Living
New Year’s Thorns
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“I had big plans on New Year’s Eve,” writes Eric O. Scott. “Not as in going out to parties, but to make commitments, set my intentions, commune with the gods. You know: Witch Stuff.”
Editorial
Editorial: Remember that Venezuela is a real place
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Weekend editor Eric O. Scott reflects on events that unfolded this weekend. As bombs fell and political justifications followed, Venezuelan civilians paid the price. Venezuela is not an abstraction or a geopolitical chessboard, but a real place, filled with real people whose lives were extinguished without warning. This editorial examines power, accountability, and the moral cost of treating distant suffering as disposable.
Arts & Culture
“Becoming the Sea” surveys the sublime
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott visits the current exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum, “Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea,” the first American retrospective of the German artist in 20 years.
Arts & Culture
New York’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit returns looted Roman artifacts to Turkey
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The New York County District Attorney repatriated several artifacts to Turkey this week, including a marble head of the Athenian orator Demosthenes and a larger than life bronze statue of an emperor.
Arts & Culture
Review: The Great When
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews Alan Moore’s recent novel, set at the intersection between London and its otherwordly counterpart – and which features cameos from many famous occultists.