Like whistle-blowers Assange and Manning before him, Edward Snowden by proxy wielded a pen against the sword of the current US Administration on June 6, 2013. That day his leaked story, as scooped by Glenn Greenwald, appeared in both The Guardian and The Washington Post. In it, Snowden revealed the breadth and depth of systemic […]
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Running for his Life?
Life is full of mysteries. One of them is, How did a guy like this end up in a mess like that? Oscar Pistorius is affectionately known as the Blade Runner, thanks to the prosthetic âfeetâ with which heâs propelled himself into the athletic spotlight over the past decade, into the hearts of South Africans […]
Carl Jung: “Like vintage wines, we have the qualit
âWe are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.â ~ CARL JUNG Â
Lindsay Lohan: Fully Loaded
If anyone needed evidence of Rahuâs power to turn an otherwise charmed life into a shit-storm of trouble, look no further than Lindsay Lohan. Lindsay (LiLo) Lohan was born July 2, 1986, at 9:50 pm in New York. (Data courtesy of Astrotheme.com) Her mother was a singer/dancer, her father a Wall Street trader. She began […]
Taylor Swift: Teardrops on my Guitar
Has Taylor Swift embraced an unstable love life just to inspire more “Teardrops-On-My-Guitar” songs? Is this art imitating life, or life imitating astrology? In a recent interview, Swift admitted she falls in love quickly, but also insisted she was not in a hurry, at age 22, to get married and have kids. âI think every […]
Will the real Justin Bieber please show up?
Justin Bieber, Canadian wunderkind of pop music, has a virtually squeaky-clean image so far, but thereâs a dark side thatâs waiting in the wings, and eventually it will have to come out of hiding. Bieber was born March 1, 1994 in London, Canada, and raised by a single mother as a devout Christian. He taught […]
Pattinson & Stewart: Lovers in the Twilight Zone
Christian Fundamentalist parents all over America can rejoice this month, having received proof positive that vampire adulation will send you to hell â along with other devil worshippers â just as the good book said. This is apparently whatâs happened to Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Once regarded as one of Hollywoodâs most beautiful young […]
Welcome to the Demi-Monde!
Demi-monde: The jet set; people who live hedonistic lifestyles in a conspicuous manner, seeking pleasure via drinking, drugs, gambling, promiscuity, and high spending on fashion, cars and houses. Did someone say, Hollywood? Recent tabloid coverage on Demi Moore has her spiralling out of control like a water skier whose speedboat has cut her loose. Not that she was getting […]
Whitney Houston: Pop Diva Supreme
With a voice that stood like a monument against the landscape of 20th century pop, Whitney Houston conquered every worldly ambition, yet succumbed in the end to the deep and personal wounds to her soul. Whitney was born at 8:55 PM on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, to a middle-class family. Her father […]
Amy Winehouse: filthy-mouthed down-to-earth diva
Newsweek magazine called her âa perfect storm of sex kitten, raw talent and poor impulse control.â Born September 14, 1983, to British working class parents, Amy Winehouse entered the music world with a powerful one-two punch, and until her death on July 23, 2011, never stopped swinging. Her 2003 debut album Frank received critical acclaim, […]