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Reclaiming Thanksgiving
America's national feast has seen better days, but remains well worth preserving |
Tom Philpott |
21 Nov 2006 |
Victual Reality |
| In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it. -- Walter Benjamin, "Theses on the Philosophy of History" Eat, drink, and be mindful. Photo: iStockphoto Does Thanksgiving suck? There's certainly a potent case to be made. In a land where communal eating is honored mostly in the breach, ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, holiday, slow food, United States, Victual Reality (all these topics) |
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