The Week in Photos: An Eruption in Manila and Parades in New Delhi
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
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Festivals
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Viewfinder: The Magh Mela Festival in India
An Indian sadhu performs evening prayer at Sangam during the Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on January 9th, 2018.
Viewfinder: Running With the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day, or "Chupinazo," of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6th, 2017, in Pamplona, Spain.
All Bite and No Bark: The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival Turns a Mirror on Western Meat Eaters
It’s hard to condemn China’s popular dog meat festival when we have so many of our own animal-based…
Commercializing the Counterculture: How the Summer Music Festival Went Mainstream
With painted Volkswagen buses, talk of “free love,” and other reminders of the Woodstock era replaced by advertising and corporate sponsorships, hippie culture may be dying, but a new subculture—a sort of purgatory between hipster and hippie—is on the rise.
The Jimmy Buffett Economy
A tiny town in Michigan stumbled upon a weird way to boost its economy: a festival dedicated to a song about cheeseburgers.
Datebook: What’s Happening in July and August—and Why It Matters
From the Twelfth Annual World UFO Day to the Running of the Bulls, events you should be aware of.
