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  • “Freaky Synchronicity…”

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    Frances Brown
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    I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for fall. Ready for sweaters and stocking caps; crisp, sunny days; frosty nights. Ready to drag out the corn stalks and scarecrows. Ready to start gearing up for Halloween! First, however, it seems we’re going to have to get through a rather strange period of astrological discordance.…

  • The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Death

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    Frances Brown
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    It has been accepted knowledge for over 100 years that Dutch Post-Impressionist artist, Vincent Van Gogh committed suicide in 1890. His tortured life, during which he exhibited more than one obsession and some very unusual, self-injurious habits (like eating paint) which would seemingly substantiate this theory. But details are sketchy, and in 2014, more than one…