As the sage Lil Wayne once said, there are two ways to make art: be good or be good at it. A film does not have to be innovative or even have anything new to say for audiences to respond. This film is neither good nor good at it. I didn’t want to sing along, so here I am to heckle.
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Abracadabra, the Lady (Gaga) in Red Said
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Let’s get something straight: Lady Gaga is our Lord and Savior, and I will not hear otherwise. She comes back, resurrected like the phoenix when we need a beacon of hope.
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Review: Spells for Success by Lauren Parker
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“I also appreciated that each and every spell begins with drinking water,” writes Sprocket Wagner of this new spell deck from Simon Element. “Not only does this build in attention to one’s energy levels as a principle of spell work, it also tricked me into staying hydrated as I reviewed this deck.’
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The Halsted Athena unveiled to the public after almost 300 years
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An extraordinary Roman statue of Athena returns to public display after being held in a private collection for nearly 300 years.
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Classics of Pagan Cinema: The Blood on Satan’s Claw
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There are those who say a witch is born and others who insist a witch is made. This film suggests a third option: that witchcraft can come upon a person as unbidden and inevitable as puberty, and as impossible to understand.
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“Ah, potential customer”: a review of the World of Warcraft Tarot
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TWH’s Guildmaster, Manny Tejeda y Moreno, reviews a new Warcraft-themed tarot from Insight Editions, which brings the computer game’s characters and lore to the major and minor arcana.