My First Thanksgiving in Poughkeepsie A uniquely American holiday, Callum Ashley’s experience of Thanksgiving offers an insightful peak into a world of tofu turkey, sugar and an American-sized portion of thanks Vassar College, New York, United States – It’s a frosty Thursday morning and the usual bustle of coffee-grasping students are gone, so only a […]
Thanksgiving
Black Friday: Capitalism’s day of unfeeling gluttony
To say I’m not a fan of Black Friday is something of an understatement. As a concept it makes a lot more sense in America: when our chums across the Atlantic have finished Giving Thanks by gorging themselves silly on pumpkin pie and exhausting all avenues of forced conversation with distant relatives, it’s understandable that […]