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HOROSCOPES
arts & features
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
A career window opens. This could cause changes and complications. Actions get farther than words. There's abundant money available today and tomorrow (if you work for it). Balance emotional with pragmatic factors.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Work in partnership, and be willing to take the lead today and tomorrow. Don't get caught up in the words (miscommunications happen). Gossip leaves a bitter taste... avoid it. Sort out the common aim, and go for it.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is an 8
Get introspective, and find what you're looking for. Retreat from the world today and tomorrow.
Sometimes if you get quiet enough, the answer arises unbidden. Nurture health with rest, exercise and good food.
Today and tomorrow favor fun with friends. Put a family event on the schedule. Play in a group or community project, and contribute your piece of the puzzle. Find materials at home
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
or nearby.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Focus on your career today and tomorrow. Ask for what you need, and be patient... transmission breakdowns or slips in translation could warp the meaning. Repeat. and relax. Find multiple
Repeat, and relax. Find multiple routes to your goal.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Take a trip or explore a new scene. You don't need to go far. Backyard journeys can be quite satisfying. Keep communications channels open, and expect some delays (especially with transportation or shipping). Saving
better than spending now.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Get straight about what doesn't gain. Bain more than expected. Attend to finances and administration for the next two days. Avoid talking about money with partners, or risk misunderstanding.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
You have plenty of support.
Teamwork is your secret weapon.
Ignore doubts. You can succeed.
You don't have to do it all,
personally. Delegate! Take care with a change in plans.
Today is all 9
Take on more work, and earnings increase. Gather ideas and feedback. An important person is feeling generous. Take the student role. Put your heads together. A feisty argument could curtail travel. Relax at home.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Today is a 7
Today can be really fun, especially avoiding miscommunication and arguments. A private conference spells out the facts. Now is the time to get creative. All is not as it appears. You get really lucky. Follow through.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Your heart's at home and in the garden. Pare down to make more space with a cleaning or renovation project. In a disagreement about priorities, listen to the opposing view. Consider all possibilities.
possibilities.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
desire for more income guides your decisions. Maintain objectivity. The funding will be available. A purchase becomes possible. Finish a study project now. Practicing something you
Desire for more in
love to do goes well now.
TRENDING
Dakota Johnson, left, plays a young woman going off to fight with the Islamic State militant group in a fake ISIS commercial on "Saturday Night Live."
ISIS SNL skit deemed both tasteless and brave
Kelly Cordingley
@kellycordingley
DANA EDELSON/NBC
"Saturday Night Live" aired what some called a failed attempt at humor Saturday, Feb. 2 depicting "50 Shades of Grey" actress Dakota Johnson being dropped off at the airport by her father to join the terror group ISIS.
In the skit spoofing a Toyota car advertisement, actor Taran Killam tells his daughter, Johnson, to be careful as she travels. Johnson responds "Dad, it's just ISIS" and proceeds to climb into a truck bed with armed militants.
It seems the terror group ISIS makes headlines and causes controversy in both real and fictional situations. Reports of teens fleeing to Syria seem to be more and more common in the news.
In early February, the fourth American, Kayla Jean Mueller, was killed by the terror group. She was an aid worker captured in 2013 while leaving a Doctors Without Borders clinic, according to and ABC News article.
James Foley was beheaded in Augusti and Steven Sotloff was beheaded in September, both were American journalists. Former U.S. army ranger Peter Kassig was beheaded in November, according to a CNN article. While America has mourned the loss of four individuals, ISIS has continued to behead, capture and torture hundreds of people from varying nations.
Such awful actions and evil being depicted as trivial brought a barrage of tweets criticizing SNL for lacking good taste.
Steven Bucci, Director of The Heritage Foundation's
Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, questioned why something so vile and despicable was made into a joke.
Other tweets were similar in outrage, calling the skit "tasteless," despite general praise for SNL.
Another Twitter user was
"Absolutely floored that anyone would find the #SNL ISIS skit funny."
However, not all the responses to the skit were negative. Some praised SNL for bringing to light the issue of young women flocking to ISIS, while others praised the show for using our freedoms
of speech to combat terror with humor.
ISIS and the terror it embodies is something America won't turn a blind eye to, but it seems our individual perceptions of the group is where we differ.
— Edited by Emma LeGault
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and better projects because I see what they're capable of, and I want to push myself as well." Wooton said.
Earlier in February, Wooton chose to compete in KU's Got Talent to keep her skills polished and nourish her competitive spirit.
"It was just really a place for me to practice my talent for the competition. I'd never painted on three canvases before, so that was a first time thing." Wootton said.
Wooton began speed painting in high school after she was asked by her friends in the theatre program if she wanted to live paint while the jazz band played at an assembly.
After being thrown into the prospect of live painting, Wooton decided to take her talent to a competitive level.
"I guess it was just me and the crazy idea to take provisional art on stage," she said.
she participated in the Miss America pageant in the teen division for a few years during high school, but quit to focus on school. Wooton recalled the first time she competed for the Miss America pageant program.
"I was terrified, but once the music started, the adrenaline hit," she said. "I ended up having more time because I was going so fast, I had that adrenaline. At the end, it was really rewarding."
"The first painting I did for competition, I actually recorded the song I was painting to. So it was me singing. It was 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles. It was kind of like me being 'Hey, I'm being really brave in doing this.'"
Annika Wooton, a junior from Richmond, Va., shows off her unique talent of speed painting in a pageant. Wooton said she started speed painting in high school, when a friend asked her to paint while the jazz band played at an assembly. Wooton said she first selects a subject to paint, then selects the music to accompany it. Wooton will be competing in the upcoming Miss Kansas pageant.
ANNIKA WOOTON Junior from Richmond, Va.
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Wooton said that usually after selecting her subject for painting, she then selects the music to accompany it.
"The first painting I did for competition, I actually recorded the song I was painting to. So it was also me singing. It was 'Brave' by Sara Bareilles. It was kind of like me being 'Hey I'm being really brave in doing this.'" Wooton said.
She said a fun part to speed painting is having to be quick thinking.
"If something doesn't go according to plan, I just have to fix it." Wooton said.
Dailey Tasker, a junior from Wichita and a friend and collaborator of Wooton's, has attended several of her live painting events. The two met
in the art school, and Tasker. helps provide critique for Wooton.
"She's really self-motivated in all that," she said. "That's her spot, that's where she shines, and it's cool to see an art form that's more individualized and her bring it to the stage, and to bring people in on her process."
Wooton said she's excited for the upcoming Miss Kansas pageant despite the stress that accompanies it. She said she looks forward to spending time with close friends she made in the pageant, but also excited to "build really good experiences painting."
For Wooton, speed painting and art is more than just a talent for a pageant.
"Art is what I'm devoting my life to," she said. "I'm studying that here, so it's neat to put that on stage in front of a bunch of people."
— Edited by Valerie Haag
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