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Jennifer Aniston – healing wounds from the past
Jennifer Aniston is gearing up to play a ‘monster of a stage mother’ in the film version of Jeanette McCurdy’s best selling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died which details her experiences as a child actress living with a ‘narcissistic’ parent. It will be all the more poignant for Aniston since she had a 15 … Read more
Keir Starmer – the devil is in the detail ++ possible Capricorn Ascendant
The enigma that is Keir Starmer should be explainable from his astrology except that sadly his birth time is missing which cuts out some useful information. Houses do put a chart and personality in context since, for example, an 8th house Leo Sun will be very different to a 5th house Leo Sun. The 8th … Read more
Liam and Noel – an incendiary brotherhood
Liam and Noel Gallagher back together on stage in Cardiff after an acrimonious split 16 years ago sent an audience of 75,000 fans into ecstasy with an Oasis concert which made up for in exuberance what it lacked in nuance and subtlety. After a brief hug, the once-warring siblings walking out hand-in-hand with Liam firmly … Read more
Diogo Jota, Michael Madsen, Julian McMahon – three losses
A sad week with several high profile deaths. Most tragic was Liverpool Diogo Jota, the Portuguese footballer, killed in a car crash at 28 along with his brother, only two weeks after his marriage. Born 4 December 1996 in Porto, Portugal, he was a Sun in Sagittarius square Mars in Virgo; with Pluto in … Read more
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Sean Combs – guilty on two charges, no bail
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking were not upheld. He has been denied bail and will remain in custody until sentencing on October 3rd when he could face 20 years in prison. Though the likelihood is … Read more
BBC and Israel/Gaza – damned if they do or don’t
The BBC are under fire for transmitting live a Glastonbury act chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’. And will likely be the focus of more criticism once Channel 4 tonight airs Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was made by two Emmy award-winning filmmakers and originally commissioned by the BBC but they refused … Read more
USA Health – robbing the sick pays for tax cuts
Millions of Americans will lose health insurance and thousands will die appears to be the prediction if Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is passed later this week. Slashing Medicaid funding to help offset the tax cuts and new spending has unsettled even a few Republicans. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the legislation would slash Medicaid … Read more
Dalai Lama – a life less ordinary
The Dalai Lama celebrating his 90th birthday this week has said he will have a successor after his death, ending years of uncertainty. He said only the foundation he set up could recognise a future Dalai Lama – “no one else has any such authority to interfere”. China’s government responded by saying it alone would … Read more
Jupiter – a child’s guide to growth
Zeus on the Loose: Unlock your Child’s Cosmic Superpower is a suitably exuberant title for an intriguing Jupiterian guide to junior development. Written by teacher and astrologer Alex Trenoweth, it brings her knowledge of the classroom to bear on Jupiter in each sign and its journey from birth, toddler years and onto school through squares, … Read more