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Scabby Witches from Glasgow: Strawberry Switchblade

According to the article, “Scabby Witches from Glasgow: Strawberry Switchblade” posted at PopMatters,

For some acts, even the title of “One Hit Wonder” is too extravagant an honor. For self-proclaimed “scabby witches from Glasgow”, Strawberry Switchblade, OHW status can only be claimed in Europe and Japan—in the US, they didn’t even rate as a blip on the radar screen, unless you were a moody teenager who subscribed to Smash Hits and bought creepers and Communards 12” dance singles at import shops with names like the Berlin Wall.

(Read More at PopMatters.)

The witch job that earns £50,000

BBC NEWS: “A Job Centre is advertising a ‘witch’ vacancy with tourist site Wookey Hole, in Somerset, for £50,000 a year.
The witch, who has to live in the site’s caves, is expected to teach witchcraft and magic.
Wookey Hole staff say the role is straightforward: live in the cave, be a witch and do the things witches do.
The advert for the post, placed in the local press as well as job centres, says applicants must be able to cackle and cannot be allergic to cats.”

(Via BBC.)

Mystery behind Pendle Witches’ trial in 1612 revealed

Pendle Today: “High on a hill in the wild and lawless area of Pendle, a secret meeting is held at Malkin Tower.

By the end of the year, most of those present have been sentenced to death at Lancaster Castle - hanged for the crime of witchcraft.

‘Sabbat’, a new play by Richard Shannon, attempts to unravel the mysteries behind one one of England’s most famous trials, that of the notorious Pendle Witches.”

(Via Pendle Today.)

Witchfinder General: Low budget but highly accurate

Witchfinder General is the story of the infamous Matthew Hopkins

Witchfinder General: Low budget but highly accurate: ”
Technically, torture was illegal in England by 1645. The film follows the real Hopkins in applying a very broad definition of what isn’t torture, putting suspected witches through sleep deprivation and ducking in water. The only thing Hopkins did that probably isn’t on the menu at Guantanamo Bay was to find and pierce the devil’s mark. This was supposedly a teat that witches used to suckle imps, usually concealed as a mole or wart. It was said the mark would not hurt or bleed if pricked with a pin. The film shows Hopkins’s assistant going at people’s freckles with a dagger, but the fact that they’re yelling and bleeding all over the place would have been little use. The real Hopkins facilitated matters by having a special retractable pin made, ensuring a very high conviction rate.”

(Via The Guardian UK.)

Salem, Massachusetts, Features Witch School, Expo

Salem, Massachusetts, Features Witch School, Expo - Associated Content: “No city in the world is better known for Witches than Salem, Massachusetts. Originally known for the Salem Witch Trials, Salem has become a world class Halloween Tourist destination, where hundreds of thousands of people will visit in the coming month of October, seeking out history, entertainment and real answers about Witches. In this historic place, also known as ‘Witch City’, Witch School International will be exhibiting at the Annual Psychic Fair And Witchcraft Expo presented by Festival of the Dead, bringing their educational mission to teach Wicca and Magic to a broad audience of enthusiastic seekers.

This is part of the amazing backdrop that is Salem during Halloween. It is a time when Witches and Wiccans have the opportunity to reach out to people, with a chance of helping them understand what Witchcraft is. It is a time to plant seeds of tolerance and education among people from all over the world, while giving them a great celebration to enjoy. “

(Via Associated Content.)

Buffy Causes Wiccan Revolution

Buffy Causes Wiccan Revolution: “Have you noticed a lot more Wiccans running around lately? Us either! But we don’t live in the United Kingdom, which is apparently crawling with would-be witches. And what caused all these witches? No, not Satan. Sarah Michelle Gellar.

According to a study published in something called  Women and Religion in the West, 50,000 women have abandoned traditional Western religion to study paganism.

‘Because of its focus on female empowerment, young women are attracted by Wicca, popularised by the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In short, women are abandoning the church,’ The report reads.

Yeah! Let’s get rid of female empowerment!”

(Via G4 TV.)

Have a wickedly deco time in Melbourne - New Zealand’s source for travel news on Stuff.co.nz

Have a wickedly deco time in Melbourne - New Zealand’s source for travel news on Stuff.co.nz: Wicked “recounts the untold story of the witches of Oz before Dorothy dropped in – they’re the wicked witch of the west Elphaba, played by Amanda Harrison, and the good witch Glinda played by Lucy Durack.
Some of the best moments come from former Australian Idol contestants Anthony Callea as a munchkin and Rob Mills, playing the handsome and wealthy party boy prince Fiyero.”

(Via Stuff.co.nz.)