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Why Do Christian Fundamentalists Hate ‘Harry Potter’?

July 18, 2011.

Print: International Business Times

Religious fundamentalists, particularly Evangelical Christians, have long railed against J.K. Rowling’s handiwork, largely because they associate wizardry and magic with witchcraft and Satanism.

‘Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art’ at Norton Simon Museum

Holly Myers September 6, 2009.

Print: L.A. Times

With four scowling faces, 12 eyes, 12 arms, numerous weapons, skulls adorning the rim of his crown, severed heads dangling from his waist, human figures crushed beneath his feet and his consort Vajravarahi wrapped about him in rapturous congress, Chakrasamvara is a force to be reckoned with. He is one of many to be found in “Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art,” a small but captivating exhibition at the Norton Simon Museum.