Actor Patrick Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 14 at age 57, seemed to defy one of the stereotypes that society and, especially, Hollywood have cultivated: Tough guys can’t be sensitive. That alleged contradiction was his hallmark in Dirty Dancing, and in Ghost, and even in Road House, where he both knocked heads and waxed philosophical. “Get … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: I spent most of last week at Burning Man, a kind of festival in the Nevada desert held each Labor Day. The event takes its name from the burning of a giant neon and wooden effigy of a man, which is burned on Saturday night as 40,000 people gather around and … Read more
Aries (March 20-April 19) You have many expressions of ‘self’; you’re one of the most multifaceted people around, and you may at times believe this is a debility. It is nothing of the kind. In the world we live in, we need to change modes quickly, and to rely on both sides of our brains … Read more
Paradoxical Planet Perplexes Physicists For centuries, mankind has been watching the skies, noting the movements of the heavenly bodies, and sorting out how it all works. Then a planet like Wasp-18b comes along and throws a spanner into the works. As related in an article from Sunday’s Los Angeles Times, this particular planet has a number of standout … Read more
Aries (March 20-April 19) Beware of toil. Most things you think need to be done actually don’t need to be done; and when the time comes they should be a little easier than you think rather than more difficult. However if you dive into work unconsciously, without a plan and without a clear goal, you … Read more