The world has gone through many moral panics over the centuries, but none were as dramatic—or fatal—as the paranoia over witchcraft. The most famous example took place in Salem, Massachusetts ...

Scholars are examining witches’ and witchcraft’s roles in political, social, and cultural history. And publishers are highlighting books by witches who draw their magic skills from authentic ...

With its pagan origins, involving druids, ghosts, and goblins, among other things, there are Christians who deliberately ignore even the seemingly innocent aspects of the day. Then there are many ...

But witchcraft, to Green ... “I feel like everyone has magic within themselves,” she said. While Samayoa’s book includes spells intended to bring their casters money and abundance, some ...

Ephron’s entire oeuvre — “When Harry Met Sally,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Heartburn” and more — is examined in a new book. By Celia McGee Thousands of people, including prize ...

enlightening and influential young-adult books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s Firekeeper's Daughter ...

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. By Christina Caron In “Feast While You Can ...

BBC Africa Eye investigates a shocking spate of elderly people accused of witchcraft then murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast ...

As an attorney at firm WilmerHale, Peter Buckland focuses his practice on the representation of companies, from start-ups to established corporations, with particular emphasis on software ...

October 22, 2024 • In Charles Baxter's new novel, a small-town insurance salesman buys a blood test that can predict romantic entanglements, promotions — and more. It's a screwball satire of ...

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