Lifestyle

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Susan Sontag defined “mad people” as those who “stand alone and burn.” She said she was drawn to them because they inspired her to do the same.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Playwright August Strindberg (1849–1912) was a maverick innovator who loved to experiment with plot and language. One of his stories takes place in a dream and the hero is the Christ-like daughter of a Vedic god.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the novel House of Leaves , the hero Johnny Truant describes his friend Lude as wanting “more money, better parties, and prettier girls.” But Johnny wants something different.

Do these chairs look familiar? Once upon a time, they brought skiers and snowboarders to the top of Catskinner on Blackcomb, before being retired.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Ocean Vuong speaks of the Hawaiian word kipuka . It refers to a patch of earth that doesn’t get covered with lava when an active volcano exudes its molten material.