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Old Man McGumbus was a survivalist World War II vet who lived in a beach bunker on Shelter Island. Then one day, he disappeared.

These subversive coloring books ridiculed pill-popping executives, hipsters, communist-hunters, and conspiracy theorists.

What can explain the recent explosion of interest in classic folk stories?

A religion professor explains the strangest holiday customs from the Netherlands to South Korea.

David O. Russell’s quirky hero proves that in his filmmaking, buoyant, messy exuberance has its limits.

A history professor explores the ways Nazi symbols and rituals influenced Christmas celebrations in the Third Reich.