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Displaying all articles tagged:
Witches
cut chats
Oct. 16, 2023
Every Thought We Had Rewatching
Practical Magic
Just what, exactly, was in the aunts’ margaritas?
By
the Cut
witchcraft
June 12, 2023
Is Megan Fox Hosting a Carcass-Eating Ritual or What?
Where is my invite?
By
Danielle Cohen
celebrity
Apr. 19, 2023
Vanessa Hudgens Goes Where the Spirits Tell Her
Her intuition led her to Salem instead of Coachella this year.
By
Katja Vujić
sweater weather
Oct. 13, 2021
Why Do These Witches Dress So Well?
Practical Magic
is a crash course in good fall outfits.
By
Danielle Cohen
in the name of the father
Sept. 3, 2021
The Pandemic Turned Me Into a Witch
Nothing calms isolation anxiety like a spell.
By
Daniel Zomparelli
profile
June 7, 2021
Rivka Galchen’s Unsettling Powers
Her new novel is about a vicious, real-life witch hunt—and she somehow still managed to make it funny.
By
Hillary Kelly
hell year in review
Dec. 9, 2020
The Moon Had a Very Exciting Year
“Baby witches” tried to hex her, and she was revealed to be a wet-ass planet, among other things.
By
Amanda Arnold
the industry
June 26, 2020
Tenet
,
Wonder Woman 1984
Release Dates Shift as Warner Bros. Shuffles New Movies
Tenet
has pushed its release date back further and is now due to arrive in theaters on August 12.
By
Halle Kiefer
recommendations
May 4, 2020
I Love This Beautiful, Dumb Witch Show
A Discovery of Witches
is ideal television: aesthetically pleasing, very dramatic, and you only need to follow like 45 percent of the plot.
By
Bridget Read
pop occulture
June 4, 2019
Meet Pam Grossman, the Terry Gross of Witches
The podcast host and author discusses her new book, “pop occulture,” and dating muggles.
By
Jenni Miller
movies
Jan. 16, 2019
Anne Hathaway Ascends to Grand High Witch for the
Witches
Remake
Please go full camp.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
witches
Dec. 5, 2018
Balenciaga! Ryan Murphy Says the
Coven
Witches Will Return to
AHS
“We have something really fun planned.”
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the cut shop
Nov. 2, 2018
Witches Need T-Shirts, Too
Especially lazy witches.
By
the Cut
close reads
Nov. 2, 2018
In Defense of Prudence Night on
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
From the beginning, Prudence is more than a mere mean girl.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
gripes
Oct. 30, 2018
TV Witches, Please Stop Slicing Your Palms Open for Blood Magic
Forget about spell-casting. How do you even treat a wound like that?
By
Brian Moylan
a very wicked halloween
Oct. 29, 2018
Ariana Grande Sings at
Very Wicked Halloween
and You’re Melting, You’re Melting
It’s definitely not too late to go as this performance for Halloween.
By
Halle Kiefer
vulture lists
Oct. 25, 2018
The Best Teen Witches of Pop Culture, From
Buffy
to
Chilling Adventures
How does the new Sabrina compare to film and TV’s other teen witches?
By
Jessica MacLeish
reboots
Aug. 23, 2018
Kenya Barris Conjures African-American
Bewitched
Reboot Before Flying to Netflix
TV’s love of witches is still supernaturally strong.
By
Halle Kiefer
movies
June 15, 2018
Witches Explain How to Summon the Demon in
Hereditary
If you’re hoping to invite Paimon into your home, you may need to jailbreak him out of Hell first.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
May 18, 2018
The Best Witchy Comic You Should Be Reading
Black Magick
is a comic that deserves to be read and studied.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
witches
Oct. 31, 2017
Bette Midler Wants to Know Who Would Dare Play Her in the
Hocus Pocus
TV Remake
“I know it’s cheap. It’s going to be cheap!”
By
Jackson McHenry
vulture roundtable
Oct. 31, 2017
What Pop Culture Gets Right and Wrong About Witches, According to a Real Coven
From
Buffy
to
The Witch
, an actual coven judges the best and worst depictions of witchcraft in movies and TV.
By
Lila Shapiro
witch week
Oct. 30, 2017
The Witches of Eastwick
Is a Fascinating Movie to Watch Post-Weinstein
Thirty years later, its take on gender politics is just as messy as the current conversation.
By
Jen Chaney
Oct. 28, 2017
The Secret Feminist History of Witches, As Told by a Practicing Witch
The patriarchy loves to spread cautionary tales about powerful women.
By
Granger Willson
and
Madison Mills
witch week
Oct. 26, 2017
How
Hocus Pocus
Became an Enduring Halloween Hit
The 1993 Disney comedy has had a shockingly successful afterlife.
By
Josef Adalian
witch week
Oct. 26, 2017
The Best Thing to Watch at the Gym Is Silent Reruns of
Charmed
It’s way better than the rictus grins and CGI weather patterns of morning TV.
By
Nate Jones
witch week
Oct. 26, 2017
Examining the Silly, Emotional Legacy of ‘Defying Gravity’
The silliest, most inspiring, most enduring song in recent Broadway history.
By
Jackson McHenry
Oct. 26, 2017
Practical Magic
Got Cursed by an Actual Witch. Is That Why It Bombed?
Director Griffin Dunne explains what happened after a real witch turned against the 1998 cult hit.
By
Lila Shapiro
Oct. 25, 2017
Why the Witch Is the Pop-Culture Heroine We Need Right Now
Stories about witches are stories about women, power, and harm.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
what could have been
Oct. 18, 2017
We Could’ve Had Angelina Jolie in
The Craft
Or Scarlett Johansson! Or Alicia Silverstone!
By
Dee Lockett
spells
Feb. 23, 2017
Witches Are Planning to Hex Trump This Friday
The Facebook group “Mass Spell to Bind Donald Trump Feb. 24th” invites witches to cast a binding spell on Trump.
By
Gabriella Paiella
witches
June 22, 2016
Finally, a Parenting Guide for Moms Who Loved
The Craft
Witchy Mama
has tips, advice, and spells you can cast on your baby.
By
Laura June
today in donald trump
June 19, 2016
Let’s Hex Trump!
Witches get stuff done.
By
Jenni Miller
witches
May 6, 2016
These Witches Dancing to German Reggae Are Having More Fun Than You
Our invitation got lost in the mail.
By
Jenni Miller
the industry
Mar. 31, 2016
Jim Parsons Cast in Magic Comedy
Man-Witch
Well, he’s not quite a man, and he’s not quite a witch, but haha, man!
By
Halle Kiefer
put a spell on you
Mar. 5, 2016
A Group of Witches Hexed Martin Shkreli
Time for a hex party!
By
Kat Ward
bitchin’ witches
Feb. 1, 2016
Satan Approves of This New Movie About Witches
See this movie. Also, give him your soul.
By
Allison P. Davis
the occult
Oct. 28, 2015
Witch Says Warlock Is Harassing Her Using Dark Magic Called ‘the Telephone’
Happy Halloween!
By
Jessica Roy
book excerpt
Oct. 11, 2015
The Powerful Appeal of Modern Witchcraft — Even for a Skeptic
A writer immerses herself in the world of Paganism.
By
Alex Mar
look of the day
Nov. 12, 2014
Rihanna Performed in a Glistening Tom Ford Unitard
And a cape.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
the women who stare at goats
May 16, 2014
Angelina Jolie Has Goat-Eyes in
Maleficent
By special request.
By
Kathleen Hou
party chat
Apr. 30, 2014
Jenji Kohan on Her Upcoming Salem-Set Drama
“They were being fruitful and multiplying in their new land.”
By
Jennifer Vineyard
magic
Apr. 25, 2014
Salem
: A Witch Show That Is Actually Quite Scary
Witch-y abortions and a frog pulled out of someone’s mouth. It’s weird.
By
Lindsey Weber
which witch is which
Dec. 4, 2013
Jenji Kohan Developing a Salem Drama for HBO
More witches!
By
Margaret Lyons
dubious cleanses
Nov. 19, 2013
Three Witches in a Walmart Parking Lot Offer to Cleanse Souls
For just a few hundred dollars! What could go wrong?
By
Maggie Lange
witches
Oct. 31, 2013
Adventures in Candle Magic and Minor Witchery
Wiccan candles the spiritual equivalent of a $200 night cream?
By
Angela Serratore
Oct. 29, 2013
Style Tribe: The New York Witch Festival
Remember: Not every witch lives in Salem.
By
Amy Lombard
and
Julie Ma
witches
Oct. 22, 2013
Witch Accusations Are a Real Problem in Ghana
A reminder that women accused of witchcraft in Ghana are sent to scary camps for witches.
By
Maggie Lange
how’s martha stewart living?
Oct. 21, 2013
Martha Stewart Dressed As Glinda the Good Witch Because She Knows Who She Is
Sometimes self-knowledge comes in pink chiffon.
By
Maggie Lange
which witch is which
Oct. 7, 2013
When TV Families Don’t Seem Like Families
Sorry,
Witches of East End.
By
Margaret Lyons
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