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[email protected] Febuary 2018 - Issue n°04

NEW COLUMN THIS MONTH!

EDITORIAL Come and Discover Some students really enjoy The Fiction Section p.12 working on the Beckett Voice, and I dare to think that some students The Best Night enjoy reading it! What makes our newspaper unique is that the an Exclusive Story Written by J.H. students involved choose what they write about. They often decide to change subjects and this month I had a demand from a student to write fiction. I think it’s great that this newspaper is a way for our students to express their creativity anyway they want. Our illustrator worked on the fiction section as well. To tell you the truth, the subject of the fiction is pretty serious, but it is close to what some of our teenagers might be feeling, and it’s important to bring them a message of hope, especially when everything seems dark and hopeless. Indeed, you, who might be in distress, never hesitate to reach out to an adult or a friend, there’s always an open hand somewhere to be found. Light Read about the new speed limit p. 2 never goes out, if you look hard enough. Discover Banksy and his art p. 5 Enjoy,

Enjoy new recipes in the Food Corner! p. 16 Mrs Climecot, the English Teacher. FRENCH NEWS 2

Speed limited to 80, it's coming to France soon!

The government announced it: from July 1st, drivers will have to drive at a maximum speed of 80 km/h or 49,7 mph on roads where speed is actually limited to 90 km/h or 55,9 mph. This would reduce the number of fatal accidents on French roads.

From July 1st, drivers will have to drive at 49,7 mph on some roads. Every year, in France, 3 500 persons die and more than 70 000 persons are injured as a result of road accidents. In the majority of accidents, drivers drove too fast. And it’s been 4 years that these figures are increasing more and more. So, to reduce the number of deaths and injuries, the French government has decided to reduce the speed of cars on certain roads from July 1st: the maximum speed allowed will now be 49,7 mph on national and county roads. Until now, this speed was limited to 55,9 mph. What's the use of reducing the speed by 6,2 mph’? The national and county roads are the most borrowed in France, but also the most dangerous, because it’s on them that the most accidents occur each year. They are two-way roads, that’s to say that cars cross each other. It creates danger because there is no security barrier to separate the two sides of the road. And often, even if the speed is limited to 55,9 mph, some drivers drive faster and have more serious accidents. So, according to road safety experts, reducing the speed by 6,2 mph would save between 350 and 400 people each year. When driving a little slower, at 49,7 mph for example, drivers have better control of their vehicle. They can stop faster and easier, so an accident can more likely be avoided. And if there is a shock, the impact would be less violent, so less serious, than when the motorists were driving at 55,9 mph. Why do some drivers disagree with this new measure? Many French people don’t agree with this new law. For some, riding at 49,7 mph would waste too much time on the road. But it’s also because of money : if they exceed the new speed allowed, motorists will receive a fine. However, studies have shown that on a journey, driving at 49,7 and not at 55,9 mph doesn’t change a lot in terms of time. For others, there is the problem of signs to change: 20 000 new signs "80" will be installed before July 1st, which will cost a lot of money. A.D. WORLD NEWS 3

Mardi gras

Mardi Gras is a Christian religious ceremony. This party is very old. It is one day before Lent and at the end of a “seven-day-fast (jeûne)”. Lent is a forty-day-fast for Christian people and they eat lean. But over the years it has mostly become a business celebration. This year Mardi Gras will be February 13. Mardi Gras is an opportunity for people to unwind. On Mardi Gras people from Europe and America disguise themselves and huge parades are organized. In some countries there are important parties like in the USA, more precisely in New Orleans. Everybody gets involved. On that day overindulging is allowed.

Mardi Gras is mostly a celebration when people eat crepes and famous donuts. These donuts are also called “merveilles” in France. For this festival, children request eggs, milk and sugar to cook crepes for their neighbors. The crepes were born from this celebration. Indeed, in the past, people made crepes and donuts to finish their stock of butter and eggs. In the Middle Ages, poor people could disguise themselves as rich people.

I.S. THIS MONTH 4

February, second month of the year, has twenty eight or twenty nine days according to the year. The word February comes from the Latin word “Februarius”, which means purification. During a leap year, the month starts and finishes with the same day of the week.

Taken from aujourd’hui.over-blog.fr

What is going on in February ?

* Mardi Gras (often in February, sometimes on March 1st)

*Super Bowl in the USA (at the end of January or at the beginning of February)

*Candlemas (February 2nd)

*World day of the fights against Cancer (February 4th)

* Valentine’s Day (February 14th)

Maggie and Tiphany ART 5

Banksy and the Street Art

Street art is a recent contemporary artistic movement. It includes all forms of art made in the street, or in public places, and encompasses various techniques such as fast graffiti on a wall. It is mainly an ephemeral art seen by a large audience.

What is “street art”?

According to ArtBanksy, we can use the term street art when we paint in the street. We can make street art in public places, or in the street. The term includes graffiti, graffiti with stencil, video spatter, creation of a poster, pastels on a wall, in the street… The techniques used are varied and of different proportions. Although it has been possible to observe graffiti during the decades after wars or popular uprisings for example, the movement took its true meaning towards the end of the 1970s, in Europe. The term “street art” is usually used to distinguish a form of art from an act of vandalism made by an individual or a group of people who defend their territory, express through graffiti their membership to a group, or which to convey a message that has no artistic value. Banksy

Banksy is a street artist, very famous for his art in the street, who often denounces a political and human message. He loves provoking, shocking and disrupting society. That is why Banksy is a well-known artist in the world. Despite his passion to break the rules, he is a mystery because, nowadays, his identity has stayed secret for everybody. But according to many sources likes LeFigaro, his real name is Robert Banks. He comes from Bristol, England. He begun painting with aerosol spray in 1980 but it’s between 1992 and 1994 that he became a famous artist in his Bristol’s DrybreadZ crew, which is a graffiti group. Many years later, in 2000, he used the same elaborated stencils. His art mixes irony, humor and the most important is the morality of the from www.banksy.co.uk/in.asp message. He primarily uses acrylic paint and aerosol cans. His nickname is “the art terrorist”, thanks to his strong message.

His most famous art is Napalm in 1994, because it’s a very shocking art. It represents a little Vietnamese girl who was just burnt by Napalm. She is escorted by Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald's. On this horrible art, the girl who was burnt has a big smile on her face… It’s very creepy.

Taken from www.banksy.co.uk/in.asp ART 6

Banksy has also created a lot of arts and for example denounced the Brexit between the United Kingdom and the European Union. His art represented the European Union flag with a star of the flag which was broken, cracked by one person.

Taken from www.banksy.co.uk/out.asp

Banksy also created art to show everybody the work of children in some countries, like this piece of art on the left. We can see a poor child who is working and he needs to pull a cart where there are two rich, happy, people with their phones. They are big compared to the child. How is it possible that a poor child has to pull fat people to survive in our modern day society? Bansky wants to show this brutality.

Taken from www.banksy.co.uk/in.asp

He wrote some books and directed movies to show people that the true vandals of our society are those who build buildings more hideous each time and not those who draw on their walls.

Dismaland

But apart from his art in the street, the artist has created a “bemusement park” named Dismaland. But it’s not exactly a park for amusement, indeed it’s a creepy park where we can see graffiti by Banksy and odd exhibitions. In this park the mood is misty. The general theme of this pop-up art installation, which was built in secret before being unveiled, was a stab at the Capitalist culture, and in particular the princess-and-pixie-dust fantasy world that was built by the likes of Disney in order to make money by appealing to families and children. Dismaland, by contrast, is explicitly not meant to be viewed by children, according to Banksy himself, and is meant to be a disturbing criticism of consumerism that offers a satirical view at superficial tourism. Unfortunately, this event only lasted 5 weeks.

Lou & Lo. OTAKU’S CORNER 7

OUR FAVORITES THIS YEAR

This year the Otaku’s Corner editors discovered three and they wanted to share these discoveries with you!

Leona will present : Brotherhood, Leana will present My Hero Academia and we will both present Re: Zero! Let’s go!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Shonen

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the second version of the Fullmetal Alchemist, written by Himoru Arakawa. This version wants to be closer to the manga. The anime talks about the alchemy, as the title says. The purpose of alchemy is to change a matter in another one, to decompose it, to reconstruct it and to understand it.

Taken from: ramenparados.com

We follow the story of two brothers, Edward and ♥10/10 Alphonse Elric. They live in the Amestris land but only with their mother because their father is gone. But unfortunately their mother died when they were still young. The older one, Edward, practices What I really like in this anime is the the alchemy, and his little brother Alphonse, characters, they are endearing and I was in practices it too. They learnt with their father’s love with them. The subject of the alchemy books. So, when their mother dies, they will try to was the first time that I had seen this kind of bring her back to life with the “human subject so I was really interested. transmutation” which is not allowed. For different Brotherhood is also explored at length! reasons, it failed and Edward loses his leg and Throughout the episodes I wanted to Alphonse his entire body. To recover his brother, Ed continue and watch more to know what will sacrifice his arm, embedding his brother’s soul would happen, I was addicted to this anime! I in a big armor. After that, at 12 years old, Edward like the beautiful openings which are so passes the exam to become a “State Alchemist” and melancholic. he is dubbed the "Fullmetal Alchemist". Now the The universe of this anime is complex and two brothers decide to look for a stone which can crazy, you will be in another and amazing give them back what they’ve lost, the philosopher’s world. stone. But the philosopher’s stone is a well-kept secret... OTAKU’S CORNER 8

♥ 9/10 My Hero Academia Shonen The story takes place in a world where 80 % of My Hero Academia is a manga written and drawn by the population has superpowers known as Kōhei Horikoshi. "Quirks" (Alters in French or Kosei in The first season was broadcasted in 2016 on MBS in Japon Japanese). Because of this power anyone can and on the website ADN in the francophone countries, be a hero, or a vilain. the second in 2017 and the third will be broadcasted in The young Izuku Midoriya has the deep 2018. A movie is also planned for 2018. dream of being a hero like his model, All Might! If you like superpowers you will enjoy this totally crazy But unfortunately Midoriya is one of the 20% anime. who hasn’t got a Quirk… But by his strong determination, and thanks to All Might’s help, he will get in the Yuei High school—a school that cultivates the next generation of Super Heroes—and he will follow the super heroic curriculum.

When I heard all the enthusiasm about My Hero Academia I was skeptical about this anime because everyone was like "It’s the best anime/manga ever, It’s the new (very famous manga), you have to watch this!" And I don’t like to follow the masses because after I’m often disappointed. So I was saying to myself "I’m gonna watch this later to see if it’s really good." One day I was on YouTube and a Youtuber was talking about this anime, then he talked about the characters and I fell in love with one of them. It’s because of the characters that I decided to watch this amazing anime! The design is wonderful, the colors remind me of American Comics. The story is really good, there is a guy who has everything to prove to the whole world. He has to find his place, and prove that he deserves his place. It’s also really funny. But the characters are the best, I liked everyone, nobody, except an annoying boy, is detestable. They all have interesting backstories and personalities! OTAKU’S CORNER 9

Re:Zero kara hajimeru isekai seikatsu Seinen

Re:Zero is a manga written by Tappei Nagatsuki. It was adapted in an anime by White Fox and was broadcasted in 2016. The story takes place in a fantasy world!

♥ 8/10

The plot is about a high-schooler, Subaru Natsuki, who does nothing but play videogames. One day, he goes in a minimarket, and when he comes out he is suddenly summoned to another world. He doesn’t know why and how. In this other world, he is saved by a half elf who named herself Satela. To thank her for saving him, he decides to help her in her daily tasks. However, they are killed by a mysterious person. But Subaru isn’t really dead, indeed the same day repeats itself over and over. In fact, every time he dies, he wakes up in the same place and at the same time when he first arrived in this magic world. So, he will try to find a way to stop this continual restart, and find a way to save Satela. This is the first part of the anime, there are three parts.

When we watch this anime, we keep asking ourselves how Subaru arrived in this place and why he cannot really die. And you? What anime do you want to The characters’ development is good and share with us? they are also really interesting, like the story! Also we like these time loops even if it’s And what anime or manga do you want to see cliché. in 2018? It’s not a famous anime as it should be and it’s too bad. The universe is enjoyable but once again it’s a universe which has become a cliché in the anime world. The animation is great, particularly during the battles. The two L.M THE TV SERIES DEN 10 Fantasy Series

This month, we’re going to talk about what every one has already done once in their life: watch a TV series. We’re going to present four English-speaking series about tales, and we hope that you’ll love them if you dare to try them.

Beauty and the Beast is an American television series filmed in Toronto, Canada. It’s a mix of drama, horror, romance, sci-fi and thriller but don’t worry this series is about fairytales. Beauty and the Beast has a total of 4 seasons. This series is for everyone who loves suspense and love stories.

Source : PureBreak

Neverland is a fantasy miniseries that aired on the network (United States). It is a prequel to the story of . is a 2 part miniseries by Nick Willing, the creator of and that we will present below. It contains 1 season of 2 episodes, it’s very short but this series is very cool.

Alice is a free and modern adaptation of the fairytales written by Lewis Carroll. This series is a mix of adventure, drama and fantasy. It’s very cool for people who love Alice in Wonderland.

Tin Man was broadcasted in the United States in 3 parts. The miniseries is a continuation of the classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Source : hashtagnerdgirls with science-fiction and additional fantasy elements. It contains 3 episodes for those who like to travel. THE TV SERIES DEN 11

Grimm is an American series which started in 2011. One day, you’re a normal Portland homicide cop. The next: a warrior battling - tale monsters. It’s been quite a week… It’s a series that has 4 seasons for now and every season has 22 episodes. We recommend this series because it’s talking about tales and it’s frightening so if you like frightening things go! Hurry to watch it!

Source : Grimm wiki-fandom

Once Upon a Time is a series about tales and all the stories that your parents or teachers read to you. For exemple Cinderella or White Snow. There are a lot of magical stories but they are all brought up to date. Emma, the main character, is going to discover a town which is called Storybrook. This town is pretty gloomy. Thanks to a little boy, she is going to discover the truth about her past because she doesn’t even remember her chilhood. You’ll meet a lot of characters like the Evil One, Rumpelstilskin, and who knows? Maybe he will be a saviour… This series includes 7 seasons between 20 and 22 episodes.

Source : www.pinterest.fr

By Marine & Alissar. FICTION OF THE MONTH 12 The Best Night

In the cold of the night, the winter comes and so does he. Him. The one everyone in the school was staring and laughing at, mocking, insulting. In the cold of the night, between all the snowflakes, he was walking. Slowly. His breath was appearing in front of him, then disappearing. He smiled, watching the cloud of his breath. He thought bitterly that it was like his relationships with humans.

Every single one was strong as soon as they were starting and slowly fading away, not long after the beginning.

He had already questioned himself. Maybe he was the problem. Him and his strange personality. Changing moods in an instant, laughing then crying. Never really sincere, never really himself, wearing a mask every day, every time someone was around. Actually he didn’t even know how his real “me” was. All that he knew was that when the sun went down behind the buildings, when the city became darker and the only light outside came from the street lamp, he could finally breathe properly. He finally thought of what he wanted, not worrying about what the others could think of him and how he was. He could do anything, he didn’t have to try hard to pay attention to the teacher who had already yelled at him twice or trying not to notice those papers, those insults, the hate. At night, he was broken. At night, he was crying. At night, he was screaming.

But tonight was different, tonight he had made a decision. Tonight he would go out. Go out and confront the world.

The World. His biggest fear. This world that he knew since his birth. The world that made him the hated and the others the haters. Would he stop being afraid of it one day? He was sure that it would be impossible. The World was his biggest fear and one of the things he hated the most. The World and Faith. He hated his faith. Why did it make him as he was? Why this destiny and not the one that promised him success, strength and love? That was unfair because as far as he could remember, he had never done anything wrong!

“Oh shut up…” he told himself.

Thinking of all of this right now was really the worst thing to do. Right now, the only goal he had was to arrive safely to the place. The night was colder and colder as the hours were passing. The snow kept on falling. The silence was now so intense that he thought he was deaf. He was still walking, and soon the street lamps would go off. The sight of the snow now falling in the dark and in the silence stopped him. He had never seen something more beautiful than all of those snowflakes that were covering the dark street with a pretty white coat.

“Wow…”

Hearing his own voice break the silence made him with surprise. Well, at least he wasn’t deaf.

After a long walk, he finally arrived to the place. Here too, everything apart from the ocean was covered by this pretty white coat. FICTION OF THE MONTH 13

“What a beautiful last night.” he whispered. “I chose the right place too. Ironic how my entire life was ugly but the last day of it has a semblance of beauty.”

At the top of the cliff, he sat, looking at the snow falling in the ocean. Time seemed to be infinite. It wasn’t, and he knew it. He knew that if he didn’t speed up he would not be able to face his decision, that he would not do it.

Was it a good decision after all? Yes. Obviously yes. He was tired; tired of all the things he suffered from, at home or at school. He couldn’t continue to live. He had already started destroying himself, stopped eating, and had insomnia every night, no motivation. That was just the beginning of his end. Now that he could barely walk without falling, now that the cold of the night made him shiver, he knew it was now.

So he stood up, walking slowly to the edge of the cliff, hoping it would be better on the other side. Hope was all he had right now, and death actually. His right foot was up in the emptiness, the fear of the unknown getting a grip at this instant, making him hesitate.

Suddenly, someone started singing.

“There goes my heart beating…. Cause you are the reason…. I’m losing my sleep…. Please come back now.”

Who was that? What was this voice? Certainly not his, it was too high to be his. Was he dreaming?

“Who’s there?” he shouted in the dark.

“There goes my mind racing…. And you are the reason…. That I’m still breathing…. I’m hopeless now.”

Was it a joke? The voice seemed to not want to answer him but wanted to continue to sing anyway, as if they wanted to make him rethink his decision. FICTION OF THE MONTH 14

It was a really beautiful voice, the most beautiful he had ever heard. Really, it was the best night he had ever known. Still, the last one, he thought.

“Why are you here? It’s pretty cold! Go home!”

“I’ll climb every mountain and swim every ocean…. Just to be with you and fix what I’ve broken…. Oh cause I need you to see…. That you are the reason.”

The voice stopped its song. He barely heard the lyrics but he was pretty sure it was a love song. But why sing here? Why at three in the morning?

“What are you doing? Leave me alone!”

“I can’t do that anymore! You were going to kill yourself, weren’t you? You can’t do that. You are better than them, you are meaningful and not dumb.”

“What are you talking about? Who are you? You can’t know me because if you knew who I was you would not be saying those things. I lost faith in humans a long time ago, I’m tired of this shit, I need to rest!” FICTION OF THE MONTH 15

He was crying. Why was he crying and yelling all of these things to someone that could use his weaknesses to mock him, again? Why was he hoping that that person could help him now? The voice had just sung a song and said the things a person could say to someone who’s going to commit suicide.

He heard some footsteps coming right to him. He wanted to move, but all he could do was to put his right foot, which was still in the emptiness, down.

All of sudden, a girl was in front of him. He could not see her face but he knew that she was pretty as soon as she arrived. She had a lot of big snowflakes in her hair that made her cuter than anyone.

“Who are you?” he repeated.

“Your last hope?” she laughed. “Sorry, I read that sentence in a book and I’ve always wanted to say it to someone. Kinda not the right moment though, right? I’m sorry again. Who am I? I’m the one who has been wanting to help you for a long time. I saw you at school, and I saw you at home..”

He looked at her weirdly and she started to laugh again.

“I’m not a stalker if that’s what you are thinking and stop looking at me that way! Dear Lord, I’ve been your neighbor since middle school! Anyway, I’m the help you needed.”

That was totally unexpected. He couldn’t help but smile at that moment. That girl had been worrying for him for a long time and now that he needed someone she had showed up. Like his guardian angel. That was the best thing that had ever happened to him.

Was he happy at that moment? Yes.

After that, the two of them talked until the sun came up, about everything and nothing at the same time. For the first time since the beginning of High School, he smiled frankly for hours. She made him laugh, something that was really impressive since he was that kind of person who didn’t know how to laugh.

In the cold of the night, the winter came and so did she. The one that brought him happiness. The one that was his true friend, the only one he needed to keep fighting. The one that saved him.

JH and JD. FOOD CORNER 16

Discover new dishes, Asian Special!

There are a lot of specialties in the Asian culture and we will present you many full traditional foods, delicious and easy to make!

Number one: Ramen

This Japanese food was Chinese in the beginning. So, these are Chinese wheat (blé) noodles, served in a meat broth or a vegetable broth. Japanese people add vegetables and cubes of beef, pork, chicken or seafood. There are a lot of different Ramen, and it’s very popular in France.

DID YOU KNOW? In Japan, eating Ramen while making noise is a tradition! If you go there, it’s better to eat it in a traditional way and in a ‘’Ramen-ya’’: The typical restaurants that we can find in the streets of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, etc.

Number two: Falafels

Falafels are a base of chickpeas (pois chiches), or broad beans (fèves) or a mixture of both– depending on the geography. They are grossly ground (hachés) mixed with spices. Then Israelis make balls and fry them. You can also eat it with raw vegetables.

DID YOU KNOW? We don’t know where this recipe comes from. Some people say that it comes from Libya, Egypt, Syria or Israel. Anyway, it’s delicious, particularly when you are with your family. FOOD CORNER 17

Number three: The ‘’Sans Rival’’

This dessert is very tasty but super caloric because it’s just butter and sugar! It’s composed of several glazed topped layers (couches glacées) and another layer of cashew nuts (noix de cajou). It’s a traditional dish from the Philippines, only for cashew nuts lovers!

DID YOU KNOW? So the ‘’Sans Rival’’ is a dessert from the Philippines and no cake can compete with it because it’s…filling (bourratif) and maybe nauseating (écoeurant). In the beginning, it was a Taken from jasminecuisine.blogspot.fr French dish 20 or 30 years ago.

Recipe Time! The Onigiri:

Number: For 4 persons

Level: Easy

Ingredients: 50grs of round rice – one Nori sheet (dried seaweed) – 1 egg – salt – tinned tuna fish (thon en boîte) – a little mustard – oil

But you can use another stuffing (garniture), with other ingredients!

Stage one:

Cook the rice. It must be slightly sticky (collant). When it is ready, let it cool for 15 minutes.

Stage two:

Prepare the stuffing (garniture). Mix the oil, the egg, the salt and the mustard to have a mayonnaise. Mix again the mayonnaise with the tinned tuna fish. FOOD CORNER 18

Stage three:

Wash your hands to make the balls. Wrap the rice in your hands, put a little of stuffing, on top, and close the ball with another pile of rice. Make a triangle or a ball and add a little Nori below the Onigiri to catch it.

Eat it with your friends!

Special St-Valentine Sushis:

We all know that February is a symbol of Love… Here is a sweet sushi that will be perfect to end Stage one: a romantic Asian meal! Rinse the rice with cold water. Then cook it for 20 minutes with coconut milk and milk in a pan (casserole). In another pan, mix the egg yolk and sugar. At the end of cooking the rice, add the mixture of egg yolk and white chocolate.

Stage two:

Peel (éplucher) and cut the fruits, spread (étaler) on stretch film (film étirable). Put a roll of rice on it then roll it.

Stage three: Taken from www.atelierdeschefs.fr Mix the raspberries (framboises) with the icing sugar until you have a creamy coulis. Eat the sushis with the coulis!

What dish tempted you the most? Let us know by email and we will publish your comments!

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~ Aries ~ : A lot of good opportunities for you this month, be careful not to miss them. There might be a lot of changes and to get through hardships, you will have to modify your daily behavior. You have to remember not to multiply misunderstandings that might cause problems in the end.

~ Taurus ~ : A noteworthy improvement in all areas compared to last month. If you don't always stay on your positions, you should be able to enjoy all the good that is coming for you. You will know how to adapt and that should create a lot of positivity in your life.

~ Gemini ~ : You should learn how to relax and forget your daily struggles a little. This month is the opportunity to regain strength and leave your previous issues behind. By always looking for the perfect relationship, you might miss the chance to get a lasting and serious one.

~ Cancer ~ : This might be a great time to rest and think about yourself. This way, you can anticipate and be more prepared for what might occur in your life. You will develop a tendency to be on the defensive.

~ Leo ~ : You will take time to clarify your situation and your new year’s experiences. You have to remember not to take your dreams for a reality and try to listen to the needs of others too. You like to receive everything but don't forget to give.

~ Virgo ~ : It's a favorable month to get to the point and begin a period of change. You shouldn't hesitate any longer and you should do whatever you want to. You have to be careful not to disperse yourself or rush into things. Remember not to think over everything you hear.

~ Libra ~ : This month will be a little less easy for you. Your way will be strewn with pitfalls and you won't always have the last word. You have to stay positive and not let yourself fall into weariness.

~ Scorpio ~ : You should aim high and far. At work just like in private, it's your time to shine. In love on the other hand, a strange behavior will make your relationships unstable.

~ Sagittarius ~ : You will have to make wise decisions in your life. This may be a great time to take initiatives but don't forget to be thoughtful. You could enjoy a lot of good moments if you stop focusing on little things that ruin your well-being.

~ Capricorn ~ : Your curiosity might awake and let you discover new horizons, in your private and social life. You should go on an adventure, it may be beneficial for you. If you are in love you have to communicate with your lover, it is so much easier that way.

~ Aquarius ~ : For you, there will be a lot of activity this month. You will meet new people and will hang out a lot. You will crave to discover the world and it will help you bring out the best of yourself. To facilitate your exchanges, you should listen to other people.

~ Pisces ~ : This month, you will have to be careful not to go in directions that aren’t made for you. You should be able to affirm your personality and believe in yourself, though. You will share good times with people that you really appreciate. L.B. THE STAR OF THE MONTH IS… 20

… The Weeknd, a Canadian singer who was born on February 16th 1990 in Toronto, Canada. His music is mostly R&B, pop, electronic and funk. He's popular, he has won over 42 awards for his talent and has sold more than 40 million albums in the whole world. He's very close to the singer Lana Del Rey and he already collaborated with her. He has collaborated with a lot of other famous artists, such as Ariana Grande, Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar and Future. He will be 28 years old this month and his astrological sign is Aquarius.

L.B. PUZZLE