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Posted inEditor's Pick

The Fault, Dear Reader, Is Not In Our Stars

by Carolyn Wells August 12, 2020October 19, 2022

Mental health care is pricey and inaccessible. Online astrology is rising to take its place.

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

This Is the Excellent Foppery of the World

by michelleweber January 23, 2019October 19, 2022

Mercury’s in retrograde, so it’s a great day to read this post.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars

by Sari Botton October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyonce lyrics to move through of a difficult moment in her relationship.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars

by Cherise Morris October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction

Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars

by Cherise Morris October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

You Don’t Move to Sarasota, the Spirit Moves You

by Krista Stevens July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

“In Sarasota, there is a community surrounding a litany of roadside psychics and more than 100 mediums and spiritual guides. Why?”

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Why Do Millennials Love Horoscopes? (Hint: It’s Not Only Because They’re Free)

by benhuberman January 19, 2018October 19, 2022

A new audience finds comfort and meme-ready material in an old pseudoscience.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The New Age of Astrology

by benhuberman January 18, 2018October 19, 2022

What’s behind the recent surge of interest in astrology — especially among millennials?

Posted inBlog Post, Current Events

Happy Birthday to Gemini-in-Chief, Donald Trump

by Danielle Tcholakian June 14, 2017October 19, 2022

Trump joins a short list of mercurial Gemini presidents, including John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Cashing In On Tech’s Spiritual Awakening

by juliawick July 16, 2015October 19, 2022

Maybe it’s no surprise, then, that many tech workers in San Francisco turn to psychics for a glimpse of the future. Or that psychics, in turn, are rebranding themselves as spiritual therapists, executive coaches, and corporate counselors. The trend is common enough to be spoofed on HBO’s Silicon Valley, where the show’s fictional tech CEO confers […]

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