The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was Hindu, and ...
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I grew up a nice Jewish boy in Brooklyn, New York. When December arrived it brought some interesting challenges. Why? My family owned a toy store! I knew little about Christmas, but ...
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A favorite talking point of those against a border barrier is that most drugs are coming in through legal ports of entry, not open border areas, and therefore a wall won’t stop ...
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