Healing Scroll | Tigrinya peoples | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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In Ethiopia customized protective scrolls that interweave sacred imagery with textual prayers have been prescribed by traditional healers for over two thousand years. These were carried on the person of the individual to whom they were specifically dedicated to shield them from harm.Often the customized content of a scroll is astrologically determined. In Ethiopia as…

How to Make Cone Bells for Jingle Dresses and Skirts Out of Tin Cans

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Back in the day, I’m told that one branch of my ancestors, the Iswa, also called the Catawba, used to wear anklets made from turtle shells, to rattle while we danced. These days, it might be difficult to find them in some places, and there also aren’t so many turtles to spare. So many of…

Bloodywood – Dana Dan (Indian Folk Metal) – YouTube

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Dana Dan is a graphic commentary on sexual assault and the need to eliminate it. It begins with the reflexive, almost homicidal rage we feel when we hear about these crimes, before moving on to a more level headed call to arms. It culminates in a gentle appeal for all of us to reflect on the role we play in creating a world where atrocities of this nature are committed and to work towards eliminating it altogether.

The Northman Honest Review (some spoilers) – YouTube

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It’s late, it involved upload speeds of one mbps (that isn’t broadband, guys, come on), but here’s the review of The Northman at last! Directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem afoe, Nicole Kidman and Claes Bang, it’s been touted and hailed as the most accurate depiction of the Norse and the Viking age in cinema history. But is it as good as everyone says?And is it as 100% accurate as some people have claimed?