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Spirits, Coffins and Snake Charmers: Photos from Haiti's Largest Voodoo Carnival
A chat with the photographer Benjamin Eagle, who was in Haiti shooting for his project "The Spirits of Jacmel".
Cannibals, Zombies and Hexes on Hitler: The Life and Times of William Seabrook
The weirdo travel writer is making a comeback after decades out of print.
I Had the Leader of ISIS Cursed by a Hong Kong Sorceress and It Almost Worked
"Villain hitting" is a uniquely Hong Kong combination of political defiance and local superstition.
The Ju-Ju Magic of the Miners of Afosu
Painting pictures in a place where 19th century mining methods combine with ancient West African black magic.
Fright Night
Before Haiti was catapulted into the news following the catastrophic earthquake in January that killed 230,000 people, it was mainly known for two things: Wyclef Jean from the Fugees and Voodoo.
Expensive Shit
People always ask us what our music is about or where it comes from, so we'll just explain it once and for all. Antibalas means bulletproof, or anti-bullets. We are an African funk group made up of Latinos, Africans, Asian Americans and straight-up...
