Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I have a few bespoke suits which I would like to sell in the secondhand market. They are high quality suits tailored in Hong Kong and still in excellent condition. I have considered donating these, but believe it’s a much better idea to sell them and then donate the...
Mar 22 2013 - 12:00am
Dear Mr. Know-It-All, For the Rugby Sevens this year I'd like to go as Jocelyn Wildenstein, also known as “The Bride of Wildenstein”—the woman that ended up looking disfigured after spending millions of dollars on cosmetic surgery procedures. I need to make my face look all...
Mar 15 2013 - 12:00am
Dear Mr. Know-It-All, I don’t want to buy a secondhand laptop, but would like to sell mine. In addition, I would like to also sell a flat screen TV, the sound of which is now a bit dodgy. Where can I go to do this? Are there shops that buy secondhand goods? I live in Sheung Wan. –...
Mar 15 2013 - 12:00am
TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Let's see if you know what these exquisitely individuated luminaries have in common: Salvador Dali, Martha Graham, Stephen Colbert, David Byrne, Maya Deren, Malcolm X, Willie Nelson, Bono, Dennis Hopper, Cate Blanchett, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Sigmund Freud. Give up? They...
Apr 20 2012 - 12:00am
PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Seahorses have an unusual approach to reproduction. It's the male of the species that cares for the eggs as they gestate. He carries them in a "brood pouch" on his front side. Of course it's the female who creates the eggs in the first place. After analyzing the...
Mar 16 2012 - 12:00am
Four Chinese tourists have been expelled from Zimbabwe for eating more than 40 tortoises. The turtle skeletons were found when their shelter was raided by Zimbabwean police last week, who also discovered another 13 live tortoises locked in steel drums without water or food. Villagers testified to...
Feb 24 2012 - 12:00am
The government has finalized and sent over a newly amended Copyright Bill to the Legislative Council, and it is likely to be passed in the middle of next year. On the face of it, the bill looks technical and harmless, and government officials argue that the revised law will give better protection...
Sep 1 2011 - 11:00pm
Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the man said to be succeeding Premier Wen Jiabao, visited Hong Kong for three days last week. From officiating the opening ceremony of the new government headquarters to breakfast meetings with property tycoons, Li had a packed itinerary. Despite his busy schedule, Li made...
Aug 25 2011 - 11:00pm
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