Dear Annie: My best friend, Denise, recently moved back to our hometown after two years away. We talk every day, and there is hardly anything we keep from each other. The problem is, Denise is perpetually unhappy. Since she moved back, her negativity...
News in the age of information We are often told that the age of the information economy has arrived. The idea is that intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturing. There are already too many factories for the nu...
Swiss couple keeps rolling on 23-year round-the-world drive 瑞士夫妇持续廿三年开车环游世界 In 1984, Swiss couple Emil and Liliana Schmid traveled to the United States to get away from the monotony of office work. They became hooked on...
When people come down with a runny nose and itchy eyes in their homes, they often think the cause is an allergy. The usual suspects are dust mites and pets. They should, however, also consider their houseplants. Basically, any houseplant can set off...
This past November, a survey showed that over 65 percent of 3,614 children and young adults queried said they had seen or read materials with sexual content, including pornographic films, Web sites, comics and computer games. After these results were...
Ya?l: [In a baby talk cooing voice] Ready for a moment of science? D: Sure, Ya?l, but why are you talking to me like I'm a baby? Y: [Regular voice] Just making a point Don. Why did you think I was talking as if you were a baby? D: Hmmm. Because of th...
Dear Annie: I have known Celia for five years and love her like a sister. A few months ago, I found out that Celia's husband is having an affair with a former employee. I know he meets this woman at variousout-of-the-way places and that he leaves wor...
The Internet has become an indispensable part of life for many children and young people nowadays. Yet risks abound. Children must be protected from dangerous content, whether it's pornography or depictions of violence, says Axel Kossel of c't magazi...
Rainforests rule! by Julie Bray A world like no other perhaps this is the best way to describe the world of the rainforest. No rainforest is exactly the same yet most rainforests are now distributed in the small land area 22.5 degrees north and 22.5...
Dear Annie: I live next door to people who leave their windows open and have the television blaring most of the night, while their children play loud video games. They also run some sort of compressor all day long that's right next to our patio. This...
Dear Annie: I am a young married woman. My husband, let's call him Pete, is very possessive and jealous. He also has an anger problem. Anytime I go to the store, he wants to know exactly what store I am going to, who I'm going with, when I am going t...
For most of its running time, Secret lives up to its marketing as a sappy, beautifully shot and competently directed love story featuring Taiwan's own Jay Chou, the singer turned actor and now first-time director and screenwriter. Following a convent...
Dear Annie: I recently came across an e-mail from my 15-year-old daughter to her 22-year-old cousin that was rather revealing. (OK, I was snooping.) My daughter, Carlie, was attending a sleepover at a senior girl's house, and it turns out there was a...
Fidel Castro retires after 49 years in power 执政四十九年，古巴强人卡斯楚宣布退休 Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in a statement on Feb. 19 that he would not return to lead the country as president or commander-in-chief, retir...
About six or seven million years ago chimpanzees and humans evolved from a common primate ancestor. Chimps went on to become the relatively small-brained, forest dwelling creatures we know and love. Humans went on to evolve large brains, spread throu...
