Fashion companies are increasingly being taken to task for selling expensive versions of traditional Indigenous dress. Gucci’s kaftans came with a US$3,500 price tag, which is far more than the $10 ...

As Americans dress up for Halloween during a year of record holiday spending, experts are saying: Be careful. Costumes might come off as racists or offensive, even if that wasn't the intent. Mia Moody ...

In America's war between cultural sensitivity and free expression, Halloween is a familiar battleground. The holiday, which originated with people dressed in costume to ward off evil spirits, has ...

Although the concept of cultural appropriation has existed as long as there have been cultures to appropriate, the term itself was coined by academia in the 1980s. It popped up in discussions about ...

"People are viewing race through a different lens right now." Halloween is three months away -- and seemingly a world away amid the coronavirus pandemic-- but is already a topic of conversation when ...

Despite how fervently and ubiquitously the topic is discussed, no one actually likes to discuss cultural appropriation. Those on the receiving end of criticism don’t like it for obvious reason. But ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Halloween! Hopefully, by now, you’ve planned your costume and a COVID-safe way to celebrate. But if not, I’m here to discuss the issue of cultural ...

For a long time now, the United States has been a place where different people, styles, and cultures have mixed and fused. This country is a melting pot, essentially. This “melting pot” has allowed ...

Courtesy of the artist No, it’s cool, it’s not like your ancestors killed them all or anything, Jen Mussari In my closet there’s a shirt with a giant outline of the Hindu deity Ganesha on the front.

Alton Brown has spent years demystifying cooking on his Food Network show Good Eats. Now he's brought his same wit and insight to the page with Food for Thought, a collection of essays exploring ...

The public reaction was swift. We saw the usual, tired responses throwing around the word “woke,” as if it is an army of people flying a woke banner, hellbent on destruction. There was an all-caps ...