Weekend Dispatch #38
Hello, and welcome to the Weekend Dispatch, Inside: Furries, freezers and a new Robin Hood. Let’s get to it. We started the week in Greece — in Arcadia, to be specific — where Fonie Mitsopoulou reported on the polytheist communities reviving the worship of the ancient Greek gods. It’s a
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