Thought Portal

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Fiction

Manikin

"You will be free when the house is immaculate, the manikin said. Then it took the coffee and left, stolen feet heavy on the gleaming floor. The house shivered..."

Podcasts

Midnight Magic

From gulping grapes in Spain to donning yellow underwear in South America and practicing Scotland’s ancient “first-footing” tradition, people around the world embrace odd—and oddly meaningful—rituals to ensure good luck…