Food gets labeled “weird” when we only focus on the look or shock factor. But every so-called oddity started as survival by smartly using what nature offered, climate allowed, or culture cherished.

Different communities have what others may consider “strange ways” of doing things. However, people from Nyanza seemingly have some of the most interesting and weirdest of customs and beliefs around.

Q: The Texanist’s mother, rest her soul, was also from Abilene. Her father was deeply involved in the Key City’s municipal affairs, her momma’s people were Big Country pioneers who helped establish ...

A psychologist says our culture is growing more risk averse and less weird. Can entrepreneurs help us escape the blandness?