documentary This 1978 documentary captured North Carolina's hollerin' tradition before it vanished Ellsworth Toohey

music Moroccan Tape Stash preserves Morocco's cassette music heritage Roger Park

groundhog day Rodent reaffirms winter, meteorologists undeterred Jason Weisberger

politics Check out "Elon Musk," a new protest song by Carsie Blanton, in the political tradition of Woody Guthrie Jennifer Sandlin

travel This $40 NYC tour shows you rats, garbage, and the city's grimy underbelly Séamus Bellamy

georgia Visit Howard Finster's Paradise Garden and more on this funky art sites road trip! Jennifer Sandlin

top talent Indigenous dancer gives stunning twist to viral Kendrick Lamar dance challenge Jennifer Sandlin

drugs Santa Claus was actually a psychedelic mushroom Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Drone hysteria grips media, but it's mostly planes and planets Rob Beschizza

china Two men arrested for impersonating freaky demon and scaring people Allan Rose Hill

new orleans Rejoice, it's officially king cake season! Jennifer Sandlin

History Downright freaky Halloween costumes from a rural Scottish island in the 1930s (video) David Pescovitz

ad 12 days of hummus heaven! Boing Boing

Cryptozoology Celebrate "Louisiana's werewolf" at Rougarou Fest! Jennifer Sandlin

costumes Short moody doc explores the Bulgarian ritual of scaring off evil spirits Rusty Blazenhoff

new orleans It's king cake season, enjoy! Jennifer Sandlin

books Books about contemplative practices, healing, and the politics of care work Elías Villoro

books "Under The Banner of King Death" puts pirates in their place — in the history of workers' rights Thom Dunn

History The fascinating history and traditions of the Jack-o-Lantern Gareth Branwyn

History Cheese, Worms and Angels: Menocchio the Heretic A.E. Gómez