his approach.
- Ferguson prosecutor inveighs against the Twitterverse.
- This is America: You're supposed to play by the broken rules until you can fix them, even if they're fixed beyond correction.
- Explanation of what "democracy" means as it relates to modern China.
- Related: Monk expresses his displeasure at an abbot, and the English word "fuck" gets into print for the first time, in 1528.
- If I were murdered in such a manner, I would want people to rage on my behalf.
- In American history, "one of the most righteous anti-white supremacist tactics available was looting."
- Police cameras lack context and invade privacy; police departments must proceed with caution.
- Children choose healthier meals at school when the environment's controlled for noise and there's time to eat.
- Thanksgiving is one of the most accepted American holidays among Muslims, but truly halal turkeys can be hard to find.
- The White House only pardons white turkeys, thanks to the turkey lobby's lock on the event.
- Map shows which Thanksgiving recipes are most Googled in every state.
- Thanksgiving meals deconstructed in the manner of Seurat, Rothko, and other famous artists.
- By all accounts, nutmeg produces a very unpleasant trip and those who ingest large doses are unlikely to do so again.
- Random people around the world, phoned out of the blue, explain how they picture a typical Thanksgiving.
- See also: How Thanksgiving is celebrated in Liberia, Leiden, and the South Pacific, among other places.
