Thanksgiving
Don’t Hire Gig Workers to Wait In Line for Your COVID-19 Test
Wealthy people hiring gig workers so they can flout pandemic guidelines isn't a solution, it's an example of how things got so bad to begin with.
No One's Supposed to be Traveling This Week, Yet COVID Test Lines Are Super Long
The CDC very nicely asked everyone to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings, yet it seems many are planning on going for it anyway!
These US Sheriffs Are Refusing to Enforce COVID Restrictions
With Thanksgiving days away, sheriffs in North Dakota, Utah, and New York are resisting orders to enforce mask mandates and social distancing, including limits on large gatherings.
How to Have a Very Nice Solo Holiday
For anyone who isn't making the annual pilgrimage to see relatives this year, here are some tips for getting through it.
Fauci Says Some People Will Start Getting Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Next Month
We need to hang in there a bit longer, Dr. Fauci said, because "help is on the way."
What to Do if You Think Your Cousins Might Give Grandma COVID This Holiday
Come up with some fun alternative plans, and know that drilling your relatives with objectively true facts might not be the most effective route here.
How to Be Good at Having People Over
If you're thinking about safe/fun gatherings with your pod as the holidays approach, here are some things to keep in mind.
22 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Into Your Own Weird, Perfect Holiday
If you can't go see your family or play charades with your friends, why not smash some decorative gourds in the street with a bat?
How to Tell Your Family You're Not Coming Home for the Holidays
It might be tempting to put this decision off until the last minute, but there are lots of good reasons not to go, and you shouldn't feel guilty.
Thanksgiving Is the Most Annoying Holiday. I'm Already Missing It.
I’m sad-happy to wait until the next time I can be a lashing brute to my parents, then snuggle on the couch with my sister and refill our wine.
How to Make Socially Distanced Holidays Actually Feel Special
Jews have now had all of our major holidays, and have learned a lot about balancing safety and celebration during a pandemic.