HELL OF A PRICE TO PAY, ISN'T IT?  "I Dream of Jeannie" made him famous, "Dallas" made him an icon just slightly bef...

WHEN IN DOUBT, BLAME THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE:   Why is today called Black Friday?  (Bonus! What about Black Monday, Black Tuesday, etc? )

SO IF YOU BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS, CHILDREN, LIKE YOUR UNCLE BILLY DOES, THEN BUY THIS FESTERING TURD OF A RECORD: Ladbrokes has posted...

TERRAPIN, AUX QUENELLES:   Fourteen vintage Thanksgiving menus, 1895-1949 .

AS GOD AS MY WITNESS:   An oral history of the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "Turkeys Away."  Yes, you can find the video online .

THEY'RE NOT LEARNING FOR OUR WORLD; THEY'RE LEARNING FOR THEIRS:   Leave it to The Wire to go even bleaker as we turn the corner tow...

THE THERMOPYLAE, THE MASADA, THE FORT MCHENRY OF QUIET:   Tim Kreider writes in the NYT about the battles it takes to keep Amtrak's Quie...