Dear Friend and Reader: As I write today’s issue, the Gemini Sun is moving into an exact square with Chiron, still in full effect Friday, and this has been stirring up a lot of hot air and tales of wounded men. Through today and into the weekend, the Sun then aspects Pluto (a quincunx from … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: If I could write one thing to Bob Dylan, it would be a thank you note. Bob turns 70 on May 24, so this seems like a perfect moment. Of course, it’s hard to imagine him being 70 years old, but I’m sure he’s saying the same thing. If I could … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Have you ever seen that Far Side cartoon where one cow is standing up on two feet in the middle of the herd, trying to get all the other cows to stampede? The thing is, they’re not interested. They just want to stand around and graze. Taurus is about values, that … Read more
What are we gonna do now? / Taking off his turban, they said, is this man a Jew? ‘Cos working for the clampdown / They put up a poster saying we earn more than you! When we’re working for the clampdown / We will teach our twisted speech To the young believers / We will … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: In late 2010, one of the Planet Waves editors posted to our blog an article she found about the odd relationship options offered by Facebook (for example, the category ‘it’s complicated’ being a stand-in for everything other than something supposedly normal, without saying what). Following that article back to its source, a blog … Read more