toys Day of the Dead Barbie gets a second edition Elías Villoro

halloween Examining the generational loss of ancient Halloween traditions Thom Dunn

san francisco "American Indian headdresses" banned from major San Francisco festival Rusty Blazenhoff

Disney Petition for Disney to give up "hakuna matata" trademark David Pescovitz

social justice ¡Ask a Mexican! tackles BurritoGate Jason Weisberger

television Culturally insensitive 1979 TV commercial for Faygo's Redpop, starring Jamie Farr of M*A*S*H David Pescovitz

History Cultural appropriation? Hindu nationalists used yoga as an anti-colonialist export Cory Doctorow

offworld One way to avoid cultural appropriation: Seek collaborators, not just characters Laura Hudson

Food Papa John's Pizza Bowls pose the important question "what is food?" Elías Villoro

accents The history of Blaccent Devin Nealy

colonialism Academic paper on language colonization turns out to have stolen its language Thom Dunn

video essay Are Tyler Perry's film harmful to the image of Black Americans? Devin Nealy

halloween Bring back the Halloween tradition of throwing cabbage at people Thom Dunn

kickstarter This new tabletop RPG by Native designers shows what an uncolonized North America might look like Thom Dunn

white supremacists Whites-only church opens in Minnesota, swears it isn't racist Thom Dunn

martial arts Inside the ancient dying art of Iron Crotch Kung Fu Thom Dunn

podcasts A great new podcast explores the cultural and political impact of the Only Band That Matters: the Clash Thom Dunn

Japan New York Times investigates Japan's lowrider culture Mark Frauenfelder

Copyfight Netherlands court strikes down Dutch grifter's patent claim over Ethiopia's ancient staple grain teff Cory Doctorow

Science Academic publishing is a mess and it makes culture wars dumber Rob Beschizza