‘Butcher’s Block’ Is a Horror Series About Class War and Cannibalism
Where other horror shows tell you to fear technology, Butcher's Block tells you to fear the rich.
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Cannibalism
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What Was Famine?
The political economy of mass starvation, and why it is largely a thing of the past.
Cannibalism at Jamestown
Scholars have long suspected that Jamestown settlers resorted to cannibalism in the early-17th century, but they haven't had physical proof until now. What made the colonists desperate enough to consume a 14-year-old girl?
Academic Research Does Not Take Holidays Off
There is, in fact, a surprising amount of scholarship on the subject of Thanksgiving, a uniquely American celebration marked by rituals that lend themselves to a wide range of interpretations.