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This might be the deepest, widest folkway of them all. Robin Sloan, The Atlantic, "The Conspiracy Museum," 14 May 2020

Brown, who is a vegan, seemed to find the peculiar human folkways involving meat enervating. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, "What Plant-Based Burgers Can Teach Us About Saving the Planet," 1 Apr. 2020

Most of the Jews of Newark are proud FDR Democrats who see themselves as fully American while preserving their neighborhood folkways, cheering on Britain’s war with Nazi Germany, and loathing Lindbergh. David Klion, The New Republic, "The Plot Against America’s Powerful Warning," 16 Mar. 2020

The agrarian rebel Zapata became an iconic figure for a new order that was merging social reform with a celebration of folkways and traditions—in striking contrast to the urban-industrial character of the Russian Revolution. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "The Lasting Influence of Mexico’s Great Muralists," 24 Feb. 2020

The Chinese, like all other immigrants, would assimilate to American laws and folkways. David W. Blight, The Atlantic, "Frederick Douglass’s Vision for a Reborn America," 9 Nov. 2019

Other artworks stand on their own and provide an immersive glimpse into African folkways and traditions. Susan Dunne, courant.com, "UConn’s Benton museum infused with spirit of Africa," 26 Aug. 2019

The conventions, the assumptions, the folkways, of American life were under siege everywhere. David Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, "Tuned in to the ‘Summer of ’69’," 22 Aug. 2019

Villamere says that in Newfoundland, wild berries are about folkways, such as the prized molasses-partridgeberry jam tart and salt-cod sandwich with jam and cheddar. Rebecca Powers, Washington Post, "On your next summer vacation, look for berried treasure," 13 Aug. 2019

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