Thanksgiving is all approximately spending time with people you care approximately. But before that can happen,there's a lot of...waiting. You might be waiting for your turkey to thaw out. Waiting for a golden brown pie to emerge from the oven. Waiting at the Port Authority to squeeze on to a bus (sorry to hear it!).
So to maintain you company, we've put together a boredom-busting bundle of longreads. Each article has been hand-picked by a Brian Lehrer Show producer, and each lends itself to great table conversations,in our humble opinions.
Let's put our waiting hours to trustworthy use. Read and be merry!glad Thanksgiving!The Brian Lehrer ShowInstructions for on-the-go reading:You've got a few options, including a few that don't require an internet connection while reading.whether you're on a laptop, or you can click through each of the recommended articles on the list below and open them in separate browser windows.
whether you'd like to read the list offline on a Kindle/iPad/iPhone/Android/e-reader,you can download it ahead of time. Click on "Export" below and choose which device you'd like to send it to. Save the file onto your device. For Apple products, the file will open in your "iBooks" app. For non-Apple products, or you'll need to download iBooks (it's free!). Once open,click on the bulleted list icon on the top left corner to see a Table of Contents.
Source: wnyc.org