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Jezebel’s got the pics to prove that in the September issue of the French edition of Vogue, they’ve apparently decided “Devil Worship is the New Black”.

The pagan/satanist/wiccan references seem unresearched and over-the-top in a hokey to me, but I certainly wouldn’t consider it offensive. I can’t help but wonder if this shoot will make it to the good old USA. I have serious suspicions that as tame as this spread is, it may cause a row among any fundamentalist Christian readership in the US.
Anyone with the September issue of Vogue US care to confirm whether or not the same story is present? I realize each of the Vogue editions is technically its own thing, but I’m so curious.

They may do this - or something like it - for the US October magazine. That would be more timely, given the long time association of “witches” with Halloween, the history of all 3 practices in this country (sporadic fads producing popularity that dies out, but almost always a few constant practitioners) and the legit holiday(s) which falls around Halloween.

If this is the way fashion’s going to run, then bust out the black, the ouija board, the absinthe and the chickens: It’s gonna get freaky up in here.

Gentle Readers,
I am torn. Every year I say I am going to do something so unbelievably wicked awesome for halloween. Every year I flake out.

This year should be different. I have 2 ideas in mind. One involves a lot of money and would need to be done soon, one involves a lot of time and maybe a little less money and skills I don’t necessarily have.
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It’s a sad day when Pat Robertson may have actually said something valuable. Moreso when he’s actually smarter about something than our President. (Not that I’m saying that Bush is any smarter than him, it’s just that our country’s leader should be smarter than your typical evangelist.)

Castro took a tumble recently. He’s old but rugged. The article is full of cutesy flourishes of description, worth taking a peek at even if it’s a pretty minor event. I may be misinterpreting, but I think he actually drove himself back to Havana. I think that’s pretty awesome. When I’m supreme mistress of the world at large, I wanna drive myself around.

GO RED SOX!! WHOOO!!! The New York Times’ take on the win seems the most fitting. It doesn’t come up with a direct link! :gonk: Hit Google. I didn’t end up watching the game myself but it’s pretty exciting nevertheless. It’s the first time the team has made it to the Series since ‘86. I know a lot of people who are going to be freaking out. Me, personally, I hate baseball; how do you ignore it, though, when the whole world around you seems caught up in the tidal wave? Yesterday I saw a woman in the store with two mylar Yankees balloons and I had to smirk and peek around for irate Sox fans. It never ceases to amuse me how worked up people get over baseball, or any other sport for that matter. I’ll find it really funny if they play against the Cardinals, because the first real baseball game I ever attended was a St. Louis Cardinals game. I couldn’t even tell you who they played against, what the score was, or any of that. It was a school trip and I just enjoyed meandering the huge stadium unattended.

In me-related news, I got new pants and stuff. They’re dreamy. I’m gonna be a samurai for halloween. (See also: Creative Uncut’s Disgaea Vault if that doesn’t work. She’s second from the left, third row up from the bottom.) Unless of course I don’t get off my dead ass and get the actual materials.