The Washington Post has a fascinating feature on Abraham Zapruder - who famously shot the only footage of President Kennedy’s assassination. Zapruder said he knew instantly the President had been killed. Zapruder actually left his fancy movie camera at home that day. When he got to work, his secretary told him to run home and get it. VIDEO

In the New York Times, Jonathan Weisman suggests Republicans will be looking for revenge now that Senate Democrats have moved to limit filibusters. President Obama will get a short-term lift from the confirmation of his nominees. But Weisman says Republicans will be eager to prove they still have power and will likely unite against the Democrats.

A new ad for a startup toy company that aims to encourage girls to become engineers has gone viral. The Goldie Blox ad is set to the tune of “Girls” by the Beastie Boys. But the lyrics have been re-written. The New York Times says the ad has sparked conversation about the lack of women in the technology and engineering fields. VIDEO

Hours after the Federal Communications Commission proposed allowing airplane passengers to use their cell phones above 10,000 feet, customers began flooding the FCC with complaints. Most are dreading the prospect of having to listen to someone else’s conversations for the duration of a flight. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said the change would open up “new mobile opportunities for consumers.”

In an era where the pressure is high to draw ratings quickly, new television comedies often must make quick changes mid-course to find what works. The Wall Street Journal says with comedies in particular, the cast needs time to jell. But audiences get frustrated if there are too many tweaks.

The San Francisco Chronicle says a Mountain View, California company has patented a personal aircraft that could fit in a regular parking spot. Two features of this car stand out. It would be battery powered, and it would lift straight up like a helicopter. The Chronicle says Google appears to be involved in the project, but it’s unclear how.

Despite growing up in an era of smoking bans and gruesome anti-smoking ads, young people are still lighting up. The Newark Star-Ledger says in many cases teens start smoking for the same reasons they always have, to fit in and to look cool. Nearly all teen smokers when asked say they don’t think they’ll still be smoking in 10 or 20 years, suggesting that while they may know how dangerous smoking is, they don’t understand how addictive it is.

Oliver Stone has a guest column in USA Today where he says he’s amazed that anyone believes the official story that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing President Kennedy. He says the evidence from the shooting has always been shaky, especially the “magic bullet theory.” Stone says no marksman has ever been able to recreate the shooting as the Warren Commission concluded it happened.

The Washington Post’s George F. Will writes that our interpretation of President Kennedy’s political record has changed over the years. Will says Kennedy was much more conservative than many people remember him to be. Kennedy’s fiscal policy, for example, provided plenty of rhetoric for Ronald Reagan’s supply-side tax cuts.

The little black dress is getting boring. The New York Times suggests “taking the leap” to the little black jumper for your next night out. Wearing one is as easy as putting on a dress. Just add heels, makeup and you’re done. One advantage of the L.B.J., it keeps your legs covered when the temperature drops.

What do casino workers, toll collectors and meat processors have in common? These days, the answer is pocketless uniforms. The Wall Street Journal says stripping pockets from uniforms is becoming common across many fields of employment. Pockets are disappearing from uniforms where workers might intentionally or accidentally bring something home.

Living in the city means having lots of neighbors, and often that includes people who like to walk around naked. The New York Times details a host of naked neighbor stories, from the family that dined al fresco and au natural to the woman who’s dinner party with her boss was spoiled by the appearance of her naked neighbor in the apartment across the way.

The Kansas City Star offers a look at a new, 17-story water slide being built at the Schlitterbahn water park. It’s called The Verrückt — German for insane — and it will be the tallest and fastest water slide in the world when it opens at the Kansas City, Kansas park next year. After making a 264 step climb, riders will hit an estimated 65 miles per hour on the way down.

USA Today’s editorial board has come up with 5 ways to end partisan gridlock. Eliminating gerrymandering, holding primaries instead of conventions to choose nominees, opening those primary elections to all voters, electing more women and fighting back against party extremists. The board says today’s Republican party faces a similar battle that the Democrats did in the 1990s when Bill Clinton backed deficit reduction, welfare reform and other positions that angered liberals.

If you’re hoping to see the famous Victorian homes known as the “Painted Ladies” in San Francisco’s Alamo Square, you’re going to have to walk. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has banned tour buses from the residential area. Residents had complained about the noise, traffic and exhaust fumes.

The Thanksgiving edition of the New York Times Dining section is mandatory reading if you’re preparing Thanksgiving dinner. The Times has assembled its wine team to recommend wines for your dinner. The key to choosing a wine for a dinner as varied as Thanksgiving is to not get caught up in trying to match flavors and instead look for wines that go well with a variety of dishes.

I posted a blog entry yesterday about my preference for Pumpkin Pie. But if you’re looking to go beyond the traditional pumpkin this Thanksgiving, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch offers up recipes from the 9 winners of its reader pie contest. That includes recipes for Missouri Honey Pecan Pie, Harvest Pear and Cherry Pie a Chocolate Ganache Pie and more.

If you’ve always looked on the bright side of life, you’ll be happy to hear the surviving members of the Monty Python troupe are announcing plans for their first live performances in more than a decade. Terry Jones said of the reunion, “I hope it makes us a lot of money. I hope to be able to pay off my mortgage!”

November 19th marks 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette takes a look at why the speech was so powerful. It wasn’t just Lincoln’s message - but how he delivered it - including the biblical cadence that resonated with the audience. Most of the words are one syllable, helping to emphasize the important concepts such as “proposition,” “dedicate,” “consecrate,” and “liberty.

Philadelphia Inquirer TV critic David Hiltbrand says President John F. Kennedy’s assassination was as much a watershed moment for television as it was for the nation. When Kennedy was killed, the three networks were forced to reinvent how they produced the news. All three suspended programming and commercials for four straight days. The funeral was watched by 93 percent of Americans - a percentage that’s never been equaled.

Detectives in Los Angeles are hard at work preparing files for the LAPD’s first homicide library. The LA Times says detectives plan to scan thousands of homicide files and set up a brick and mortar facility where family members and detectives can go to quickly find out information about cases. Both solved and unsolved murders will be included.

Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mark Brown details the devastation caused by a tornado that ripped through his hometown of Washington, Illinois Sunday. His sister’s house was destroyed by the storm. He said hearing the report that a tornado hit his hometown took the air right out of him.

The U.S. Postal Service is unveiling new Harry Potter stamps - aimed at attracting young collectors. But the Washington Post says the choice of a British character to adorn the latest set of Forever stamps is causing a stir among traditional stamp collectors. In selecting the boy wizard, the USPS bypassed the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee which has for more than half a century considered whether people and images are worthy to adorn U.S. stamps.

40 is not the new 30 when it comes to drinking alcohol. The Wall Street Journal examines the biological reasons even moderate drinking hits you harder in your 40s than in your 30s or 20s. You can blame changes in your body composition, brain function and your liver. You also probably have a lower tolerance since you typically don’t drink as much after 40.

In this age of smartphones, it can be hard to imagine that today marks the 50th anniversary of touch-tone dialing. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says customers could pay $1.50 a month for the convenience. Early testers of the technology described touch-tone dialing as “space-age telephony” of “missile-like speed and musical tones.”

Just last week, the nation’s top heart organizations released new guidelines for lowering cholesterol along with an online risk calculator to help doctors come up with a course of treatment. But the New York Times says that calculator appears to be deeply flawed. It seems the calculator overestimates risk and recommends people be put on heart drugs who don’t actually need them.

There’s a heartbreaking photo on the cover of the Wall Street Journal. Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines are rushing for fresh water delivered by a U.S. military helicopter. The official death toll from the storm stands at nearly 4,000. Nearly 1600 remain missing.

The Daily News staff photographer who shot the iconic photo of JFK Jr. saluting his father’s coffin says it’s still the saddest thing he’s ever seen. Dan Farrell’s photograph was accompanied by the Daily News Headline, “We Carry On.” Farrell said he only had about two seconds to get the shot from the time John Jr. saluted to when he put his hand down.

The Denver Post offers up some tips for getting rid of your old car. It’s important to time your sale. Make sure to have it detailed so it makes a good impression. Have your repair records handy. And most importantly - there are tips for how to deal with different negotiating tactics from potential buyers.

Novelist Ben Hatch reviews Samsung’s new TV for the Daily Mail. It allows you to watch one show while someone else is watching another. You both wear special glasses and headphones and Hatch says the technology worked perfectly. He was able to watch what he wanted, while his wife watched her shows. But both admit that after a while, they got a little lonely, so they went back to their $160 television.

Experts may be ready to put an end to the long-running debate over when dogs were domesticated. Researchers now believe dogs were welcomed into our homes in Ice Age Europe, between 18,800 and 32,100 years ago. That’s much earlier, and much farther north, than previously believed. But the Los Angeles Times says there are still some who say the issue is far from settled.

In the New York Times, Michael Shear says President Obama’s difficulties with the Affordable Care Act roll out have drawn comparisons to the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Shear says Obama is now dealing with some of the same problems that plagued President Bush’s second term. But some Democrats are warning against counting Obama out.

Scientists are analyzing data from a hurricane hunting plane sent to the Arctic to determine why an increasing number of tropical storms are taking irregular paths. The Sun-Sentinel says one theory is that the heat released from ice build up in the arctic may alter the jet stream. That shift may, in turn, slow down or stall storm systems before they can change direction and head out to sea.

A judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit filed 8 years ago by the Authors Guild over Google’s idea to scan millions of books and make them searchable online. The New York Times says Judge Denny Chin admitted that his law clerks used Google Books in researching the case. He said the search function doesn’t replace books, and that all society benefits from the project.

USA Today television critic Robert Bianco says The Good Wife is now tv’s best drama, despite being on broadcast television. Bianco says the CBS legal drama keeps getting better while Showtime’s Homeland goes into decline. He says The Good Wife has realized what Homeland has seemingly forgotten, that people are more complicated than any plot twist.

This year Thanksgiving falls on the first full day of Hanukkah. USA Today says that’s giving retailers all sorts of ideas. Store shelves are filling up with hybrid Thanksgiving/Hanukkah items from chocolate coins that say “Gobble Tov!” to Thanksgiving-themed menorahs. But you’d better enjoy it now. One physicist calculates the next time Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will overlap will be in 78,000 years.

Players from the 10 NBA teams with games on Christmas will be wearing jerseys with sleeves this year. The Wall Street Journal says the limited edition tops are designed to appeal to men who want to wear what the pros are wearing, but who don’t look particularly good in tank tops. It took more than a year to develop the fabric so that players wouldn’t feel restricted in wearing them.

Head injuries, especially concussions, have become a major concern in football at all levels. And yet despite these risks, most former members of the Tennessee Titans want their sons to play football. The Tennessean took an informal survey of 16 former Titans and found only one who said he wouldn’t allow his son to play. Most say the risk is worth it for the lifestyle they’ve been afforded and the lessons they’ve learned playing football.

The 23-year-old CEO of messaging service Snapchat has turned down an offer from Facebook for close to $3 billion. The Wall Street Journal says Snapchat is being wooed by other investors, including China’s Tencent. Even though it has no revenue, investors say Snapchat has value because of its big user base and the unique format of its disappearing messages.

A new survey from Edmunds finds used car prices at a four-year low. USA Today says prices may fall even lower next year. New car sales have been strong - and that means more trade ins at dealerships, lowering the prices for used cars.

The Miami Herald tells the story of the four “human cameras” tasked with shooting 825 miles of Florida beaches for its Google Street View. The photographers wore 45 lb. backpacks loaded with 15 cameras. They took 7.5 million photos and saw “waaaay more naked old people than they care to remember.”

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune says beards are no longer just for lumberjacks and urban hipsters. More and more men are opting for beards - and facial hair is becoming more acceptable in the workplace. The key is to keep them well-maintained.

Another record was set this week when the 1969 triptych by the British painter Francis Bacon sold for $142 million at auction. New York Times art critic Roberta Smith says the soaring prices at art auctions have nothing to do with a love of art. She says these high-priced art auctions are “deeply alienating if you love art for its own sake.”

Some Chicago residents are disappointed in the ruling that makes New York’s One World Trade Center the tallest building in the country, beating out the Willis Tower. But the Chicago Tribune’s Blair Kamin says the Second City’s architectural stature remains secure. He points out that Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and a planned one kilometer tall tower in Saudi Arabia were both designed in Chicago. And tourists, he says, are still flocking to Chicago’s architectural river cruises.

About 15 percent of Americans don’t use the Internet at home and an additional 9 percent use it only outside the home. The Washington Post says those who are not online are increasingly being cut off from job opportunities, educational resources, healthcare information and even government services. Most of these offline Americans (about 9 percent) are older than 65.

Getting homework help is a lot easier these days with live tutors now available 24/7 via the internet. The Wall Street Journal looks at how these tutor services work. The prices ranging from $25 to $45 an hour are typically cheaper than what you’d pay to have a tutor come to your home. But it may not be the best solution for a student that needs sustained help in a subject.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took this collection of wide angle shots to show a 405,000 mile wide view of Saturn in its natural colors. You can actually see the Earth and the Moon to the lower right of Saturn - appearing as tiny little dots. The New York Times website allows you to zoom in on the photo to get a closer look at Saturn and the planets visible in the distance.

In the New York Times Dining section, Melissa Clark says for all the attention we pay to the turkey on Thanksgiving, the best way to cook it is to keep it simple. She advocates no brining, no stuffing, no trussing and no basting. She offers up her recipe for a simple roasted turkey along with recipes for several popular Thanksgiving side dishes.

That’s what I call a home office. Ron Wade owns the world’s largest presidential memorabilia collection. The crown jewel is the exact replica of the Oval Office he built in his Longview, Texas home. It comes complete with a red phone. The project cost him $238,515.

NBA players this season are facing a new challenge: Don’t touch the ball after a basket. Officials are enforcing a delay of game rule that forbids players from touching the ball after a shot is made. Even handing it to the referee is against the rule and will cost the team a technical foul. So far this season, officials have called the violation 83 times, compared with just two times at this point last year.

The editorial board of the St. Louis Post Dispatch says the Philippines should be the canary in the coal mine for global climate change. The devastating typhoon is a stark reminder that the Philippines is where the worst of the effects of global warming are being felt first. The board says without swift action to reverse climate change, every coast will eventually feel the effects that the Philippines are already dealing with.

Amy Robach says her Good Morning America colleagues saved her life - when they asked her to undergo an on-air mammogram that would reveal the reporter has breast cancer. Robach tells the Daily News she thought it would be virtually impossible for her to have cancer. But her co-workers, including Robin Roberts, urged her to do the screening. She’s now scheduled for a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.

The New York Times science section gets into the inequality of orgasms when it comes to hookups. In committed relationships, men have a pretty good track record at finding what’s necessary to satisfy a female partner.  But researchers have found in casual sex, men are far more likely to have reached that target than the woman.

It’s unusual to have a wedding on a Tuesday, but USA Today says thousands of couples are getting married today because they like the date, 11/12/13. A David’s Bridal survey found a 796% increase in weddings planned for today over November 12th of last year. If you like the idea, the next sequential date is 12/13/14, and then we won’t get another one until 2103.

The Washington Post says Amazon’s new Sunday package delivery knocks down another barrier between the week and the weekend. The paper says the tradition of resting on Sunday has been disappearing for years with the relaxing of laws on shopping, hunting, liquor sales and gambling. Our always-online culture is encouraging companies to find new ways to get us what we want, as soon as possible.

A man’s home is his castle. But if you want an actual castle, there are a few for sale in New Jersey. The Newark Star-Ledger says the castles are available to “anyone with a princely checkbook and a longing to live like royalty.” It’s not easy to find a buyer for a castle though. Some need work and others fall victim to the biggest real estate factor, location.

An Op-Ed in the New York Times makes the case that billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg actually did quite a bit to combat poverty during his 12 years in office, despite his reputation for catering to the wealthy. Michael Katz says Bloomberg took on the issue when no other mayor of a major American city was making poverty a priority. Not everything he tried worked, but some of his programs have had an influence on a national level.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is finally admitting that he has smoked crack. But he says he won’t resign. In an editorial, The Toronto Star says Ford is unfit to lead a great city. Ford wants redemption but hasn’t earned it. The editorial board writes, “Exposed as a fraud, and struggling with debilitating substance abuse, anyone with an ounce of civic duty would have stepped down — to seek professional help, if nothing else.”

The San Francisco Chronicle says children growing up today are part of the first truly digital generation. A recent survey found more than a third of children under age 2 have used a smartphone or tablet. Some parents are struggling with the question of how much access to technology their little ones should have. One pediatrician calls digital media the lesser evil, not as good as playing with real toys or books.

Pam Anderson showed up Sunday for the New York City Marathon having shed her long locks in favor of a stylish, close-cropped haircut.  Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles writes in the New York Post that more women over 40 should try it. Coles says her own short, platinum blonde hairdo is a fun and fearless hairstyle that’s easier to maintain and “does the heavy lifting for her style-wise.”

The humble egg is getting upgraded. The Wall Street Journal says the egg industry is getting a boost from sales of specialty eggs that tout extra Omega 3’s or being from cage free hens. The latest challenge is to get enough calcium into eggs to be able to brag about it on the label. Egg executives say calcium is a big selling point, especially among women.

Dan Rather, who was in Dallas when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and covered the story for CBS, won’t be included in the network’s coverage of the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death. Instead, NBC has him booked on the Today show. It’s a sign the bitterness hasn’t faded between CBS and Rather after his messy exit from the network following his 2004 story about President George W. Bush’s military service.

Istanbul is one of the few cities that straddle two continents. The organizers of the Turkish Airlines Open golf tournament took advantage of that by having Tiger Woods hit a golf ball from Europe to Asia on the Bosphorus Bridge. USA Today says it was a great publicity stunt - even if it did cause some headaches for drivers trying to get across the closed bridge.