By Julie Steele Beer is one of the oldest and most popular drinks in the world. It is one of the six most influential beverages to ever exist, alongside wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola. The drink is curated from cereal grains such as barley, wheat, rice, and maize, reflecting its origins in many ancient […]

By June Cooper Imagine you’re preparing for a very long trip with no stops: What do you bring with you? Did you remember food? Normally most of us who take car trips or plane rides only have to worry for a short period of time before we can make a pit stop at Steak ‘n […]

By Ben Jett Food comes in many varieties, much like people do. Also like people, food has power. Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade (2016) speaks to humanity and life through music while also utilizing the power of poetry through Warsan Shire’s verse. Aside from the album name, not much of the music and media utilizes food […]

By Andrea Mohler Plastered on the cover of every magazine, we see a thin, happy, (and generally white) female celebrity. She’s seen laughing about the secrets to a successful sex life after having kids, the details of all the latest celebrity gossip, and, of course, her exclusive inside scoop on her favorite recipes to stay […]

By Emily Turner Hello, y’all! Today I have a special, top secret family recipe for you to make for your kinfolk. Are you excited for a finger-lickin’, fall-off-the-bone, buttery fried chicken recipe that will put your little ankle-biters into a food coma? I sure am! I’m salivating over my gosh darned keyboard as I type. […]

By Tauri Hagemann Many people have become familiar with the iconography of Día de los Muertos, after the success of movies like Disney’s Coco (2017), which includes sugar skulls, pan dulce, and home altars to the departed—but many people in the U.S. don’t understand exactly why it is that these specific things are important in […]

Candy corn seems to always be on the shelf when the calendar strikes October, then disappears only to reappear every year like clockwork. A constant during Autumn, candy corn is a staple in most households around the time of Halloween—whether it’s to munch on in the bowl on the counter, to distribute to trick-or-treaters, or […]

By Ashley Burns “My name is Melinda Gordon. I just got married, just moved into a small town, just opened up an antique shop. I might be just like you, except from the time that I was a little girl I knew that I could talk to the dead… earthbound spirits, my grandmother called them. […]

By Addison Paul Saving people, hunting things: The family business. These words are known to many as a tagline for the dark fantasy television series Supernatural. Created by Eric Kripke, Supernatural has become a long-running pop-cultural phenomenon complete with a loyal and eccentric fanbase. With its 15th and final season airing in 2019 – 2020, […]

By Jo Ladner *contains ending spoilers for “Over the Garden Wall* “Over the Garden Wall” has been a Halloween tradition for me ever since it first released in 2013. A short mini-cartoon series Cartoon Network did specifically for Halloween, it’s plenty spooky and full of Halloween tropes, with living skeletons, ghosts, singing frogs, two brothers—Wirt […]