VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “There’s nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over,” writes Virgo author Gail Carson Levine. Adding to that encouragement, I offer you the following authorizations: There’s nothing wrong with seeking a pleasure you love over and over; or doing a necessary task you love over and over; or […]
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The Camera Sutra
Social media (and Instagram especially) transformed fishing for compliments into a business model
The Camera Sutra I really like the girl I’m dating, except for one thing. On every date, she asks me to take photos of her for Instagram. Afterward, she consults me repeatedly on which will “get the most likes.” I’m starting to get really annoyed, and I find it cuts into my enjoyment of our […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of September 9
The coming weeks will be a favorable time
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Between 37 and 41 BCE, Virgo-born Caligula served as third Emperor of Rome. To do so, he had to disprove the prophecy of a renowned astrologer, Thrasyllus of Mendes. Years earlier, Thrasyllus had predicted that Caligula, despite being well-connected, “had no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse […]
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Texas Abortion Bounties
What if anyone who assisted the court was subject to vigilantism?
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Disappear Pressure & Tales From The Decrypted
Obstacles to love are like situational steroids
Disappear Pressure I recently met this guy, and we’ve spent the entire past week together. Unfortunately, he’s moving across the country—tomorrow. He asked whether I’d be open to dating after he moved. I panicked and said no—I’m really not looking for long-distance—but now that he’s leaving, I’m sad, and I’m worried I’ve made a mistake. […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of September 2
You will enjoy prolonged clarity about your role in the world
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I often wonder who I am and where is my country and where do I belong and why was I ever born at all,” wrote Virgo author Jean Rhys (1890–1979). I don’t think you will be agitated by those questions during the next eight weeks, Virgo. In fact, I suspect you […]
