Dear newsletter subscribers,

We’ve reached the final week in November, which is a holiday week in the United States.

It presents various opportunities: to watch the (very different) Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, to revisit and reflect upon the real story behind Thanksgiving, and to shop online this Friday and avoid both crowds and COVID-19/death. (Need some gift ideas for reality TV fans?)

This week is also an opportunity to express gratitude, and I am so grateful to you for subscribing to this newsletter; reading my writing; and watching and discussing reality TV with me.