Trickster is the name given to a type of mythic figure distinguished by his skill at trickery and deceit as well as by his prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts. The myths of many cultures portray such a comic and amoral character,...
In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays pranks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and norms of behaviour. While the trickster crosses various...
When James Welch died, the matter of his passing was discussed in an inadvertently comic mode in Missoula at the gym where I used to work out in the mornings. A small coffee and juice bar served as an informal gathering spot to glance...
I Karamojong oral tradition provides several trickster characters such as the rabbit, the self-appointed moral guard. This rabbit pretends to defend the weak and die powerless, yet secretly steals from them, but in the end gets exposed for what it really is. Then...
Yokozuna Hakuho fell to his second loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, giving lowly rank-and-filer Goeido sole possession of the lead with four days remaining. Hakuho was kept at bay throughout a surprisingly lopsided match against fifth-ranked maegashira Toyonoshima...
Yokozuna debutant Hakuho and promotion-chasing sekiwake Kotomitsuki maintained their spotless records with comfortable wins on the sixth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Hakuho was unable to execute his favorite belt-gripping style of sumo but still managed to keep...
