Mike Flanagan is awfully talented, but he’s just not making any sense. I want to like everything he makes — including his latest Halloween horror show on Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. It’s ...

The term "mumbo jumbo" dates back centuries and traces its roots to West Africa. It is widely believed to come from the Mandinka people who make... EDITOR'S NOTE: Here at Code Switch, we take a look ...

If you think the General Assembly repealed House Bill 6 – to bail out bad decisions by electric companies, then $133.6 million – and counting – says you’re wrong. That’s how much customers of American ...

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Scottish explorer Mungo Park was among the first Europeans to view the Mandinka tribe's masked dancers who were known as Maamajomboo. He translated the word as "mumbo jumbo.' This 1797 illustration ...