SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio theologian Eugene Peterson cleared up a mystery about the nature of mystery. He wrote, “Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.” Yes! At least sometimes, mystery can be a cause for celebration, a delightful opening into a beautiful unknown that’s […]
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On Crowd Nine
In some marriages, somebody could lose consciousness and it wouldn’t be all that noticeable
On Crowd Nine I’m a 43-year-old woman in my second marriage with a man who’s also on his second marriage. We are both determined to make this marriage our last! We have a scheduled date night. We make sure sex happens weekly. I’d like to know whether there are other things we can do to […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of November 4
Now is prime time for you to show the world exactly who you are
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): To encourage young people to come to its shows, the English National Opera has offered a lot of cheap tickets. Here’s another incentive: Actors sing in English, not Italian or French or German. Maybe most enticing for audiences is that they are encouraged to boo the villains. The intention is to […]
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Power Corrupts… And Corruption Empowers?
Guess which senator will be described as “powerful!”
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Matt Wuerker—Week of October 28
I don’t think we’re going to get Manchin to yes on climate change
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Free Will Astrology—Week of October 28
It’s a favorable time to experiment with a variety of alternate identities
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mardi Gras is a boisterous festival that happens every February all over the planet. One hotspot is New Orleans. The streets there are filled with costumed revelers who enjoy acting in ways that diverge from their customary behavior. If you want to ride on a float in the parade that snakes […]
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Bare Tracks & Mute Point
Understanding that you might have a predisposition to say yes can help you stand up for yourself
Bare Tracks My boyfriend asked me for nude photos of myself. I reluctantly sent him one. I feel very uncomfortable about sending it, and I don’t want to send more — though sending naked pics now seems very common. Am I paranoid? —Online Privacy Fan Unfortunately, “online privacy” is one of the more absurdo oxymorons—a […]
