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Ted Turner – changing the world
Ted Turner, the media mogul who changed the face of news broadcasting with 24-hour rolling news on his cable channel CNN has died. A flamboyant character he was variously described as “the Mouth from the South”; “a bulldog that won’t let go”; “a mixture of genius and jackass”; and “probably the most competitive guy you … Read more
Blake Lively – a legal car crash
The “epic-level stupid” lawsuit brought by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni, as described by a Hollywood studio executive, has ended out of court without damages or even an apology. The co-stars reportedly spent $60 million combined to sue and countersue one another, according to Page Six after the filming of It Ends With Us. … Read more
Met Gala – money can’t buy good taste
The Met Gala where haute couture meets high society used to be the unmissable event of the New York social calendar. No more, as scantily and bizarrely dressed trash celebrities and z-listers turned it into a giant flop with new sponsors and co-chairs Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez getting most of the heat. … Read more
Mars Pluto – ultimate power, bully and victim ++ Jolie, Brand, Polanski, Fawcett
Rudy Guiliani, former New York Mayor over 9/11, is in hospital recovering from pneumonia. Sad though it is for those close to him, his interest here is because he fits an astrological pattern which has been pervasive in personalities in the news recently. What he exemplifies is Mars Pluto in three of its ways of … Read more
Eddie Murphy – an enduring Sun Venus in Aries
Eddie Murphy has been graced with a biopic covering his extraordinary career from unlikely beginnings to become a teenage comedian through to a blockbuster movie star. Acting, stand-up and singing are all in his repertoire. He was born 3 April 1961 1.30pm (unverified) New York, with his parents splitting when he was three, his … Read more
Sylvia Plath – lives on as a cultural icon ++ Ted Hughes
Sylvia Plath, the poet, has become embedded in the culture as a mythic figure of tragedy and talent, using her words as a confessional to speak directly to the reader. A new mammoth edition of 542 of her poems has the editors waxing eloquent about her ability to “combine raw emotional depth with humour and … Read more
Goya and Raphael – two very different Aries
Francisco Goya, the Spanish artist, started life painting religious scenes, court portraits and rural idylls before descending into darker subjects as his pessimism about human behaviour and a repressive political situation clouded his optimism. His etchings, the Caprichos, depicted what he described as “the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized … Read more
Astro Comments and Questions
Please add below. Older posts under News on top bar. My favourite cartoon character from The Secret Life of Dogs. Gangsta Snowball, the psychotic rabbit, who lives down the sewers and leads a band of renegades.
Meryl Streep – a Cancerian with a sharp edge
Meryl Streep is back in a sequel to the 2006 fashion magazine hit The Devil Wears Prada described by a reviewer as “sprightly and amiable”. With an all star cast including Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci it looks a tempting distraction from woes elsewhere. Meryl Streep, born June 22, … Read more
Saturn – bringer of plenty and grief
Francisco Goya’s horrific paintings of Saturn (Kronos), the Greek god, eating his children get to the heart of his astrological meaning, highlighting his obsession with time and mortality. Scared of dying he knew his children represented a future he can never possess, since his was limited by his mortal span. He tries and fails to … Read more