PS Picks: A New ‘Halloween,’ as Fresh as the Original
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Viewfinder: A Halloween Citizenship Ceremony in Virginia
Dressed as a ninja, Shaheer Sarwar from Pakistan takes the oath of United States citizenship during a Halloween-themed citizenship ceremony on October 31st, 2017, in Fairfax, Virginia.
Halloween’s Twisted History
The roots of the holiday, traced from its origins with pagan Celts through its various modern iterations around the world today.
There’s a Major Halloween Storm Bearing Down on New England
The National Weather Service says the storm could be among the strongest ever recorded during the month of October in New England.
Victor Frankenstein: Ecologist?
The central horror of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel isn’t the monster, researchers write. It’s a concept that would…
Satan Has No Interest in Molesting Your Kids
The Satanic panic of the 1980s bedeviled our conceptions about childcare and family. Today, The Satanic Temple lobbies…
Why Is Scaring People So Much Fun?
There's ample research on fear, but not much on why people enjoy inducing it. It could be power, group-bonding, or "everyday sadism."
Invaders in Our Living Room: Why We Love the Myth That Most Americans Believed the 1938 ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast
The real legacy of the War of the Worlds is how we think about mass media.
California Is Re-Visiting Its Halloween-Specific Laws Against Sex Offenders
And that might actually be a good thing.