Witchcraft

Brooms are becoming a symbol of people’s disapproval of the riots in London.

Neil LaBute’s caustic portrayals of the emotional and sexual cruelty people commit, in films like The Shape of Things and In the Company of Men, have made him one of our most controversial writer-directors. Not surprisingly, he has a soft spot for the Wicked Witch.

In the Geo Quiz we’re looking for a European country where a new tax is causing a stir. It targets some self-employed workers who didn’t pay taxes in the past. These include astrologers and witches. And they’re not happy about a tax on their ancient arts.

US troops in Afghanistan who are pagans got together last night to celebrate on a base in Kandahar Province. Ben Gilbert was on Forward Operating Base Wilson in Zhari Province and has this report.