Living
Gods Walk Among Us
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How should we imagine the gods of Germanic Paganism? Karl E.H. Seigfried argues for us to picture the gods not as figures frozen in the Viking Age, but as living, vital beings of the here and now.
Living
The Maypole Dance
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For most holidays we write a whole new ritual and there’s no guarantee that any particular element will recur from year to year. I’ve been to Ostaras without eggs and Samhains without the names of the dead. But I’ve never been to a Beltane without the Maypole. That one remains.
Culture
AI Art and the Death of the Spirit
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The rise, rapid development, and adoption of AI-generated art poses an existential question which goes beyond base issues of consumption, mass media, and copyright law. AI art challenges what it means to be human, what we can aspire to be, and the nature of existence beyond the realm of material reality.
Arts & Culture
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.
Arts & Culture
“The icon of beauty:” Apollo Belvedere restored and unveiled at Vatican
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After multiple restorations and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly restored Apollo Belvedere has been unveiled at the Vatican Museums to much fanfare and praise.