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December 2015

December 24, 2015

You Call it Christmas, We Call it Yule… Pagans, Celebrate!

Well, I wrote this article nearly two decades ago but I think it still stands...

December 22, 2015

The Three Best Yuletide Songs You’ve Never Heard

Many pagans and witches enjoy seasonal music, but Yuletide is a special conundrum. There is...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

It’s October! Time for Witch Wars!

You didn't think we'd get through the month without a major witch war in Salem,...

October 27, 2015

Samhain, Hallowmass, Hallowe’en…It’s About Death, Folks

It's that time of year again. That holiday beloved (sometimes begrudgingly) by witches. Late autumn in...

October 01, 2015

It’s October: Get Ready for a Lot of Really Dumb Fashion Articles About Witches

Well, folks, it's that time of year again. Pumpkin spice lattes, apple picking, wool sweaters,...

August 2015

August 12, 2015

No, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL is NOT Cancelled!

Sigh. The Media Witch strives for accuracy in reporting. She sure as heck doesn't like...

August 07, 2015

NBC News Follows Up on Pensacola Case Coverage’s Impact on Wicca Community

NBC News has issued a follow up report on their coverage of the triple homicide...

August 05, 2015

Breaking News: “Wiccan Ritual Killing” in Pensacola

Okay, first off, that headline may be misleading. It is highly unlikely that a "Wiccan...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Media Witch Update, Lammas Blue Moon Edition: Will there be a XENA Reboot?

Blessings of Lammas to you all! Summer is a very busy time in the media...

June 2015

June 10, 2015

Review: THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT

"What shall we do, little sisters? The sky is falling." ~~Mary Warren, in her journal...

May 2015

May 18, 2015

The Cusp of Occultism and the New Age: MAD MEN’s Pagan Finale

Last night, I attended the MAD MEN finale event at the Museum of the Moving...

May 14, 2015

THE CRAFT is getting a remake?

You all remember THE CRAFT, don't you? That glossy, hip movie that made teenage witchcraft...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

You Call it May Day, We Call it Beltane

The season of spring has arrived! The rites of fertility have begun! This is a...

April 19, 2015

“Legal Defense Fund Against Abuser”: A New Wrinkle in the Kenny Klein Case

For those wondering if there is any news regarding pagan musician Kenny Klein's legal troubles,...

April 08, 2015

Tuesday Muse, News & Reviews: THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT

This new film, based on a haunting short story by Steven Millhauser (whose work was...

April 05, 2015

The TWIN PEAKS reboot will not include David Lynch

Several months ago it was announced that the cult show "Twin Peaks" would be returning...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Tuesday Muse, News & Reviews: RIP John Renbourn

Remembering John Renbourn of Pentangle.

March 19, 2015

You Call It Easter, We Call It Ostara

Try this sometime with your children or a young niece, nephew or cousin:...

February 2015

February 22, 2015

Bruce Sinofsky, co-director of PARADISE LOST films, dead at 58

I am deeply saddened by the shocking news of the sudden death of Bruce Sinofsky....

February 15, 2015

First “Killer Clowns,” now “Psycho Witches”: new Italian video hijinks

Remember the Italians who made the videos about the psychotic killer clowns? Now they've made...

February 13, 2015

Valentine’s Day, or Lupercalia? A Pagan Dilemma

Hard on the heels of Valentine's Day,the following day in fact, is the ancient Roman...

February 09, 2015

Snow, Survival, the Zombie Apocalypse and the Pagan Lifestyle

Many pagans don't seem to know how to utilize the most basic survival skills, not...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Imbolc: Hello Brigid! Have you met my friend, Pan?

Imbolc is the pagan winter festival that arrives just at that moment when many of...