Right-wing British politician Nigel Farage is hit in the face with a milkshake during his general election campaign launch in Clacton-on-Sea, eastern England, on June 4, 2024. Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images June 6, 2024 All shook up? UK’s Nigel Farage is the latest to bear the brunt of pelting as popular politics Nusrat S. Chowdhury, Amherst College From ancient Rome to modern times, pelting has been a performance of crowd defiance in all its joyous, furious and lawbreaking glory.
Carnival time. Shutterstock July 13, 2017 Horsing around with young children makes them laugh – and helps them learn Laura Tallant, Bath Spa University Breaking the rules is part of growing up.
Queen for a day. David Cheskin/PA April 27, 2017 Did Europe’s leading fire festival do a deal with the Devil to stay alight? Ross Tinsley, Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh will this year host the 30th Beltane.