Arts & Culture
Witchy Reads for a Happy Ending: The Herbwitch’s Apprentice
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Beatrix Kondo reviews the first book in the Witches of Olderea series by Ireen Chau. “Think Jane Austen crashing a Barbie movie, if Barbie could accidentally hex a prince.”
Culture
A Witch’s Harrowing Sorrow: A Review of Hamnet
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Lyonel Perabo reviews Chloe Zhao’s film, a moody, witchy exploration of grief and art that incorporates the medieval Nine Herbs Charm into its story of Agnes Hathaway and William Shakespeare.
Culture
Banish demons and slay your enemies… with parsley
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Whatever you think of the taste and its position in the culinary hierarchy, parsley’s role in folklore and magic is significantly more dramatic, bringing together life, death, love, and demons like the very best of operatic metal albums.
Arts & Culture
Mint: welcome summer with the sweet herb of love, death, and birth control
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Siobhan Ball introduces readers to the magical lore that surrounds mint and pennyroyal, a family of herbs associated with the goddesses and gods of the underworld, and offers up a refreshing mint, tomato, and coriander salad that’s perfect for a barbecue.
Arts & Culture
“That’s for remembrance” – a recipe for garlic and rosemary lamb
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Siobhan Ball explores the folklore and science behind rosemary’s ties to memory, and also offers a recipe for garlic and rosemary lamb.