The Turkey Leg

Jim Calio, 11.24.2009

Journalist, Producer

It was snowing lightly outside in Beijing, but inside we were warm and toasty. We had just taken a cooking class in the Peninsula's kitchen, and we w...

President Obama, Send Pardoned Turkeys to a Sanctuary, Not Disneyland

Ingrid Newkirk, 11.24.2009

President and co-founder, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

This year, please send the turkeys to a credible sanctuary that has experts in turkey behavior and care, where Sasha and Malia would be able to visit them, along with other rescued animals.

Happy Digital Thanksgiving

Steve Rosenbaum, 11.24.2009

Founder and CEO, Magnify.net

This year, having a Digital Thanksgiving is easier than ever. So use these links, gather round the laptop -- and start cooking!

How To Roast A Turkey

Patrick Takahashi, 11.23.2009

On to the Blue Revolution

For only $70 - $150 I could have bought a whole prepared turkey with all the trimmings from assorted suppliers, but this was for the sheer experience, plus it was incredibly economical.

Stop. Think. And Delegate: Ways Guests Can Help at Thanksgiving

Steve Poses, 11.23.2009

Steve Poses is author of At Home: A Caterer's Guide to Cooking and Entertaining

There's some misguided moral notion--perhaps a hangover from that first Puritan Thanksgiving--that working to the point of fatigue is good for you. Wr...

4 Ways To Avoid The "Holiday Weight Gain"

Dr. M.J. Wegmann, 11.23.2009

Dr. Wegmann is the co-founder and editor of TheNewWellness.com

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a "high risk" time for over eaters and obese people. I think the number of people who only overeat at the Thanksgiving meal is slim to none.

Talking About Turkeys

Denise Vivaldo, 11.20.2009

Seasoned Food Professional

Turned out "Mr. Oh-So-Rich" loved Thanksgiving dinner. Really loved Thanksgiving dinner. The entire dinner: turkey, gravy, pies, potatoes, yams, stuffing. He could eat it every week.

Sarah Palin Is Flat: Change Without Evolution

Bill Allen, 11.19.2009

Retired Editor-in-Chief of "National Geographic"

The concepts of creationism and "intelligent design" deserve no more credibility than that given to those who continue to "believe" in a flat earth.

Organic, Heritage, Sustainable -- When Talking Turkey, Does it Matter?

Wendy Gordon, 11.19.2009

Green consumer movement leader

If turkey is on your holiday menu, what then should you buy? 
When looking for the right bird, or any poultry for that matter, there is much to consider.

An Alliance Central to Regional Stability

Alon Ben-Meir, 11.19.2009

Senior Fellow at NYU's Center for Global Affairs

Although the strategic relationship between Turkey and Israel is critical to both nations, it also transcends the bilateral benefits they each individually derive from it by maintaining the regional balance of powers.

What Is Your Most Disastrous Thanksgiving Turkey Story?

Cheryl Carlesimo, 11.19.2009

I think everyone's had a disastrous Thanksgiving Turkey event in their lives. My personal disaster happened in my sophomore year at Fordham, at the very end of the sixties.

Who's Losing Turkey?

Tuncay Babali, 11.21.2009

Fellow at the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

There is a heated debate within media and academic circles as to whether Turkey is leaving the West and forging closer ties with countries such as Rus...

Have A Great Thanksgiving

Mike Robbins, 11.17.2009

Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I've been thinking about my own love/hate relationship to this great holiday.

Wine for Thanksgiving: Match the Sides, Not the Bird

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, 11.24.2009

You'll need something quenching to wash down overcooked turkey, something with a hint of sweetness so it won't taste bitter with the side dishes, something tart enough to cut their sweetness, and something friendly that everybody will love.

A Talk With Orhan Pamuk: Caressing the World With Words

Nathan Gardels, 11.11.2009

Editor, NPQ, Global Services of Los Angeles Times Syndicate/Tribune Media

Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. He sat down with me last week to discuss his new novel Museum of Innocence as well as the current political situation in Turkey.

White Christmas -- How About A Green Thanksgiving?

Jennifer Schwab, 11.10.2009

Director of Sustainability for Sierra Club Green Home

White Christmas is a cultural and traditional icon of our society. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, Green Thanksgiving will also become an American standard.

Internal Documents Reveal UK Officials Misled Parliament on Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian, 11.04.2009

Publisher of The California Courier, a weekly newspaper based in Glendale

A prominent legal expert, Mr. Geoffrey Robertson, exposed this week the false and inaccurate statements on the Armenian Genocide made by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Reading Ramadan in Istanbul

John Feffer, 11.05.2009

Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus

This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. It wasn't a special anniversary year. Turkey was celebrating its 86th year as a modern secular state.

Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 10.23.2009

Editors of Simple Intelligence

The Past Two Week's Top Stories in International Affairs: The Real Deal with Iran The 5+1 (UN Permanent Security Council Members plus Germany) were a...

Mending a Strained Alliance

Alon Ben-Meir, 10.23.2009

Senior Fellow at NYU's Center for Global Affairs

While Turkey and Israel continue to enjoy a strong alliance with robust commercial and trade relations, a series of public slights has undoubtedly put a strain on their bilateral relationship

Dovish Jews? They Love Israel? Excommunicate Them

Bradley Burston, 10.21.2009

Columnist for Haaretz and Senior Editor, haaretz.com

We don't need them. They'll never see things our way, no matter what. Let them go. It's a new Israeli approach which borrows from the very worst of our aging instincts.