The day started with a Polka Mass. The tent was packed for the service with people spilling out onto the lawn. An hour later, ...

"Weird Al" Yankovic playing an accortion on the cover of the Polka Party album. Image via Rock 'n Roll - Scotti Brothers Comedian Rodney Dangerfield famously said "I don't get no respect," but the ...

There’s something inherently joyful about polka dots—a welcome antidote to the minimalism that has dominated in recent years. Still, for those who lean toward a more understated aesthetic, there’s a ...

We may love them now, but polka dots used to have a serious image problem. Before the Industrial Revolution brought about machines that could produce the pattern in a symmetrical and uniform way, any ...

The 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame will once again serve as a showcase for Cleveland-Style and Slovenian polka. It will take place Nov.

There’s plenty of traditional tunes to eat bratwurst and pretzels and drink festbier to, including oompah music all weekend at the Biergarten and a tireless 12 sets from the band Polka Party on the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. When Princess Diana arrived at the ...

There are few prints as timeless, and as playful as the polka dot. From Marilyn Monroe’s swing dresses to Minnie Mouse’s iconic bows, the dotted pattern has long symbolized whimsy, femininity, and ...

It happened to me: Something I love was eaten up by the trend cycle, and spat out onto the algorithm. We’ve gone dotty for polka dots—on every cool girl GRWM, fast fashion ad on the subway, and ...

Step aside, floral prints, because polka dots are the reigning print for summer fashion. While polka dots may not have necessarily vanished from our closets entirely, there’s no doubt the print is ...