PakistanToday Paperazzi issue 39 june 01st

whole lotta love #shahid&mehrsfabparty

THE AWESOME GUY BEHIND MY AWESOME JOURNEY USMAN AZIZ

PAINT THE TOWN RED

Red or Dead!

the art affair celebratin g zarah david Love To Love You Mashal & Zara Peerzada

THE FLOW FACTOR BY TAUSEEF AHMAD #CYNOSURE

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18The Art Affair Life & work of Zarah David 22 Days of Future Past X-men premier held in Karachi 26 Always in Vogue Umaima Mustafa exhibits her summer collection 38 The Flow Factor by Tauseef Ahmad Cover Shoot 49 What We Fancy Find out what tickles our fancy 52 Love to Love You Mashal & Zara Peerzada 54 Paint The Town Red Striking ruby ensembles always make the ultimate fashion statement!

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Musical performance by Hamza Butt & Zarah David

Sanam Taseer

t h e a rt a f fa i r

Seher Tareen curated an exhibition celebrating the life and work of Zarah David at the Nishat Hotel in Lahore. Apart from the beautiful paintings the highlight of the exhibition was the mesmerising musical performance by Hamza Butt & Zarah David.

Asad Hayee, Seher Tareen, Salima Hashmi, Zarah David & Rashid Rana

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Zahid Noon

Amna Ali

Rukuyya Hayat Khan & Qasim Hayat Khan

Jehanzeb Amin

Quddus Mirza

Nadira Omer Khalid

Nina Akbar

Arfah Khawaja

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Shershah Khan

Shanze Zaman

Saeed Akhtar

Momal Sheikh & Zernishan Ovais Jafer

Kushbatqt Alia Shujaat

Palwasha Yousuf

days of fu ture pas t

X-Men premiere was held at Neuplex, Karachi last week. The guests were super excited for the show and the live actors present added to the mood and experience.

Frieha Altaf, Hasan Rizvi with guest

Shahid Sharif & Sana Ansari

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Khalid Anum

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Maya Khan Rind

Angie Marshal

Rubya Chaudry

Naeem haq and guest

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Zainab Hashmi, Umaima Mustafa & Amna Chaudry

Maira Pagganwala

ALWAYS IN VOGUE

Umaima Mustafa exhibited her summer collection at her own studio. The exhibition proved to be a very successful one as girls seemed eager to get their hands on the exclusive pieces.

Shazah & Natasia

Sadiqa Awab

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Zaintania Saqib

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Maha Ahmed

Farwah Tapal

Saman

Amna Chaudry & Zainab Hashmi

Sarah Sohail Sattar & Umaima 28

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Shehnaz

Minhal Malik

Javeria Qureshi

Sadiqa Awab

Farnaz Mustafa & Shasmin

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Zainab Alam & Qubilai Alam

whole lotta love

Mehr & Shahid Butt threw a fabulous party at the Veranda Bistro to celebrate their birthdays. Here’s to wishing them a great year ahead!

Khadijah Malik

Shahid & Mehr Butt

Hasnat Haider, Ali Pervaiz Ibrahim US&CGHassan Micheal Dodman

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Marium Saqib, Sonia Satti & Mehvish Khan

Tughral Hilaly & Ahmed Jung

Henna Baig, Reema Ahsan, Aminah Aizaz & Ayesha Naveed

Mona Faisal, Ghalib Raazee & Bano Raazee

Zehra Gilani

Omar Mansha, Abbas Hussain & Sadia Mansha

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Aamir Mazhar 2013

Areeba Magsi

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Anoushay Ashraf

Aleezay Lakhani

a spring fling

Menahel and Mehreen launched their flagship store with an exclusive preview for family & friends. The fabulous store is located at F39/2, Block 4, Clifton, near Koel and Cafe Flo in Karachi and is now open for business daily from 11am-8pm. You must visit!

Menahel Majid & Tania Bashir

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Mehreen Farooq Khan & Shahzad Dada

Meher Bano Qureshi

Sana Shahzad

Nazli Majid

Samira Dada

Sadia, Yasmeen, Kyran & Natasha

Zehra & Uzma

Sarah Najmi Bilgrami & Zayd Bilgrami

Beenish

Sehar Ahmad

Bunto Kazmi

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Natasha Rana Sehr Lone

Umaima Mustafa looks elegant in her own design. We love the all white look!

dressed to kill in a navy sheer dress & metallic accessories!

in barely there makeup, white pants & a shimmery top. A perfect look for the summer!

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Mehr Butt

looks fab in a beige dress & red lips.

Maliha Lone on trend in a fringed top & sheer sequin pants. We love it!

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Mahira Khan

effortlessly chic in this trendy blue silk ensemble, cinched at the waist.

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the flow factor Follow your own trail in white and gold and make your classy mark in society with Cynosure Flow. Feel the flow by wearing lucknoawi chikankari, digital prints in silks & chiffons with trendy silhouettes and close the deal with the new addition of FLOW in your closet.

Explore the flow factor in your personality with the latest collection of Cynosure Flow, a new ready to wear evening line.

Be elegant and a fashion star.

Cynosure Flow will be in stores & e-stores soon!

Designer: Cynosure by Tauseef Ahmad Styling & Photography: Guddu Shani Model: Sadaf Kanwal

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Tel: 042 3575 0882 ISLAMABAD: Shop # 11, Block 12-B, Jinnah Super Market, (F-7 Markaz).

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and not OTT at all. I like the morning breakfast area and the gaudy wrought iron lights but not the fake grass outside. Still, it is truly the first boutique hotel in Lahore and I wish the venture the best. However, heading out of Lahore by any of the Arab carriers remains a pain, the airport at 3 am is jam packed and takes hours to check in so suggest your brace yourself for it. Come early or risk it by coming right in the end. For a modern airport, the fact that it can’t handle 3 planes taking off at same time is sad.

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ISFANDYAR ZAMAN The travelling bug hits us often and when it does it is hard to get over it. First up on the cards was a jaunt back to Lahore. From Bucharest, it was Turkish to Lahore. Though the lounge at Ataturk is one of the most divine you will find (rain showers, racing train tracks, golf range, billiards, endless supply of Baklava)- the plane that Turkish flies on its routes to Pakistan is reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, crumbling and full of promise yet not delivering. Please Turkish Air, I really want to avoid flying any of the Arab airlines so please spruce up the planes you fly to my homeland. There is a lot of love between the two nations and I hope one day your will take over PIA. If you do end up flying Turkish then do plan a stopover in Istanbul and if you have just a few hours in the city then I would suggest head over to the Gulluoglu by the Galata bridge and devour some fresh Boregi (the spinach and spice one is the best). It is the most heavenly breakfast ever (right Mrs. K?) right up there with malai with honey pistachios you get in Diyarbakir on the Syrian border.

Back in Lahore, the tiny Shawarma joint called Nisa Sultan is making quiet the waves. So in case you didn’t step out into Istanbul ,head to this outpost of Turkish meat. Also the Nishat, which is Iqra’s brainchild, had a breathtaking décor. Firstly, they blended in the building next door perfectly, inside the layout is just right 44

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Over in Europe, Germany remains the place to discover. If you have not been then be sure to familiarize yourself with Hamburg. It is Germanys second biggest city yet totally of the radar screen. It has the highest concentration of wealth and more importantly the highest concentration of models in Germany (thanks Max for all the facts). Is it needed to state the obvious? Wealth follows the beautiful, or wait is it the other way around? Let me give Claudia Schiffer a call and find out for the sake of humanity this age old question. In Hamburg the hotels around the Lake (Justine Timberlake was just there for his 20/20 tour and probably holes up at the Kempenski) are the place to stay however there are very funky design hotels in the hip districts, the 25 hour hotel is one that stands out. Maybe by no coincidence, I ended up having a lot of burger in Hamburg, the burger lab is an alternative experimental place, Otto burger has the perfect terrace but the winner remains the outpost of the Berlin based Byrd burgers. Make sure to put on your running shoes and run the 4 miles around the lake, this is worth is just to take in the opulence of the city. The Marktzeit in Der Fabrik and the Schanzen flea market are also worth the trip to do some shopping or just rumble through late century junk. The city which looks all civilized in the day, dons a hedonistic coat at night.

The Reeperbahnhas an assortments of all sorts of vice, and the Herberstrasse is world famous though I always found such places sad. If you do end up in the city then I would encourage you to spend time more at the sofa bar which is and edgy place with great music and well lots of sofas, the Goldfischglas and the pony (thanks Ailin) are also great scenes. Germany is big on music and the Bunker, which is well in a Bunker, is a great place to dance the night away. If you are lucky to get some sun then bike around the city and be sure to dig into the HafenCity, which is large scale urban redevelopment project that has turned old docklands into an urban oasis.

As summer is upon us at the very least make plans to travel around, studies say that anticipation of a trip causes more happiness then the trip itself. Sadly, my predictions about needing polio certifcations came out to be true. Lastly the latest on the Geo, Venna Malik and blasphemy debacle my take is who needs Star Trek, when we have our own science fiction episodes daily. We go where no man goes, deeper into the realms of darkness.

In Rajistan Udaipur with husband New Year party with friends

FAIZA SHEIKH

With Rashid Rana

LIFE on paperazzi

At Dubai Art Fair with Umer

International Artist

One of my favourite paintings - The Japanese Doll

Work time!

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Painting one of my fav

It’s good to think & then do something

what we fancy!

From the makers of Paperazzi!

Find out what tickles our fancy!

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hot couple!

Lahore finally has a delicious Turkish restaurant on MM Alam and you’re definitely missing out if you haven’t tried it! Nisa Sultan offers the quintessential Turkish cuisine. We love their lamb lahmacun, donor kebab open & Turkish tea.

on the playlist

Caught by the Paperazzi cameras: Noor & Nimr Majid are on our hot couple list!

Something I Need by One Republic should be on everyone’s playlist!

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fun stuff

How gorgeous did Sonam Kapoor look at Cannes in an extravagant dress by Elie Saab? We loved all three looks she gracefully pulled off on the red carpet. Take note from her effortless style ladies!

fun & quirky Gauhar Ali is always a great laugh and super fun! She is the life of the party :)

hot stuff Shahmeer Kamal is cool and well dressed with good looks to boot!

Watch out for Shameer girls!

Emma Watson is officially a college graduate! The actress donned a cap and gown for her Brown University graduation and tweeted this celebratory selfie! This Ivy league alumni received an undergraduate degree in English literature. Who said beauty and brains can’t go together?

THE AWESOME GUY BEHIND MY AWESOME JOURNEY

BY SONYA REHMAN

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hile popular Facebook pages such as ‘Humans of New York’ (and other similar pages) enjoy their fair share of popularity on the internet, a humble educationist in Lahore decided to honour inspiring Pakistanis via his very own, and relatively new, Facebook page - ‘My Awesome Journey.’

High-spirited and chirpy, Usman Aziz’s energy is infectious – it’s almost like he’s glugged down ten cans of Red Bull and is ready to take the world head-on.

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inspiring stories of Pakistanis.

In an interview with Paperazzi, Aziz speaks about his project, the most inspiring interview he recently conducted and his future plans.

What inspired you to launch ‘My Awesome Journey?’

I wanted to meet new and amazing people in the city to talk about their sorrows, joys, and life lessons, etc. We have some extremely interesting people in our community doing awesome stuff you know!

I had thought about doing this about 8 years ago but it never really panned out.

Only recently did I think about going ahead with

it after I had to face an unfortunate incident in my life. It was then that I realized that I wanted to see how people sustain themselves in their life journeys, when they see their world collapsing right infront of them. Hence ‘My Awesome Journey’ was launched in late January, this year. I think life teaches you great lessons and what better way to learn about these lessons than from those around you. It really helps. This led me to start the project. In addition, I also wanted to project a softer image of Pakistan, unlike the nonsense the media puts out.

Who was the first person you interviewed?

The same day that I launched my page, I interviewed Haroon Khalid (the Author of ‘The White Trail’) and Omair Rana (the Actor/Director). Haroon Khalid spoke openly about his drug addiction and the battle he had to fight to overcome it. It was amazing because he was open and honest about it. Omair Rana believed in my project from the beginning. He was kind enough to invite me to his place talk about his life. It was an enriching experience.

What has the response been like so far?

AMAZING. I am meeting people I never thought I’d meet! I am appreciated and I love that. I am making tons of new friends and having the time of my life.

It is very time consuming and keeps me super busy, but I love it. I think everyone has a great story that must be shared.

You have over 3,000 likes so far, and the list is growing, do you have any plans for your page in the near future?

I started the page with zero expectations remain having no expectations. I hope great things for it though, however I take each day as it comes. I want

to enjoy the present as I have dwelled too much in the past and worried too much of the future at times. I refuse to do that anymore.

Who is the one person you'd LOVE to interview for ‘My Awesome Journey?’

While I want to interview as many people as I can, two people I’d love to meet and interview are Mrs. Nasreen Kasuri, the COO of the Beaconhouse School System, and Mr. Kasim Kasuri (the CEO of the same school). Because I am an educationist, I think we could learn a lot from both of them regarding their lives, their careers and education in Pakistan.

Have you had any interesting experiences while interviewing your subjects?

Every interview has been such a unique experience for me – it’s amazing how people open up and have such profound knowledge. It is really beautiful to be honest. I’ve had many interesting experiences with my subjects - however the one which truly stands out was when I recently interviewed Muhammad Sabir - I was crying throughout the interview (and kept apologizing) – but his story made me realize that we take our easy life for granted. Do check out my Facebook page for Sabir’s interview if you’d like to be moved and inspired by an incredible Pakistani.

What's the one thing you've learned while interviewing Pakistani’s for ‘My Awesome Journey?’

That Pakistani’s are empathetic human beings. The ones I have met choose to keep bravely moving forward. In addition, I’ve also learnt that Pakistani’s are extremely supportive and go out of their way to help you.

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bff ’ s Lovers come and go, but best friends are here to stay! You have had your best most memorable, stomach hurting laughs with them. They have an uncanny way of reading your mind.

They keep you focused, pick you up when you are down and are always there which is simply priceless. You may be hating them sometimes but that’s only beacuse you love them.

We get two best friends to tell us what they love and hate about each other.

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1 . M as h al is a mel tin g po t of ins p irati o n , ideas & informati o n . S h e h as always led me in th e righ t directi o n & is always th ere for me !

2 . I lo ve th at s h e h as th is fantas tical m in d , a qual ity th at makes e very th in g magical , s pecial & poss ible .

3 . S h e ’ s th e cooles t girl I k n ow ! S h e w ears a lo t of p in k bu t s h e can throw a mean p un ch , lay back p lay v ideo games , S h e h ikes , travels an d co mes ho me an d coo ks y o u a del ici o us meal !

4 . I lo ve th at s h e s h ares m y inap pro priate an d often offens i ve s ens e of h u mo ur . Weddin gs wo u ld be un bearable w itho u t it .

5 . S h e is fiercely lo y al an d I lo ve th at !

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i h ate h er becaus e 1 . S h e feels a bit wro n g do ne by , a bit too often .

2 . I worry th at s h e ’ s argu mentati ve rath er th an pers uas i ve .

3 . T h at s h e ’ s a s tu bborn runt an d a ch am p i o n avoider of chores .

4 . S h e s eem s to fin d relati o ns h i ps w ith peo p le – frien ds , fam ily etc . o nero us & a burden . L ife is abo u t th e relati o ns h i ps y o u bu ild .

5 . I t dri ves me n u ts th at s h e N E V E R ch an ges th e kitty l itter !

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1 . Zara is h er own pers o n w ith s tro n g interes ts an d o p in i o ns an d n o t apologetic abo u t it .

2 . Zara h as a refres h in g ch ildl ike eas e & cuddly qual ity th at I lo ve .

3 . I can trus t Zara im p l icitly . S h e ’ s go t a good h ead o n h er s ho u lders & a s ol id value s ys tem w h ich s h e does n o t de v iate fro m .

4 . We can bo n d o ver v ideo games an d tas ty treats .

5 . L o ve th at s h e can s n iff o u t a fe ver or a bro ken h eart an d s n u ggle w ith y o u until y o u feel better .

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1 . I h ate th at s h e ’ s s tarted to feel uns ure of h ers elf .

S h e ’ s o ne of th e mos t in credible peo p le I k n ow bu t s h e does n ’ t bel ie ve it for a s eco n d .

2 . I wo u ld l ike h er to try an d be more pos iti ve . S h e ’ s eas ily frus trated by s mall th in gs an d p u ts h ers elf in a bad mood more often th an s h e needs to , 3 . Yo u can ’ t go near h er w h en s h e ’ s h un gry . I t ’ s dan gero us .

4 . S h e can ’ t p lay s hoo tin g games , uns to p pable w ith a s word , bu t can ’ t aim w ith a game gun to s ave h er l ife .

5 . S o metimes s h e w ill talk at y o u rath er th an to y o u , an d can co me off a bit co n des cen din g . M ay be th at ’ s j us t caus e I ’ m h er l ittle s is ter , an d I often des erve it .

l o v e to l o v e y o u !

Freida Pinto at Cannes 2014

Seher Tareen

Meezan Mukhtar

Alisha Hashmi

Amna Taseer

paint the town red!

What’s spring without a big hit of color? Red is the hottest colour this season, and these fashion forward people show us how striking ruby ensembles always make the ultimate fashion statement!

If you don’t want to wear red head to toe add a pop of red with your accessories like Ayesha Salman

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Dolce & Gabbana

Misha Lakhani

Nadia Khawaja

Batur Muhammad

Batur Muhammad

Mehreen Butt

Qubilai Alam Nahzat Adnan

Sanaa Shahzad

Sadaf Zarrar in Élan

Amna Ilyas in HSY

Elie Saab

Shazay Salahuddin pulls off head to toe red

Muneese Khalid

Juju Haider in Sublime

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what’s happening!

Your weekly entertainment guide plus all the upcoming events and much much more! Paperazzi gives you the latest scoop!

birthdays Mehrbano Sethi, Nadira Omer Khalid, Fahad Siddiqi, Maha Hasmi & Hira Hashmi celebrate birthdays this week. We hope they have a great day!

zenaya by nadia iftikhar Nadia Iftikhar is a new aspiring designer on the block featuring her label ZENAYA. We absolutely love her cuts and ensembles, epitomizing elegance and style. Place your orders now! For more information, email at nadiaiftikhar2010@ gmail.com

cinema

Hurry to your nearest theatre and watch Godzilla!

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horoscope

Our fab astrologer Zahid Haider, styles up your stars.Find out what’s in store for you this week!

For your in-depth weekly forecast call 0322-757-5219 E-mail: happyhaider65@gmail.com

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Monday and Tuesday really couldn’t be better. Everything you make in your kitchen turns out delicious. Every book you buy is a page-turner. The special someone in your life is impressed by the way you move through the world. Romance figures very strongly.

Wednesday and Thursday present more challenges, especially in the work realm, but if you can take any time out of your workday to get some exercise, you’ll be able to keep your head screwed on.

On Friday and continuing through the weekend, don’t hesitate to turn on the charm when you need it.

Think of yourself as a balloon on Monday and Tuesday — light, happy, floating high above it all. You don’t have the energy for anything other than absolute tolerance of the people around you. Sit back and enjoy the interactions nearby as if you’re watching a movie.

It’s a romantic comedy on Wednesday and Thursday — full of screwball gags involving flowers, games and art. Friday is the beginning of what can only be described as a thriller. There might not be a lot of action, but a sense of urgency and surprise makes the weekend exciting — in a good way.

Even if you say something in jest — and it’s clearly in jest — someone might read something into it that simply has no grounding in reality. So watch what you say on Monday and Tuesday, or at least qualify it. On Wednesday and Thursday, communication problems persist in your interactions with family. Your relationship with the outside world is frustrating until Friday, which is best described as an open door leading to a bright, colorful garden full of weekend pleasures: sleeping in, romance, coffee, energy, creative projects … just about anything you feel like doing at any given moment. Bliss.

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The world is a rummage sale on Monday and Tuesday, but you’re not interested in bargain-basement stuff.

You want the top of the line. If you’re assembling some friends or coworkers for a group project, call together your ‘most valuable players.’ If you’re treating someone to lunch, splurge on something great. Wednesday and Thursday are Utopian vis-a-vis your communications with others — your powers of articulation are award-worthy. Friday, however, brings about some hiccups. Trouble at home.

Domestic bliss challenged. Spend the weekend smoothing things out the way only you can.

You’re a seven-layer cake at the start of the week. Sweet, magnificent, deep, rich — all of these adjectives apply. At a party, all eyes are on you. The trouble this week comes on Wednesday, when you have the odd feeling that, well, someone wants a piece of you. You wisely disengage. You turn introverted and spend a portion of Thursday reassessing your life plan while sitting in the most comfortable chair in your home. Friday is a revelation: Your social interactions couldn’t be better, and if you’re single, someone may ask you out. The weekend is perfect for dating.

There’s so much happening on Monday and Tuesday that you’re liable to flip out — but try to avoid that. Instead, pour your adrenaline back into what you’re doing. Don’t let your desire to organize impede your ability to go with the flow.

Wednesday and Thursday, the flow is of the fun, rushing variety, so you’re content to let someone else drive for a while. This frees you up to — what else? — plan a bunch of new projects that are sure to stress you out in the future. Hilarious. But that’s how you operate. Friday through Sunday see you splashing out in all kinds of exciting ways.

It’s in your nature to strive for leadership positions, but it’s even better when leadership positions are handed to you, which is what happens on Monday or Tuesday. You have a way that brings out the best in others, and you take pride in it.

Toward the middle of the week, let some of your other excellent virtues come to the fore, like your tolerance (apply Teflon to whatever grudges you might be holding).

Thursday is work-heavy, but the end of the week brings a certain reward: Romance.

Friday through Sunday are full of flirting and beauty.

On Monday and Tuesday, work is less than ideal — there’s nothing hugely wrong, but any problems grow in your mind until they become enormous.

Just remember that they’re only in your mind. Are you having a career crisis? Possibly. Your best policy is not to do anything to call attention to yourself. Wednesday and Thursday, stay in this ‘not making waves’ mode, except around good friends, in which case you can let loose. These are clarifying, happier days. Friday through Sunday you’re introverted and impressionable, but interested in the ideas floating around you. It’s an easygoing weekend.

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You practically have to mine old military manuals to figure out how to deal with a standoff at the start of the week (either something you’re involved in or something you’ve witnessed). The solution may, in fact, be in a book, and you can expect to make an extraordinary discovery Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday are chill by comparison — you’re fine, you’re working well, the usual sorts of challenges arise. Friday affords you a totally new experience, something that gets your blood pumping, perhaps with someone you’ve never really talked to. Saturday and Sunday, your friendships are paramount.

Whatever’s bugging you at the start of the week, look at your diet — it might have something to do with it. Bring on the blueberries and broccoli, foods rich in vitamins and nutrients. Meanwhile, if someone is trying to rope you into his or her weird dramas, don’t let yourself be recruited. Midweek, the politics reach quite a distracting pitch. Just maintain outsider status: Don’t weigh in, even when it’s hard not to. Friday brings about some rearrangement of your financial situation, with positive developments. The weekend is oriented toward your future.

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sagittarius capricorn 23November/21December

22December/20January

If you could bottle and sell the good cheer that surrounds you on Monday and Tuesday, you’d be a millionaire. But you’re hardly thinking about ways to make more money, what with all the free things people are giving you. Perhaps you even get a bonus! Wednesday and Thursday, an authority figure is a thorn in your side, but Friday is so bright that you’re scarcely able to recall what was bugging you just a day earlier.

The weekend continues in this vein — bright, happy and full of people who admire you. Whatever you need to do, you’ll have the time.

Someone close to you feels they are owed something, and they’re going to speak up about it on Monday or Tuesday. Your sympathy is provoked, but really, he or she may not have a case. A lot of people are owed a lot of things they never get. Don’t let your empathy drain your last resources.

Wednesday and Thursday, by contrast, are productive and inspiring. A phone call to an old friend reminds you of whom you used to be, in a great way. And Friday’s challenges are the kind you like — the kind that bring out your best. Saturday and Sunday are packed with activity.

22May/21June

24September/23October

21January/19February

22June/23July

scorpio

24October/22November

20February/20March