News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 15, 2024
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Stonehenge Altar Stone from Scotland according to new “jaw-dropping” research, ECER issues a statement to recognize national shrines, a goddess figurine found in Italy, and more events.
News
National Black Cat Appreciation Day: It still matters
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Black cats face lower adoption rates and higher euthanasia rates despite their abundance and even potential disease resistance. Prejudice against them remains strong, leading to frequent neglect and mistreatment. Black Cat Appreciation Day hopes to stop that bias.
Europe
Study suggests Viking Age Denmark and Norway had distinct relationships to violence
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A new study uses skeletal trauma, grave goods, runestones, and infrastructure to argue that Viking Age Denmark and Norway had markedly different relationships to interpersonal violence.
News
2024’s meteor season promises to be spectacular
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The Perseids meteor shower begins tonight and will last until September 1st, with the peak of the cosmic display on August 12th. This year’s peak will be especially worth making time to see, as we will have a moon-less sky during the pre-dawn hours.
Editorial
Editorial: The end of “Chevron Deference” is a crime against the planet
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The Supreme Court overturned the long-standing doctrine of Chevron Deference this morning, which will drastically lessen the power of federal agencies to protect the environment and consumers. Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott surveys the wreckage.