Headlines from November 22, 2006

Last-minute Thanksgiving reservations, last-minute turkey wines.
Fast wines are the vinous correlative of everything else that is going to hell in our culture. You've heard of "slow food," well, welcome to "slow wine."
Shortage of compassionate sommeliers strikes restaurant world. Outrages abound!
Since he sold Chowhound.com, Jim "Alpha Dog" leff has taken to lone eating around the country.
Republicans abandon their preferred spots around the House, relenquishing better digs to Dems.
Videos: Roddick faked out, Ben Folds faked.
A little late, but: Two weeks before Thanksgiving, the guide.
See also, good Thanksgiving songs, and how to say grace.
To cure and preserve meats without refrigeration is time-tested and wise, and illegal in the U.S.
The six months I spent raising Harold were some of the best of my life--and so were the hours I spent eating him.
TMN wishes you a happy Thanksgiving; we'll see you on Monday.
Bush may so love social-security reform, he's willing to bargain for it.
London police wooed by Scientologists.
Saudi Arabia threatens to cut diplomatic strings with Britain unless slush-fund investigation stops. Have Swiss banks given up the info?
After CNN anchor Nancy Grace harshly cross-examines mother of missing child, suicide and lawsuits follow.
Police shootout probably the most interesting way to die at age 92.
In other Georgia news, new sex offender laws prevent the convicted from living practically anywhere.
Killer swears girl was in two pieces when he left her.
The Obsessive Study of Athletics Aesthetics.
Best Buy employees train for manic Black Friday shoppers.
Success of evangelists inspires scientists to frame an overseer-less world as the greatest story ever told.
Lists of fictional things.
See also, five challenges that could derail McCain.
It's never a threat to civil liberties when law enforcement can fingerprint you on the spot.
Videos of unique NASA aircraft.
"At Broad Nightlight," nighttime photos of Berlin, Tokyo, Hong Kong.