Love the turkey, hate the company? Slate has a guide to surviving the ensuing political arguments at the dinner table.

Pardon me, Pumpkin and Pecan. President George W. Bush pardoned his last two turkeys, who won the grand prize of not being eaten and appearing at Disneyland’s Thanksgiving Day parade instead.

They don’t call him Uno for nothin’. Uno, the best-in-show Westminster winner is one of the most sought after winners of the event in recent memory. True to his name, he’s scoring yet another first, by appearing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Indian forces fight back. After a day of terror in Mumbai, Indian forces have taken control as the seige seems to be dwindling. The bad news—the death toll is rising to over a 100. And though the attacks share similiarites to Al Qaeda attacks, so far the group is nameless and unknown.

Thailand is still in turmoil. The airport was still under seige by protesters and Thai prime minister is steadfastly refusing to step down.