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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 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 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
The Smithsonian and the USSR Ministry of Culture planned meetings of American and Soviet folklife scholars.—Dr. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 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 Spitzer served as a folklife specialist at the Smithsonian’s then-Office of Folklife Programs, now the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, between 1985 and 1990.—Bill Adler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 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
According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
According to folklore, if Phil sees his shadow and retreats to his burrow, winter will persist for another six weeks.
The categories that each star will be presenting have not been announced, though Oscar tradition dictates that the previous year’s Best Actor winner presents the award for Best Actress and vice versa, with the supporting categories following suit.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
So is White taking a superficial approach to Thailand, its traditions and its tragedies, or are his insular characters?
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
The sequel does not deal with time passing at different rates between the physical and heavenly realm as the 2019 movie did, and there is exponentially more mythology added to Ne Zha’s story here.
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Fred Topel,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
More Entertainment: What to Know About the MCU Ahead of 'Captain America: Brave New World'
Naturally, fans have a ton of questions regarding what can be expected from the movie, including what new characters and mythology are introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For King and Country Almost disgustingly rich in lore, Avowed takes place in the high fantasy world of Eora — the same setting as developer Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity games.
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Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Since then, it’s become a beloved staple of Super Bowl lore, combining the excitement of a championship win with the magic of Disney.
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