TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It appears you’re cooperating (sort of) with an authority figure who’s using the carrot-and-stick routine on you. I suppose that could lead you at least part of the way to the promised land—especially if you really believe you can’t motivate yourself...
Apr 19 2007 - 11:00pm
April 3, 2007, Hell,
Teddy Wang stands, hands on hips, surveying the Lake of Fire.
Enter Nina Wang, confused.
Teddy: “Oh! Little Sweetie, great to see you! It’s been what?”
Nina: “17 years, my darling!”
Teddy: “Yes, about. Hey, that reminds me – do you...
Apr 12 2007 - 11:00pm
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): On April 1, 1976, British astronomer Patrick Moore told his radio listeners that a rare configuration of Jupiter and Pluto was occurring. So dramatically would it affect Earth’s gravity, he said, that they might feel lighter than usual, and perhaps even be able to float...
Apr 5 2007 - 11:00pm
Election: The Movie
Directed by The Beijing Central Government. Starring Donald Tsang and Alan Leong. Category IIA.
As with any movie, you can’t really enjoy it unless you suspend your disbelief and enter into the fantasy world it creates. But some fantasies – democratic elections in...
Mar 29 2007 - 11:00pm
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You will soon uncover evidence that a seemingly innocuous hot-dog vendor is actually raising an army of cyborgs in the sewer system beneath the streets. You will also make a citizen’s arrest of a grandmother who’s embezzling money from a children’s charity...
Mar 29 2007 - 11:00pm
My first encounter with the new Coke Zero brought to mind my first encounter with the original diet cola. On my first day of journalism school, my professor propped a retro pink can of Tab Cola on the table. “I’m giving everyone 10 minutes to come up with 100 story ideas inspired by...
Mar 23 2007 - 12:00am
Your very first date is always awkward. Mine was no different – riddled with oopsies and big life lessons. But you would think that after 10 years of dating, you would have learned those lessons by now.
My first exposure to drinking was second-hand from my school friend’s mother, a...
Mar 23 2007 - 12:00am
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Hundreds of years ago, the Native American tribe known as the Seneca had a rule of thumb about when to sow corn seed. You had to wait until the weather was warm enough to lie naked in the dirt without discomfort. I believe a similar principle applies to your plans to start a...
Mar 23 2007 - 12:00am
PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): “The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you’re playing by other people’s rules,” says novelist Michael Korda, “while quietly playing by your own.” That strategy works for many of the happiest people I know. It ain’t easy, though...
Mar 16 2007 - 12:00am
With the Literary Festival looming, we thought we would take a look at some of the local titles that won’t be winning an award any time soon.
Eat Right, Exercise, and Die: A Foolproof Guide to Losing Weight – And Keeping it Off! Tried Atkins? Sick of drinking detoxifying lemon water?...
Mar 9 2007 - 12:00am
