There are costumes that rise and fall with passing trends, those tied to movies, memes, or moments in time, and then there are the archetypes—the outfits that return every year because they tap into something bigger than a fad. Few costumes have reached the level of instant recognition and enduring allure as the Sexy Schoolgirl. …
There are monsters that lurk in the forests, waiting in silence, and then there are monsters that lurk within us, whispering in our veins, gnawing at the edges of our souls. The Wendigo, that infamous cannibalistic spirit of Algonquian lore, is both. It is a creature made of frost and famine, but also of greed …
On October 7, 2001, less than a month after the Twin Towers crumbled and the Pentagon burned, the United States launched airstrikes on Afghanistan. It was the beginning of what would become the longest war in American history—a war that promised justice, but instead dragged the world into two decades of blood, politics, shifting alliances, …
