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DETHRONING A KING, by Tripp York (MLK Series)

Posted in Holidays, Series, tagged , , , , on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In this essay, Christian anarchist and professor of Religious Studies, Tripp York, discusses the co-opting of King’s beliefs and message. “A dangerous Negro, now a national hero. How shall we work with that?” —Vincent Harding In a brief essay entitled “Martin Luther King, Jr: Dangerous Prophet,” Vincent Harding (a colleague of King) reminds his readers [...]

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MERRY PRESENTMAS: Mother & Daughter agree on the real meaning of Christmas, By Myra Eddy

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , on December 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Last week, I sat down with my daughter to have a heart-to-heart about Christmas. She’s nine now, and it was time to break the news. “Did you know, kid, that Christmas is actually about Jesus?” From the blank look on her face, I could tell she didn’t. “The reason people celebrate Christmas is because it’s [...]

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GIFTS & GIVING: “The Gift,” by Blake Seidenshaw

Posted in Series, tagged , , , , , on December 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Like all gifts, the gift of giving is as much for the giver as for the receiver. This paradox is especially true of homemade gifts. The modern tradition of purchasing pre-made gifts arises from our tendency to want to really give something to the receiver. Interacting through the medium of money, however, severs the giver, [...]

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NEW THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS: Five New Old Tips

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , , on November 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »

As we alllll know, later this week most people in America are going to stop what they are doing and cook up a giant bird along with a pile of season-appropriate side dishes. They’ll chatter, drink, and connect themselves to the rest of their national community through parades and sports. Well, some of them will….

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THE AUTHENTIC THANKSGIVING

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , , on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Club some seals, and other ways to have an authentic Thanksgiving How to celebrate like the Pilgrims did it. Those awful, awful Pilgrims By Sean O’Neal November 23, 2009 Excerpted from A.V. Club Milwaukee America has a proud history of taking its most sacred holidays and allowing shrewd marketing types to distort them beyond all [...]

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ARE WE EXILES? Have faith ye Revelers…

Posted in New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , , on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Have you ever felt that holidays exist only to keep your family from falling apart? Have you ever had the feeling that there is something missing, be it life, from a plastic skeleton? Have you ever wondered if meaningful ritual only happens over there, in a place you’ve never been, during a time you’ll never [...]

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Looking ahead to the season of Yule…

Posted in Holidays, The Kitchen, tagged , , , , , , on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Another upcoming event for the season of Yule! The Brooklyn Kitchen and chef Katherine Randazzo celebrate the Southern Italian tradition, the Feast of the Seven Fishes, by offering a class (with eating) on December 17th. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Roman Catholic Christmas eve tradition involving… well, seven fish. Or, I guess, [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009: Recipe

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The omnivores at New Old Tradition Halloween sunk their teeth into the sweet and succulent oven barbecued chicken legs. A tasty treat we took between our fingers and ripped apart with our teeth, connecting us quickly to our primal roots. We are thankful for the tender meat which nourished us and hope that the humble [...]

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I SEE DEAD PEOPLE(‘s tombstones and mausoleums)

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , , , on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This year’s Halloween stretched beyond the typical single evening and spilled over into a handful of days and nights, which I must admit, had a tremendous impact on me. Not only did I experience the visceral effects of shifting appearances while bending my body to the most intense percussion ever, but I also got a [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Guests of Honor

Posted in All That is Sacred, Holidays, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , , on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The arrival of Halloween’s guest of honor is a much anticipated event in any home celebrating the New Old Halloween Tradition. This year the Hermetic Review‘s very own Molly Q, along with her wonderful roommate Angelica, took on the responsibility of transporting Jack of the Lanterns who, with the help of both Molly and Angelica, [...]

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PATRON SAINT as EXQUISITE CORPSE

Posted in All That is Sacred, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Every gathering of Revelers in the name of the New Old Traditions manifests its own unique Patron Saint, whom we conjure through the collective practice of Exquisite Corpse.

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Revelers

Posted in Holidays, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Halloween signifies the inversion of social norms, and is a time to subvert all dead energy that pesters the living. Taboos, inhibitions, closeted skeletons are all given the opportunity to expose themselves if they so desire. To this end, Revelers in the New Old Tradition take on a-typical roles and flaunt their alter-egos in an [...]

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A NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Decorating

Posted in Holidays, Making Things, New Old Traditions, tagged , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The New Old Traditions are an earthy bunch of holidays largely based around the progressions of the sun and the moon. As such, decorations that represent what’s happening outside are much appreciated, and allow for the gnarled outside to inform our squishy-gnarled inside. Twigs, leaves, lighting, and punch.

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THIS YEAR: LAZARUS

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

While deciding on my costume it became clear that by wrapping my head up and donning my thobe I was skirting much too close to being a zombiefied Muslim or Sikh, which while unique, is pretty culturally insensitive. However, just as we were leaving I realized that if I took the head wrap down and [...]

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