Whether for entertainment value or curiosity, tracking one’s daily horoscope is a popular pastime in the lives of many readers. (Photo illustration by Tyler Ball and Christine Blais)

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Written in the stars or just the papers?

For generations, human beings have searched the stars for cosmic wisdom. Astrology has been a phenomena studied and practiced throughout the ancient civilizations of Europe, Asia and Africa, only to re-emerge in Western popular culture.

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October 20, 2009

The marvel of the fantastic frames

When news of Archie Andrews’s apparent marriage to Veronica Lodge hit last May, Twitter feeds and Facebook statuses flooded with posts addressing the fate of the iconic Betty/Veronica/Archie love triangle.

October 16, 2009

Date-approved food for thought

Everyone’s been there—the first day of school, the first job interview and the first day of university. These life experiences have an important aspect in common: the unshakable hold of first impressions. Many psychological studies have found that the first impression of an individual sticks—and it tends to be extremely difficult to shake.

October 13, 2009

How vital is your Vitaminwater?

“If you woke up tired, you need more sleep. If you woke up drooling at your desk, you need a new job. If you woke up naked with a headache, on a Ferris wheel at the Barrie fair, wearing a toga, you probably need answers, not to mention this product that’s packed with potassium and B vitamins.”

October 6, 2009

Wake up and smell the proses

On an early winter morning in 2007 at L’enfant Plaza subway station in the heart of federal Washington, the soaring melody of a street musician could be heard through the morning rush—a man of average height, mediocre attire, playing a classical violin with its case open for some feeble pocket-change.

October 2, 2009

Don’t flip out, it’s just a game

The ancient Greeks left a legacy of architecture, mythology, philosophy and science, but their myriad of accomplishments left another legacy—one of drinking games. One of the earliest references to drinking games is in Plato’s Symposium—translated as the Drinking Party.