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A Thanksgiving Feast For The Ears And Eyes It's a cornucopia of holiday food-for-thought, from recipes to original short stories to a music mix fit for stuffing.
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A Thanksgiving Feast For The Ears And Eyes

Economy

Guys Wait Two Days for Best Buy to Open

With an estimated 132.9 million Americans expected to hit the stores for holiday sales, Michael Villarelli and Rick Terrio have spent the last two days waiting for a Best Buy in Manhattan to open.

Guys Wait Two Days for Best Buy to Open

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NPR's Holiday Favorites

Bailey White: 'The Green Bus'

Bailey White's annual tradition of Thanksgiving Day stories continues this year with a tale of two modern-day hippies who get just a little too comfortable in the home of a woman who herself was once just like them.

Bailey White: 'The Green Bus'

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Families and Friends Share Letters to Soldiers

Beginning Thanksgiving Day, Day to Day will begin sharing holiday letters to our military troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We begin with Denise Gionet of Pelham, N.H. She reads a letter she wrote to her son, Dan, who died a few months before Thanksgiving last year.

Families and Friends Share Letters to Soldiers

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Many Celebrate Thanksgiving at Work

Thanksgiving may be a federal holiday, but for many people — including radio staffers — it is just another workday. Listen to Thanksgiving wishes from several people around the country who dragged themselves out of bed and headed to work.

Many Celebrate Thanksgiving at Work

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Advice from 'Ask Amy' Dickinson

Who Is Missing from Your Thanksgiving Table?

Listeners talk about the loved ones who are absent from their gathering this Thanksgiving. Whether they are serving overseas in the military, stuck in highway traffic, or at work producing an upcoming broadcast, who is missing from your table this year?

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Surviving a Family Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a day to gather with your loved ones and give thanks. But even in the best cases, someone is bound to get on your nerves. The Chicago Tribune's "Ask Amy" columnist, Amy Dickinson, offers some advice on how to keep the peace at family gatherings.

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Music Alters Wine's Taste, Vintner Insists

According to wine consultant Clark Smith, certain types of music can enhance the flavor of certain types of wine. Cabernet should be paired with "music of darkness," for example, while certain White Zinfandels are exquisite with polka.

Music Alters Wine's Taste, Vintner Insists

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Food

Thanksgiving Rookie Keeps Her Cool

Holly Tabor is hosting Thanksgiving for 14 family members in Mountain View, Calif. She pauses before putting the turkey in the oven to talk about how she's trying not to get overwhelmed.

Thanksgiving Rookie Keeps Her Cool

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Essay

A Tiki Alternative to Thanksgiving

Are you bored with the same, old Thanksgiving dinner? Take the Tiki route instead. Day to Day contributor Charles Phoenix offers recipes for a meatloaf in the shape of a Tiki god, and other exotic delights.

A Tiki Alternative to Thanksgiving

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Sounds of the Holiday Shuffle Around D.C.

The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year. Hear a sampling of the sounds of travel in Washington, D.C. — Union Station, Reagan National Airport and the Greyhound bus station.

Sounds of the Holiday Shuffle Around D.C.

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Vegetables with Flair for the Thanksgiving Plate

Self-proclaimed "Leaf Geek" Mollie Katzen shares vegetable inspirations for Thanksgiving. She prepares a chard recipe from her latest cookbook, The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without, and extols the virtues of roasted Brussels sprouts.

Vegetables with Flair for the Thanksgiving Plate

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Music Articles

Slimming Down the Classics

Like overeating at Thanksgiving, composers can overindulge on music. Commentator Miles Hoffman discusses the reaction some composers had to the "musical bloat" of the Bruckner and Mahler years. The result was a leaner musical waistline.

Slimming Down the Classics

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