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Recent Examples of folklifeKentucky folklife specialist Camille Acosta views horror as an instrument for healing.—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023 The exhibition opened with a panel discussion about the life and legacy of Thornton Dial featuring artists Richard Dial, Lonnie Holley, curator and historian Anne Collins Smith, and American studies and folklife professor and historian Stacy Morgan.—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2022 Our view—that folklife and culture belonged to the people and was an exercise of their expressive freedom—was in basic contrast with just about all Soviet officials and most, but not all, of their scholarly colleagues.—Dr. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022 Common Ground on the Hill was recently named Maryland’s newest folklife center, one of three new regional folklife centers in the state, according to a Common Ground news release.—Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 7 Aug. 2020 Ford Hamp's husband, Steve, got his bachelor of arts degree in American history from Butler, a master of arts degree in folklore and folklife from Indiana and his master of museum practice degree from Michigan.—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020 Many people got up and placed a rose, among them Jennifer A. Cutting, a specialist the folklife center and 32-year veteran of the library.—Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019
In West Virginia, the mountains are rich with folklore and dotted with sites time has left behind.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
The film, an epic fantasy inspired by Congolese folklore, hails from N LITE, producer-distributor powerhouse GKIDS (Boy and the Heron), Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions and legendary anime producer Masao Maruyama (Tokyo Godfathers).
Beans are often associated with South America, the Dutch have popularized the instant coffee brands Americans have become most familiar with and café culture centers on Italian espresso traditions.
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Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Nashville gets 'Showgirl' mural It's become a Nashville tradition for Taylor Swift album drops.
The alligator's name is Fáfnir after Norse mythology.
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Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Despite the recent popularity of Labubu dolls, the critters — according to POP MART's official website, which sells Labubu and other blind box toys — originated in 2015 thanks to artist Kasing Lung, who created a trio of picture books inspired by Nordic mythology.
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