Magic House Membership Sale If you're a fan of the Magic House, the beloved children's museum in St. Louis, then you're in luck because they are currently having a membership sale! Becoming a member of the Magic House offers numerous benefits and guarantees unlimited fun and learning opportunities for your family. The Magic House is known for its interactive exhibits and engaging programs that cater to children of all ages. By purchasing a membership, you gain unrestricted access to the museum and its activities throughout the year. This means you can visit as often as you'd like, making it the perfect destination for weekends, school breaks, and even rainy days. Apart from unlimited visits, being a member also allows you to take advantage of exclusive perks and discounts.
While all this was going on, we didn’t tell anyone of what we did. I kept my spell book hidden. We would tidy away the bonfire and wash the felt-tipped Slink logo off our hands before we went home. We weren’t in any danger of being arrested, or hounded out of town by a mob with flaming torches. The prosecution of witches was abolished in 1735, but still we didn’t make known our dalliance in white magic. We weren’t hurting anybody, or sticking pins in voodoo dolls, but we could imagine the words that would follow us down the corridors at school. Weirdo. Freak. Witch.
These small efforts at wresting back some power in a raging sea of hormones and insecurity made me feel as though I was taking the reins of my young life instead of galloping at speed towards a cliff edge. One of the six prongs of TPPF s public education priorities, unveiled in 2019, included eliminating school property tax, which provides the majority of Texas public schools funding.
Apart from unlimited visits, being a member also allows you to take advantage of exclusive perks and discounts. Members enjoy discounted rates on special events, classes, and workshops held at the museum. This gives you the chance to participate in unique experiences at a reduced cost.
Ye Olde Witch Hunt Tactic Makes a Comeback in Right-Wing War on Public Education
Witches! Just when you think the concept has lost its unifying power for our society's most conservative factions, it comes back around.
Right-wing news outlet/propaganda mill Texas Scorecard is trying its hand at the classic application of the "common enemy" effect, with the apparent goal of getting college courses that mention witchcraft canceled. A June 20 Scorecard headline alerted readers that, "Texas Universities Fund Courses on Witches and Black Magic," spotlighting Texas Tech University's course, Witches, Bruxas, & Black Magic.
Two days later, Scorecard reported that the class had been canceled after public backlash, writing that Texas Tech "confirmed to Texas Scorecard that the university will no longer be offering the course, following criticism." And it seems that is sort of what happened. A spokesperson for the university told the Chronicle that the course was low-enrolled with only four students registered and, as a result, was on track to be canceled this week. "Given the attention surrounding the course, the decision was made to move up the cancellation," the spokesperson told us.
In reporting that the course was canceled, Texas Scorecard left out the enrollment issue and then directed its readers' attention to the History of Witchcraft course offered at UT-Austin. So do we need to be looking out for canceled witchy classes at UT?
First, a quick digression, to examine why Texas Scorecard should care. These courses are not in any way strange or suspicious, whether they focus on the ostracization of women, the violence and death toll of witch hunts, or religious beliefs. UT offers history courses covering a variety of religions, a whole slew of courses that focus on violence in history (wars, slavery, etc.), and dozens of women's and gender studies courses, which all discuss gender in society.
But Texas Scorecard has a distinct anti-public education agenda to serve. As reporter Brant Bingamon gracefully lays out in this week's feature on book banning, right-wing political forces in Texas have long been vying to eliminate public education altogether. Texas Scorecard is a propaganda arm of that movement.
Stick with me for a minute as we follow the money: Texas Scorecard spun off from the tea party-aligned lobbying group Empower Texans. The Empower Texans PAC was, in turn, funded with millions of dollars given by billionaire Texas oil magnate Tim Dunn (a Texas Tech alum!). Dunn vice-chairs the board of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a group that has dedicated decades to destabilizing public education. Most recently, a TPPF campaign director stood beside Gov. Greg Abbott as he signed the book-banning bill House Bill 900, but TPPF has also authored and fought for bills that would redirect public school funding to pay for private school tuition. One of the six prongs of TPPF's public education priorities, unveiled in 2019, included eliminating school property tax, which provides the majority of Texas public schools' funding. (And, wouldn't you know, eliminating that tax is the reason Abbott called another special session this week. See how these dots connect in the Chronicle's pages today?)
So, back to UT. As it turns out, the History of Witchcraft course Texas Scorecard is worried about hasn't been offered in close to a decade. Retired professor Brian Levack, who taught the class, said it did get some flack in the early 1970s "in the editorial pages of the Austin American-Statesman as well as from the local clergy," though those fears were assuaged when Levack made it clear that the course was on the history of witchcraft prosecutions, and not a how-to workshop on spellcasting. "I do wonder, however, whether my course might be treated the same way as the one at Texas Tech in today's climate of opinion," Levack told the Chronicle. "I'm willing to bet that if I offered the course in Florida, it too would be canceled, probably because my sympathy for the 100,000 victims of the great witch hunt – most of them women – would be considered 'woke.'"
UT does offer several courses dealing with witches. Witches, Workers, and Wives covers early modern European history, with special attention to the transition to capitalism and the Catholic and Protestant Reformations, for example. But the History Department hasn't experienced pressure to cancel them, per a spokesperson for UT's College of Liberal Arts.
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O ur fascination with witches has long surpassed witchcraft being a crime punishable by death. They are a cultural obsession, it seems, that is always with us in one guise or another. In recent weeks it’s been Netflix’s reboot of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Sky One’s A Discovery of Witches, as well as an episode of Doctor Who focusing on the Pendle witch trials. The only shift has been packaging witchcraft as a more grown-up take on women attempting to take control of their own destinies.
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Reviews for "Making Memories that Last with a Magic House Membership"
1. John - 2/5 stars - I was disappointed with my experience at the Magic House Membership sale. The items on sale were limited and not worth the price. Additionally, the staff seemed uninterested in helping customers and the overall atmosphere was lackluster. I do not recommend attending this sale if you are looking for quality merchandise and good customer service.
2. Sarah - 1/5 stars - I found the Magic House Membership sale to be a complete waste of time. The advertised discounts were minimal, and the items available were of poor quality. Moreover, the organization of the sale was chaotic, with long lines and disorganized display areas. I was extremely dissatisfied with my experience and would not recommend this sale to anyone.
3. Michael - 2/5 stars - I was expecting better deals and a wider selection of products at the Magic House Membership sale. Unfortunately, I found the prices to be quite high even with the advertised discounts. The overall selection was limited, and it seemed like most of the items were leftovers from previous sales. I left feeling underwhelmed and would not attend this sale again.