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Fads—like, for instance, wearing a dead salmon as a hat—can spread within a trendsetter's pod and to other pods the group interacts with.
science

How Young Killer Whales Became Hooligans

Yes, orcas have viral cultural trends, too.
Shoshi Parks September 29, 2022
This poulaine, uncovered on the Thames, features an ankle strap and a sexy, plunging front.
objects of intrigue

Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes?

Going to foolish lengths for fashion.
Sabrina Imbler May 22, 2019
Colorful beach cabins in the dunes at Gouville-sur-Mer.
Gouville-sur-Mer, France

Gouville-sur-Mer Beach Huts

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.
Often, crows were cooked with lard or butter.
food

When Eating Crow Was an American Food Trend

The birds briefly became a delicacy.
Anne Ewbank August 7, 2018
Curlers at the Dakota Curling Club in Minnesota.
sports

How American Curling Clubs Ride Out Olympic Fever

Every four years, the country wants to curl.
Cara Giaimo February 22, 2018
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Le Bachelor takes a break while arranging new merchandise at Sape & Co
Paris, France

Sape & Co

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Herbivorous Butcher

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.
fashion

Was The Mood Ring A Gateway Drug To An Era Of Self-Obsession?

Tao Tao Holmes February 19, 2016
games

How Do Board Games Go Viral?

Sarah Laskow January 29, 2016