winter solstice
Photos of Reimagined Retro Holiday Food
Gelatinous four course meals, hot dog chickens, and more by the photo duo Lazy Mom.
Embrace the Darkness: Today Is the Shortest Day of the Year
It has to do with Earth's tilt in relation to the sun, not its distance.
Would Jesus Celebrate Christmas?
Considering that the holiday wasn't even developed until centuries after Jesus's death—and has been protested by Christians as often as atheists—it's difficult to know how J.C. would feel about his birthday bonanza.
The Broadly Guide to the Winter Solstice
Tonight is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and a significant event for pagans. Here is how to properly celebrate it—be it with wine and the annual cow slaughter, with Tarot cards, or with passionate sex magick.
Funeral Directors Share Morbid Stories About Death During the Holidays
"At midnight on Christmas Eve I was driving from LA to San Diego and back with 11 corpses. I was Santa Claus and they were my reindeer."
Making Friends at Stonehenge for the End of the World
Throughout my time at Stonehenge I met hippies, Norse gods, ancient kings, bygone warriors, conspiracy theorists, senile Druids, schizophrenics, witches, wizards, demons, hackers, viking families, trance-heads, and even a guy who thought he was a...
In Anticipation of the Darkest Dark Mofo Yet We Asked Savages’ Jehnny Beth About Pagan Rituals
The aggressive UK post-punk quartet are one of the brooding and dark musical acts that have just been announced for Dark Mofo 2016.