• Macy's Brands the Holidays on WSJ.com: "Macy's has replaced storied names on more than 400 regional department stores around the country in September and its parent company, Federated Department Stores Inc., has a lot on the line. The Cincinnati-based company, which acquired May Co. last year, faces the daunting challenge of promoting Macy's as a national department-store chain without alienating shoppers who relish the holiday traditions of their local department stores." The name change apparently matters more in Chicago than it does elsewhere, as long as the holiday traditions continue. [ Subscription probably required. ]
• Confusion over high-def TV dampens enthusiasm on USAToday.com: "Only 47% of people buying a high-definition TV set in the past year say they did so looking forward to watching TV shows in HD, according to a study out Wednesday by Frank N. Magid Associates. That's down from 63% two years ago." The first person Kathleen and I saw express this view was our friend Jen Colangelo. She wanted HD to play Xbox 360 games initially. Now she watches TV programs in HD, but it took a while for her to come around to it.
• Apolo Anton Ohno Limited Edition Skates from LandRoller at LandRoller.com: The design of these things is so out there, I'll have to do a full blown article on them next week. [ via OhnoZone.net ]
• The Desolate Wilderness and The Fair Land on CTDATA.com: My company's tribute to the editorials published by The Wall Street Journal each Thanksgiving. I always feel like these help me put this most American of all holidays in perspective.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from Operation Gadget.