China – spying and bullying without scruples

China – spying and bullying without scruples

A tangled mess of an abandoned China spy trial has left Keir Starmer looking inept and the political classes across the board perplexed about how to tackle the China situation. One commentator said ‘China is a superpower with near-monopoly control of some mineral resources and pre-eminence in important manufacturing supply chains. Trusting friendship is not…

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Katy Perry – love proving elusive

Katy Perry – love proving elusive

In a world filled with dread and suffering, the love life of Katy Perry seems a tawdry distraction. But the astrology is interesting as is her demonstrable lack of talent picking romantic partners, despite being one of Billboard’s greatest pop stars of the 21st century, having sold over 151 million records worldwide.  Born 25 October…

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Diane Keaton – cool, quirky, sophisticated

Diane Keaton – cool, quirky, sophisticated

Actress Diane Keaton, renowned for The Godfather and eight Woody Allen films including Annie Hall which won her an Oscar, amongst many others in a five decade career, has died after a short illness. Recently she directed several films, the first of which was a 1987 documentary, Heaven, chronicling people’s beliefs about the afterlife. Both…

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Joe Biden – raging against the dimming light

Joe Biden – raging against the dimming light

Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer that was diagnosed in May as an “aggressive form” that had spread to his bones. At the time multiple oncologists said that given the nature of his cancer and the fact that it had already metastasized, it was possible that affliction had gone undiagnosed for…

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Gen Z – making their voices heard

Gen Z – making their voices heard

The Gen Z generation, born circa 1997 to 2010, are facing up to corrupt governments in Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and elsewhere with angry street demonstrations ongoing.   That generation coincides with Pluto in Sagittarius from the mid 1990s to 2009, now aged late teens to 30. Sagittarius is an idealistic, knowledgeable sign concerned with the…

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Ricky Hatton – a fighting Libra with a need for thrills

Ricky Hatton – a fighting Libra with a need for thrills

Thousands turned out to line the streets for former boxer Ricky Hatton’’s funeral in Manchester Cathedral after his surprise death aged 47. During his glittering 15-year career, he won four world titles at both light-welterweight and welterweight. But after his retirement was open about his struggles with alcohol, drugs and depression including suicidal thoughts. He…

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Chariklo – wait without hope

Chariklo – wait without hope

Living with never-ending suffering is the myth behind Chariklo, wife of Chiron, who was unable to heal himself from a poisoned arrow. Her task as caregiver was to create a sacred inner space more powerful than the endless challenge she faced – to transform the tragedy of her situation into a spiritual connection. Ben Belinsky…

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Joan Kennedy – a dream turned to drink

Joan Kennedy – a dream turned to drink

Joan Kennedy, the shy, vulnerable first wife of Ted Kennedy, who had three children with him, and shared his problem with  alcohol, has died. Two of their children were cancer victims. Ted Jr. developed bone cancer aged 12, and Kara contracted  lung cancer and died of a heart attack in 2011 aged 51.  Joan was…

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