Word: witchcraft
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...thinking this Aussie trio's debut is a misplaced artifact from an early Led Zeppelin session. Not only are the members of Wolfmother blissfully unaware that some people now find the monster guitar solo passé, but they also write Wiccan-ish songs with titles like Joker & the Thief, Witchcraft and White Unicorn ("With the white unicorn across her shoulder/ Makes you think that she might have been someone who's older") that are no less fun for being totally incomprehensible. What raises their unironic embrace of classic-rock cliché above the bar of mere cuteness is frantic musicianship...
...adoration. But for those who treasure this series like I do, I can say with confidence that “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” is easily the most satisfying Harry Potter film thus far.This is not to say that newcomers to Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry should stay outside the grounds. Even those who haven’t seen the first three films will easily pick up the particulars of the wizarding world. Much of the more complex stuff has been snipped out of the film altogether (the broomsticks-and-bludgers game of Quidditch...
...medieval castle, with cross-vaulted ceilings and 16th century fresco remnants. The Museo del Tartufo tells the fascinating tale of the native, intensely pungent magnatum pico, or white truffle, which, together with other prestigious truffles such as the black P?rigord, were historically reviled as a tool of witchcraft and sought after by the Romans as an aphrodisiac. Flat screens show mini-documentaries about dog-training methods that prime canines to sniff out the prestigious white truffle; some trainers introduce the fungus to puppies by rubbing it on the mother's teat. Various interactive exhibits encourage visitors to submerge themselves...
...created a system based on witchcraft, and people think they have to know a lot, but they really don't. Never underestimate the value of simplicity. Your bond position should equal your age. I won't tell you this is the best investment advice you'll ever get, but the number of pieces of advice that are worse is infinite...
...There'll be several thousand pagans in Melbourne celebrating this news under the full moon tonight." GAVIN ANDREW, Pagan Awareness Network spokesman, after the Australian state of Victoria introduced legislation to repeal a 200-year-old anti-witchcraft...