Unless you live in California, Hawaii or Florida or some fancy place like that, the ground is probably going to be squishy with cold mud, and someone in your family is going to fall down face-first and ruin his or her Thanksgiving outfit.

WSJ: Jason Gay: The 32 Rules of Thanksgiving Touch Football

It may be no coincidence that some of the most promising peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinians took place soon after the cold war ended.

ECONOMIST: The Arabs and Israel