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Nothing else is going to satisfy you.

Tonight’s full moon in Scorpio is bound to reopen old family wounds, but when has that ever truly bothered you? Allow yourself to be emotional this week, but do it with discipline. Stop ignoring the inner work you’ve been putting off.

Cancer

Make a little ruckus, as a treat.

Not to sound too gleeful, but this isn’t anxiety; you’re absolutely correct to feel this way. Something’s going to happen at work and you’re going to hate it. Fortunately, you were born to thrive in the most annoying of circumstances.

Gemini

First of all, stop spending so much on things you don’t need. Why do you have a whole Pret subscription to yourself? Split it with your friends like a normal person. How you plan this month affects everything. Ask yourself; do I want to graduate with a first or a third? And then do what it takes to get what you want.

Taurus about how you feel about a relationship you’re in. It may be hurtful, but you need to say it. Things are going to get so, so, so much worse before they get better.

You’ve been louder than usual lately and it’s making people like you more. Who would’ve thought? Certainly not us. You might feel the urge to be more vocal

Aries

If there’s anyone who should spend reading week reading, it’s you. You’ve been avoiding work a little too much, and it’s bound to catch up with you. This week, try not to run after people. Allow yourself to be chased, even though no one’s interested.

Pisces

If — by some miracle of nature — you manage to secure a Halloween party invite despite how you’ve been treating your friends, stick to what you know and go as a ghost. Your last situationship is doing infinitely better than you. Why not reach out again and ruin their life a little? It’s only what you do best.

Aquarius

Well, now you know!

Guess what? The worst is over! You can finally come out of your little protective, monogrammed cocoon this week. The bad news is, you’ve effectively been replaced by your talking stage. Who knew not texting back has its ramifications?

Capricorn

You’ve had a good month so far these transits have somehow allowed you to experience life as someone with slick communication skills, which you’ve obviously wasted on being the most annoying person in all of your classes. Like, we get it. You’ve been doing your readings. That’s all about to change, though: Jupiter, your ruling planet, begins its month-long retrograde on the 28th, so enjoy these last few days of feeling normal. Well, as normal as you can feel as a Sagittarius.

Sagittarius right after mentally capturing your friends’ concerned faces after your regularly scheduled, nonchalant trauma dumps. This is your birthday present from the universe. Yay!

At least this’ll give you the perfect opportunity to self-victimise, which we all know is your second favourite hobby —

Libra

With Mercury retrograding, you’ve been in and out of hell this month. And guess what? It gets worse! You may end up saying some hurtful things this week — yes, worse than usual — if you’re not constantly on guard. It sounds exhausting, I know, but it’s the universe’s way of reminding you what you truly are: mean!

Virgo

We are literally in the midst of a cost of living crisis. I’m going to need you to lock your Apple Pay and live like a normal person. Also, there’s nothing wrong with your hair: this is objectively the worst time to change up your appearance. Wait till Christmas.

Okay: it felt too good to be true, and you fell for it. You know exactly what I’m talking about.

I don’t know how to put this nicely, but you need to get over whatever you’ve been obsessing over and put that energy into actually writing your formatives, because it’s not looking good right now. This week, be careful who you share your Scorpio

5. Serve with salt, pepper, basil, and a squeeze of lemon juice.

4. Once cooked, add the pasta to the pan and mix well to coat in oil.

3. When the garlic starts to brown, add the prawns. These should cook in around 7 minutes.

2. Sauté the garlic and chili in a large pan with lots of olive oil.

1. Finely chop the garlic and chili. Start cooking the pasta.

Ingredients (serves one): 125g pasta. 200g frozen prawns (preferably raw). Olive oil. A few cloves of garlic. One chili. Salt. Pepper. Basil. Lemon juice.

Garlic and prawn pasta

This one’s incredibly simple: it takes around 15 minutes. It’s also pretty tasty; I make it weekly. Enjoy.

After my debut recipe’s warm reception, I’ve been asked to share more pasta dishes.

ROH also houses the Royal Ballet. Keep your eyes peeled for tickets, as they go fast. I highly recommend The Nutcracker ballet if you want to make your inner four year old happy. Or if you need a place for a fancy date. The Young ROH scheme means most tickets go for £25 for under 25 year olds. You can also find £6 tickets, though you may not see much of the stage. Don’t be fooled by low prices - sometimes, if it’s too good to be true, it’s a standing ticket.

The Royal Opera House (ROH) may cost you a bit more - in the sense that it is, unfortunately, not free - but is definitely also worth the detour. A mere 10 minutes away from LSE and in the heart of Covent Garden, the ROH is perhaps even more stunning than the National Opera. If the whole opera thing isn’t your cup of tea but you still want an opportunity to dress up and feel fancy, the

The Royal Opera House the opera, all for free? I think not. to top it all off. Finally, can you really refuse an opportunity to dress up to go to

The National Opera gives out free seats for under 21 year olds on most of their shows. The sign-up process takes a couple of days but is definitely worth it to get to witness some of the best opera in London. Don’t worry if you’re over 21, you get significant discounts on most shows if you’re under 35! The shows are funny and heartbreaking. With detailed costumes and sets, and glorious singing

I know this may seem like a highbrow and elitist recommendation, but hear me out.

The National Opera new things to see and explore. In this recurring feature,

Once you’ve hit the National gallery, The Tate Modern and the British Museum, where do you go? What unites all cultural fanatics is the unquenchable thirst for

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