“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today 2 get through this thing called life.” Prince was hailed as an innovator, and known for his flamboyant stage presence, vocal range and guitar virtuosity. His music integrated a wide variety of styles that included rock, R&B, funk, soul, psychedelia and pop. He was a singer, songwriter, record […]
David Bowie: the starman who fell to earth
David Bowie: the starman who fell to earth âThereâs a starman waiting in the sky, heâd like to come and meet us, but he thinks heâd blow our minds.â From the moment he first appeared as Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie was the beautiful alien we fell in love with. In one swoop he made extraterrestrial […]
Nikola Tesla: child of the storm
Once, when asked by someone what it felt like to be the smartest man in the world, Albert Einstein said, âI donât know. You should ask Nikola Tesla.â Tesla, an electrical engineer and physicist renowned for his showmanship in demonstrating his inventions, was something of a mad scientist. Over the course of his career he […]
Indira Gandhi: Parivartana power!
Indira Gandhi was a remarkable woman on two scores. On a mundane level, she is Indiaâs only female prime minister to date. On a stellar level, she has three Parivartana Yogas in her chart. How rare is that? Although 40% of the general population has one Parivartana Yoga, only 3% has two, and only 0.03% […]
Club 27 rockstars: “Hope I die before I get old…”
âI hope I die before I get old.â ~ Pete Townshend, The Who. Sadly, half of people donât get what they want, and the other half donât want what they get. Death is like that for some. They flirt with it, dance with it, lie down with it at night, and sometimes they just donât wake up. […]
Book release: STELLAR ASTROLOGY by Alan Annand
STELLAR ASTROLOGY by Alan Annand: applications of jyotish (Vedic astrology). This is a compilation of essays on techniques, in-depth celebrity profiles, and analysis of mundane events. A highly informative reference work intended for serious students of astrology, it is written in a clear and lively style by an astrologer experienced in both western and Vedic systems. Available in […]
Kanye West: the mouth that roared
In October 2002 Kanye West had a car accident that broke his jaw and obliged him to have his mouth wired shut for a few weeks. But after this year’s Grammy Awards, many people are thinking it should be wired shut again. At the last moment, Kanye seemed to pretend it was all a joke, […]
Lady Gaga rides a big snake
Even from her earliest days as a performance artist and musician, Lady Gaga was deemed to be too provocative and eccentric. Which only goes to show, if you just stick with what youâre good at, you can make it work. Lady Gaga recently revealed her birth time on her Twitter feed, so that means about […]
Robin Williams’ divine spark of madness
Eclipses have an awesome capacity to plunge us into darkness, leaving us wondering what the hell happened. In the wake of Robin Williamsâ suicide, such is the collective state of mind of fans throughout the western world. If there was one word to describe Robin Williams, it might have to be manic. As far as […]
Miley Cyrus & PopTarts Anonymous
âHi, my name is Miley and Iâm a twerkaholic. Donât judge.â Ever since Miley Cyrus appeared with Robin Thicke on the Video Music Awards, 25 August 2013, the world has been reeling with the image of the tongue-twisting pop tart in flesh-colored short shorts doing the next-to-nasty on prime time network TV. Shocking, perhaps, but […]