Famous musicians and artists aren’t necessarily more likely to die at 27. But the story that they do shapes how we perceive history and reality.
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Trump’s allegation about immigrants eating pets is part of a long history of slurs demonizing people for what they do and don’t eat.
Is the cost of living really driving regular people to crime? And are those security tags on your steak the result of their misdemeanours?
The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
In 2013 stories emerged of gangs stealing plasma TV screens to use to make street drugs. It’s a myth, but it tells us something about South Africa’s social anxieties.
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