The Book of English Magic

Just in time for All Hallows' Eve, a wide-ranging survey of Britian's magical traditions from Stonehenge to 21st-century spellcasters. Philip Carr-Gomm, who has led the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids for twenty years, and Sir Richard Heygate conjure an invaluable resource for anyone curious about the Anglocentric arcane arts.

May 18: Parade, the "first modern ballet," premiered in Paris on this day in 1917. The production was a collaboration of some of modernism's most famous -- music by Erik Satie, scenario by Jean Cocteau, costumes by Picasso,…

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin

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