Thanksgiving ’91. Matt Doran is on the left and miserable. This is what the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade does to kids.” Photo courtesy of Matt Doran, Assistant Features Editor.

Remember the days when Disney used to be all about the princess story? When all the girls clamored to get the new Jasmine or Mulan costume for Halloween? Well, many of today’s kids haven’t had that experience, which is why the studio’s “Tangled” might go down as an easy classic for the new generation. With the exception of last year’s “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney has been all about monsters (“Lilo & Stitch”), aliens (“Meet the Robinsons”) and talking dogs (“Bolt”). That is all fine and great, but “Tangled” has the potential to enchant youngsters as well as bring back that nostalgic feeling to parents.

One of our city’s finest made headlines across America last week. John Tyner, 31, of Oceanside was ejected from San Diego International Airport after refusing to participate in the newly deployed full-body scanners. Tyner recorded the 30-minute confrontation, then went and posted it all on his blog as soon as he got home.

People love to complain. Think about it. How often do you hear your friends grumbling about fairly trivial events?

The first play of the season at the Don Powell Theatre is a good old-fashioned screwball comedy. Taking place in Paris in 1908, “Paradise Hotel” is about a man, Benoit Pinglet, who is in a loveless marriage with his cruel wife Angelique. Benoit finds out that his best friend Henri Paillardin is also having marital difficulties with his spouse Marcelle. Because Benoit has an obvious crush on Marcelle, he persuades her to have an affair with him.

The holiday season is here and with this joyful time of year comes the pressure of finding that perfect gift for a family member, friend or special someone. Stressed out? No need to be. Complete holiday shopping by purchasing one of the most popular jerseys in San Diego for a loved one to sport proudly.

Let’s face it: While the holidays are generally the happiest time of the year, shopping for gifts can literally be the nightmare before Christmas. If waiting in multiple hour-long lines, dealing with irritable employees and sifting through massive, strewn-about clothing piles looking for the right size doesn’t sound like a practical gift-buying experience, perhaps it’s time to embrace the joys of online shopping. So sit back and prepare to save big bucks on every popular retailer a person can think of.

Need a handy guide of what to get mom, dad and the rest of the people on your list this year? We’ve got you covered.

Need a reason to go easy on the stuffing this Thanksgiving? How about the race to secure 10 percent off all sale apparel at Macy’s? Yes, Thanksgiving is a holiday based almost entirely around eating, but navigating the crowds at department stores requires energy, speed and agility.

In less than one week, many will bust doors open into the most popular stores to get what should be the best deals in holiday shopping. The search for discounts and bargains for this event may be frustrating, but not with the new search engine CheapTweet, created by Twitter. The search engine allows users to search for bargains by categories and will select specific types of tweets and deals based on the votes given by users and Twitter conversations.

The signs are all around us. The Halloween candy has just run out, the weather is cooling to a brisk 68 degrees, anxious family members are deciding whose house to go to for the holidays and the turkeys are once again living in constant terror for their plump, juicy and deliciously tasting little turkey lives. Ah yes, Thanksgiving is near.

On a wet Saturday evening at Qualcomm Stadium, nothing, not the rain, a slick football or a porous Utah defense could stop Ryan Lindley and the San Diego State football team. Except for Lindley himself.