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Friday the 13th has long been feared as a day of bad luck and bad vibes. But how did the superstition come to be?

Plus, find out when the next Friday the 13th will show up on your calendar.

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How stories about gun violence affect daily life and an examination of Native American experiences through poetry are among the featured discussion topics at the 13th annual Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books.

It's impossible to talk about the Ozark Folk Center at Mountain View without discussing the roles played by musician Jimmy Driftwood and folklorist W.K. McNeil.

As a fierce, flying nocturnal predator, owls have often been associated with things like death, fear, and even witches. But how did they come to be so connected to Halloween? Simon Bronner, dean of the college of general studies and distinguished professor of social sciences at UW-Milwaukee, shares more about the historical folklore that lead to this association.