Folk Culture

A well-stocked grocery store is a wondrous place. Among the gleaming pyramids of fruit, golden rows of bread, and freezers...

Influential Democrats see an urgent need to bolster Vice President Kamala Harris’s position with the public, whether or not President...

Was anyone in America excited for a rematch of Trump versus Biden? Two unpopular and aging figures repeating the bruising...

To learn about someone’s taste in horror movies, I pose a simple question: Do you seek rules, or vibes? When...

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Democratic insiders don’t generally find common ground with MAGA diehards, but such is the state of politics in 2024. In...

As a field of study, anthropology is still relatively new. Though theories concerning human nature and the structure of our...

A large digital thermometer sits at the entrance to the gleaming mid-century-modern visitor center in Furnace Creek, California. When I...

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For just $65, the skin-care company Selfmade will sell you a kit that will purportedly help you feel more stable...