Alligators in the Sewers: Why We Can't Stop Telling This Story
On a February afternoon in 1935, a group of teenagers in East Harlem was shovelling snow into an open manhole on 123rd
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The Problem With Calling Witchcraft a Trend
Modern witchcraft has become very easy to photograph. That may be part of the reason it has become so easy to misunderstand.
Modern Folklore Today: House Blessings, Wedding Superstitions, and Holiday Rituals
We like to think modern life has made us terribly sensible. We have smart meters, online banking, video doorbells, and tiny computers