  I'm sorry, but this Kabalah stuff has gotten out of control. Madonna officially wants to be called Esther. Why? Because she wants to "disassociate herself from the negative energy surrounding her mother's name. " OH MY GOSH. What is that? Negative energy surrounding your mother's name? And because she died of cancer? Forget the fact that Madonna has, for decades, embodied the word "controversial. " Forget the fact that she was one of the first people ever to have a video not just relegated to late night, but BANNED from MTV.
Forget the fact that she had her first child with a man she didn't love simply because he had good "breeding genes. " Forget that she published a book of nude photographs called "Sex. " And forget, most importantly, that her current tour has been labeled one of the trashiest, most controversial, and sexually explicit shows ever. Just remember - the name "Madonna" has negative energy because her mother had the name, and she died of cancer. Esther, I hate to break it to ya, but you are going to die someday. And probably from cancer.
A lot of people do. It's part of life. Especially if you have a family history - despite the fact that you change your name to disassociate from that history. This is one of those stories that makes me realize how totally lame it is to worship, follow, and obsess about celebrities. They are idiots. Complete and total idiots. Or at least, Esther is. And Esther isn't even a cool Jewish name. 
