Folk Culture

Many of us assume, when we’re young, that our parents know what they’re doing. Only when we’re older do we...

On the morning of August 8, 2022, 30 FBI agents and two federal prosecutors conducted a court-authorized search of Mar-a-Lago,...

In an alternate universe, I run a sprawling cabal. Its goal, according to the contrarian newsletters, crank blogs, and breathless...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed subdued when India’s election results were declared on June 4. His Bharatiya Janata Party still...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine.Stingray 12 is surprisingly calm for an animal that’s getting squeegeed. The ray,...

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Summertime in North America is becoming smoke season. Last summer, when a haze from catastrophic Canadian wildfires hung over the...

This spring, the Los Angeles Unified School District—the second-largest public school district in the United States—introduced students and parents to...