Idiot Box

Rupert Murdoch, the Australian media mogul, is back in the news. The 21^st-Century’s answer to William Randolph Hearst (comedian Jon Stewart calls him Citizen Shame) has once again been dragged away from his yacht to answer questions. An investigative panel wants the what-did-he-knows and when-did-he-know-its about the bribing of cops and the hacking of murder victims’ cell phones for sensational press.

Also in late April, a new survey came out in the American media about the American media, concluding that – surprise!… click here to continue reading.

Apr 2012
Mars: Foe or Ally

As April begins, Mars is completing one of its relatively rare forays into retrogradation. Since Jan. 23 the red planet has been climbing back down through the sign of Virgo.

Given that retrogradation requires a particularly sophisticated understanding to use well, this transit is doubly tricky on the collective level. Played out in society, the unconscious side of planetary archetypes gives rise our worst stereotypes about them: hence the rulership by Mars of armies, weaponry and war.… click here to continue reading.