Culture
Table Full of Nazis
|
This is why I no longer wear the hammer in public. There’s just too much darkness lurking below the surface, across the board.
Culture
Boxing with Thor
|
I read accounts of the Old Way in its day with love and longing. I am profoundly moved when I read the sayings of Odin, whether by myself, in communion with the kindred, or discussing them with college students. I see the lore as touchstones for righteous living, guidelines for right action, and comfort in the darkness. We can deeply care about all of this without pretending that we can go back and do like they did.
Paganism
Column: “Articles of Faith” – American Heathenry and Cultural Appropriation
|
Karl E.H. Seigfried examines the claim by American Heathens that use of Norse symbols by white supremacists constitutes “cultural appropriation” through speaking with numerous scholars and practitioners.
Paganism
Column: New Gods of the Fourth World
|
I’ve known about Darkseid at least since he appeared on the cover of the first issue of DC Comics’ Super Powers in 1985. Since then, I’ve read dozens of comic books featuring the dark master of Apokolips and all the associated New Gods created by Jack Kirby. When the latest reboot of Superman comics introduced Lex Luthor’s Apokoliptian armor and use of a Mother Box, I realized that I’ve never really had a particularly clear grasp of Kirby’s whole DC mythology. I know who the characters are, I know about the strange melding of mysticism and technology, but I’ve never really felt like I fully understood what all the fuss and bother with these strange figures was all about. I decided to pick up a used copy of the first volume of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus to start at the beginning and see if I could get a better understanding of the weirdness.
Featured
Column: The Scope of the Term
|
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott considers the terms we use to identify ourselves and how oppression can coexist with terms of personal liberation.