Paganism
Review: “The Northman” – What evil steals the hearts of brave young men?
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Lyonel Perabo reviews the new film “The Northman,” directed by Robert Eggers, which features striking historical fidelity in its story of Viking Age revenge.
Paganism
“No space for our religion” – Russian Pagans speak out about the invasion of Ukraine
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In a groundbreaking report, TWH speaks with Russian Pagans experiencing the invasion of Ukraine from the other side of the conflict. They describe their reactions to the invasion itself, as well as the intensifying climate of censorship and international sanctions, and how it affects their religious communities.
Paganism
Berserk Bachannal
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Lyonel Perabo attends a Kvelertak concert and experiences some great music, then recognizes some magic and ritual.
Paganism
Religious and civilizational aspects of the war in Ukraine: a discussion with Adrian Ivakhiv
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TWH’s Lyonel Perabo speaks with Adrian Ivakhiv, professor of environmental and cultural studies at the University of Vermont, about the role of Paganism in both the Ukrainian and Russian nations since the end of the Soviet Union.
Paganism
Column: In Praise of Child-Rearing
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Then, almost all of a sudden, the convulsions become overwhelming and a nurse helps place my wife in a sitting position, before telling her to push. It is all fused in my memory as a short and intense blurb, but it actually took a good half an hour before, from under my wife, a small, mostly hairless mammal appeared. The nurse grabbed it, showed it to me, shouted “it’s a girl!” before depositing it onto my wife’s chest.
We had just become parents. I had just become a dad.
What the actual f–k?