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Free Will Astrology—Week of October 7
Be imaginative and innovative in your quest for zest
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Some people are crazy drunk on rotgut sobriety,” wrote aphorist Daniel Liebert. I trust you’re not one of them. But if you are, I beg you to change your habits during the next three weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have a heavenly mandate to seek more […]
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Bedder Later and Ghosting Story
There’s a way to get a guy to stick around after sex, and it’s to wait to have it till he’s got feelings for you
Bedder Later I’m a woman in my 20s seeking a boyfriend. On the first date, I like to have a few drinks and, if the guy and I hit it off, have sex to see whether we have physical chemistry. Lately, I’ve had a string of great first dates — flowing conversation, emotional rapport, and […]
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Pandemic Weaklings
The fight against COVID has not exactly been helped by toxic masculinity
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Free Will Astrology—Week of September 30
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the English language, the words “naked” and “nude” have different connotations. Art critic Kenneth Clark noted that “naked” people depicted in painting and sculpture are “deprived of clothes,” and embarrassed as a result. Being “nude,” on the other hand, has “no uncomfortable overtone,” but indicates “a balanced, prosperous, and confident […]
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Capitol Offense
It’s almost as if capitalism doesn’t have a problem with a dark authoritarian future
