Day: 15 December 2018

  • A Dictionary of Witch Words

    A Dictionary of Witch Words

    The definition of witch changes over time. The word witch dates from around 800 AD. It originally referred to men who practise witchcraft but 200 years later referred to female magicians and sorceresses. Later it meant women who were meant to cooperate with the devil or other evil spirits.

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  • The Weirdness of Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma

    The Weirdness of Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma

    The other day someone in a book recommendation group wanted suggestions for a 10 year old who loves Hayao Miyazaki movies. This basically describes my own kid, who’s been a Miyazaki fan since the age of three, before she even knew transmogrification wasn’t a thing. My kid enjoys Yotsuba&! (among other things, so I recommended […]

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