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Sunday, March 12, 2023

Two great Japanese writers who committed suicide

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  Yasunari Kawabata (June 11, 1899 – April 16, 1972 )   Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968 for his trilogy Snow M...
Thursday, March 9, 2023

Famous Taiwanese writer San-Mao (1943-1991) suffered several heart-breakers before she committed suicide

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Taiwanese writer San-Mao, whose real name was Chen Mao-Ping, was born in Chongqing, China, on March 26, 1943. Also known as Echo Chen, she h...

Writers in double-suicide pact with their lovers: why? Or shall I ask, women in double-suicide pact with their writer-lovers: why?

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  Takeo Arishima (1878-1923)   Takeo Arishima was a renowned novelist, literary critic and essayist during the late Meji and Taishio perio...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

"Willie Mongin has guts when he spoke out against disallowing bikini-wearing at swimming pools," says Jessica

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"Some quarters would like to see our beaches filled with women attired in black robes frolicking in the water,"  Jessica says, lea...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

“This is one of the worst cases of bad feng shui I’ve ever seen,” groans Sifu Sabrina

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  “Look at this photo.” Sifu Sabrina holds up a print with her manicured thumb and forefinger. “The client wanted a consultation on Skype af...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Professions that are akin to flaunting fake boobs, according to Chinese sinseh Master Mah

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Perched behind a counter in a Chinese medical hall, a pimply-faced store assistant swings his gaze to a woman seated nearby and grunts, “Nex...
Sunday, February 19, 2023

"Hooray!" cheers Mummy Lulu. "North Korea has fired an ICBM as a warning to Washington and Seoul."

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"Hooray!" snaps Mummy Lulu,  eyes lighting up with glee. "North Korea has fired an Inter-continental Ballistic Missile into J...