Just as the reason why a hot dog is called a glizzy can be traced back to Washington, D.C., so too can the murky origins of mumbo sauce come back to the nation's capital. According to locals, the ...

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The Alumni, 1124 Ninth St., NW. There aren’t many places in downtown DC where out-of-towners can stumble in and get a taste of the city’s real local culture. But if they’re visiting the convention ...

Let's get to the question on the minds of many: what's happening with the next chapter of SiN Episodes? When is it coming? Even though the Episodes are smaller than traditional games, they are still ...

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 ...

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 ...