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Gun No. 6: The untold story of Britain’s deadliest illegal firearm
We track the journey of a single gun, used in 11 shootings in six years. By Ashitha Nagesh.
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The Demography of the Alt-Right
A year ago, the so-called Alt-Right (short for "alternative right" and the latest manifestation of the U.S. white nationalist movement) made international headlines in its infamous "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, VA. The rally led to dozens of serious injuries and the death of one counter-protester... By The Institute for Family Studies.
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The Strange, Stark Imagery of the N.R.A. Convention
Photographs of the event capture the many contradictory facets of firearm-loving culture. By Charles Bethea and Mark Peterson.
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Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
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For 20 Years, This Photographer Has Captured Mohawks in the Wild
Ed Templeton has long been fascinated by the punk staple, which he’s photographed from Detroit to Stockholm. Along the way, he’s seen the defiant style evolve. By Scott Indrisek.
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Conjuring Anthropology’s Future
I suspect that I was invited to review Magic’s Reason because it is largely about stage magic and stage magicians, a topic on which I once wrote a book myself... By Simon During.
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Slow Fade of the Pennsylvania Irish
A new book tells the story of the immigrants from Donegal who still inhabit modern-day Trump Country. By Charles F. McElwee III.
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Life and Death After the Steel Mills
Anthropologist Christine Walley raises questions about how to create and support meaningful work in a postindustrial world. By Elizabeth Svoboda.
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Little girls dreaming big, racing horses in Mongolia
'If we don't have horses, we're not Mongols'
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Meet the Men Who Literally Dance With Scissors
Forget running with scissors; this competitive Quechua dance takes danger to the next level. (Don’t try this at home.)
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The Authoritarian Personality Revisited: Reading Adorno in the Age of Trump
“There is reason to look for psychological types,” Adorno explained, “because the world in which we live is typed and ‘produces’ different ‘types’ of persons.” By Peter E. Gordon. (June 15, 2016)
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Tripping on Peyote in Navajo Nation
A journalist exploring psychedelics’ therapeutic potential participates in a ceremony of the Native American Church. By John Horgan. (July 5, 2017)
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‘Anumeric’ people: What happens when a language has no words for numbers?
From the Amazon to Nicaragua, there are humans who never learn numbers. What can these anumeric cultures teach us about ourselves? By Caleb Everett.
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The Mysterious Power of Arrogance
Why do overbearing, obnoxious people so often come out on top? What a story from Papua New Guinea reveals about the rise of Donald Trump. By Joel Robbins, (Feb. 2, 2017)
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Prehistoric Native Americans farmed macaws in 'feather factories'
Birds were spiritual emblems in pueblos of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Forest Prayers With Russia's Polytheistic Mari
The Mari people of central Russia speak a distinct language and practice a separate religion from their Christian neighbors. Photographer Sergei Poteryaev and reporter Regina Khisamova attended a traditional prayer ceremony in one of the sacred forest groves of the Mari El Republic.
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The astonishing vision and focus of Namibia’s nomads
The Himba people of Namibia can see fine details and ignore distraction much better than most other human beings – a finding that may reflect the ways that modern life is changing us. By David Robson.
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How Italian Spaghetti Became a Haitian Breakfast Staple
A short history of a most incongruous dish
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Inside the Creepy Collections of an Oddities Museum
Take a peek (if you dare) at weird wonders from the Morbid Anatomy Museum, which just closed its doors for the last time.
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When the debutante met the tribe
Why a Toronto woman left high society to spend 50 years living with a remote Amazon tribe. By Joe O’Connor.
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