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Over the past week, Democrats have giddily celebrated the ascension of Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket. That’s great, but it doesn’t deal with the issue of elderly leaders in this nation of ours. Maybe the tale of Egil Skallagrimsson, the Viking poet who lived to old age, has something to teach us here.
Kerli released each song on OVERSOUL as a single, one each month. I felt the magic and the power in each of them. The lyrics are direct and evocative, auditive spells that help the listener manifest the kind of reality they need depending on the case. When listened to as one whole disc, we get a full ritual that recharges, empowers, and cleanses us.
Kerli lanzó cada canción en OVERSOUL como un sencillo, uno cada mes. Sentí la magia y el poder en cada uno de ellos. Las letras son hechizos auditivos directos y evocadores que ayudan al oyente a manifestar el tipo de realidad que necesita según el caso. Cuando lo escuchamos como un disco completo, obtenemos un ritual completo que nos recarga, nos fortalece y nos limpia.
There’s something about the solstices that seems to connect with a deep, fundamental part of the human psyche. The solstice is a moment where the world seems to hold its breath, the sun hung motionless overhead or hidden below the horizon, before it dives across the threshold of one side of the year to the other: light to dark and dark to light.
Dr. Cressida Stone, author of “Secrets of Santa Muerte: A Guide to the Spells, Prayers, Rituals, and Hexes,” sat down with our editor-in-chief to discuss her book and experiences with Santa Muerte.
The four paintings in Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s “The Seaons” are back on display in the Louvre, following a restoration that saw the removal of not only yellowing varnish, but later additions to the paintings that obscured some of the original details.
