Good old live TV maintains at least one huge draw that's not the NFL: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
By the numbers: A record 28.5 million people tuned in to watch on NBC and its Peacock streaming platform, up 6% from last year. That makes it the year's highest-rated entertainment broadcast, per the Hollywood Reporter.
The number of products and services we sign up for is ballooning as almost every industry latches onto the subscription business model.
Why it matters: The economy-wide transition to subscriptions takes away consumer choice — and it can exacerbate the existing inequities in the way we shop.
Black Friday is a day of deals — and a day when new vinyl is released at local record stores across the nation.
Why it matters: Record Store Day's Black Friday promotion features rare releases from some of the greatest music artists of all time, several of which have been out of print for decades, at record stores around the country.