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Recent Examples of folklife
Partner with the Wisconsin Arts Board for an America's 250th folklife project, funded by a grant from the Smithsonian.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Kentucky folklife specialist Camille Acosta views horror as an instrument for healing.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
The exhibition opened with a panel discussion about the life and legacy of Thornton Dial featuring artists Richard Dial, Lonnie Holley, curator and historian Anne Collins Smith, and American studies and folklife professor and historian Stacy Morgan.
—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2022
Our view—that folklife and culture belonged to the people and was an exercise of their expressive freedom—was in basic contrast with just about all Soviet officials and most, but not all, of their scholarly colleagues.
—Dr. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
Common Ground on the Hill was recently named Maryland’s newest folklife center, one of three new regional folklife centers in the state, according to a Common Ground news release.
—Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 7 Aug. 2020
Ford Hamp's husband, Steve, got his bachelor of arts degree in American history from Butler, a master of arts degree in folklore and folklife from Indiana and his master of museum practice degree from Michigan.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Kentucky folklife specialist Camille Acosta views horror as an instrument for healing.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
The exhibition opened with a panel discussion about the life and legacy of Thornton Dial featuring artists Richard Dial, Lonnie Holley, curator and historian Anne Collins Smith, and American studies and folklife professor and historian Stacy Morgan.
—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2022
Our view—that folklife and culture belonged to the people and was an exercise of their expressive freedom—was in basic contrast with just about all Soviet officials and most, but not all, of their scholarly colleagues.
—Dr. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
Common Ground on the Hill was recently named Maryland’s newest folklife center, one of three new regional folklife centers in the state, according to a Common Ground news release.
—Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 7 Aug. 2020
Ford Hamp's husband, Steve, got his bachelor of arts degree in American history from Butler, a master of arts degree in folklore and folklife from Indiana and his master of museum practice degree from Michigan.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folklife
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As these babies were unbaptized, their cemeteries often sank into obscurity, and integrating folklore into heritage protection is vital.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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Krampus, a horned beast from European folklore that accompanies St. Nicholas, is said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His music, holding a foot in the future and the past, is homage to Puerto Rican traditions, heavy on salsa, with notes of hip hop, big band, indie rock and reggaeton.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The long-standing tradition is an opportunity for state and federal governments to engage in person on pressing issues across the nation.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Written by Kate Trefry and based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Trefry, the play functions as a standalone prequel rooted in the mythology of the hit series.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Davies brothers’ recovered memories yield a private mythology that is simultaneously familial, urban, and national.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fans are also tracking the comedic lore behind host Vic Michaelis‘ (Vic Michaelis) spiraling personal life.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Flatliner has been sipped around town for so long that origin stories are often passed around like local lore.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Folklife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folklife. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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