Amidst the festivities of the Thanksgiving holiday, Hurst ponders the connective tissues that bring people together. Topics include: the intriguing circumstances that link Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered King Tut’s tomb and J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father” of the atomic bomb; the international communion of savagery that was World War I; and the eclectic assortment of artists and poets spurned forth by revolt who called themselves DADA.