As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
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Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Aug. 2026
Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
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Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
15 Sep. 2026
Since these figures have been found in excavations of homes, streets, and tombs, it is believed they were used as everyday objects, perhaps to promote fertility or used as children’s toys or household amulets.
Colonel Reb, the school’s Confederate homage of a mascot, was not replaced until 2003 and there was significant resistance to that move.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2026
Reveille herself made an appearance before the game, while Dude Perfect’s Tyler Toney took a live at-bat for the Bananas and Houston Texans’ mascot Toro took part in a mini-game between innings.
And thankfully for Leipzig head coach Martin Demichelis, Nusa remains at the club and will be expected to become their attacking talisman in the Champions League.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2026
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