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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Revelers

Posted in Holidays, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Halloween signifies the inversion of social norms, and is a time to subvert all dead energy that pesters the living. Taboos, inhibitions, closeted skeletons are all given the opportunity to expose themselves if they so desire. To this end, Revelers in the New Old Tradition take on a-typical roles and flaunt their alter-egos in an [...]

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THIS YEAR: LAZARUS

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

While deciding on my costume it became clear that by wrapping my head up and donning my thobe I was skirting much too close to being a zombiefied Muslim or Sikh, which while unique, is pretty culturally insensitive. However, just as we were leaving I realized that if I took the head wrap down and [...]

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