Although St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is a celebration of the “Emerald Isle’s” patron saint, the truth is that the ...

The  Maker Origin Stories series is live, every Thursday, on ig and YouTube! The guest on Thursday, May 15, will be Ryan ...

When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it hasn’t always been like that. In fact, Santa Claus is the product of the merging ...

Preserved in the margins of ancient literary works are notes that reveal how the Greeks strove to map mythical places onto ...

If you listen to Amble‘s new EP Hand Me Downs, or any of their prior releases, you’d think Robbie Cunningham, Oisin McCaffrey, and Ross Mc Nerney have known each other since their schoolyard days.

ASK JEWELERS how to sell colored gemstones and you’ll hear one word more than any other: story. “A story, you need a story, to sell them,” says Mark Clodius of Clodius & Co. Jewelers in Rockford, IL. ...

That delicate balance between expansion and authenticity was at the heart of a conversation with Punam Barua, a member of the Gauripur royal family and a close relative of legendary Goalpariya folk ...

While Krampusnacht occurs on December 5, Krampus makes his appearance throughout the entire holiday season. Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) takes place the night before the Feast of St. Nicholas. Today, ...

Krampus is a centuries-old, European folklore character, but his more recent popularity in the U.S. is thanks to a comic-loving Chicagoan. On the morning of St. Nicholas Day, good kids rush downstairs ...

SANTA FE — “Truths Be Told: Artists Activate Traditions” at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) made me reconsider what folk art really is. I’m used to curators making the case for why ...

For decades, the country music industry has billed itself as the rough-hewn, rural cousin to the effete sounds of the city. That appears to be going out the window, as more and more country producers ...