My favourite holiday tradition features oolong tea, a peppery pork rib soup and my grandfather. - Bak kut teh - Bak kut teh (pronounced back koot tay) is a Southeast Asian pork rib soup served with rice and an array of sauces. The broth is seasoned with star anise, clover, cinnamon, ...
To the editor: George Bryjak’s letter of Nov. 22 in the paper got it half right. Yes, prescription drugs are expensive. But why do we need them so much? It’s because we are a nation of fat and sick people. “Health care” is no longer correct. We should call it “sick care” ...
As soon as I picked up the phone, he began, in his trademark high screech. “It’s a world gone mad, Dope! A world gone mad!” “He” was the only person it could be — Eric “The Hysteric” Lund. I’ve known him since college and he hasn’t changed one iota: Always in panic ...
In my last column, I highlighted some of the best objects to view in the night sky through the end of the year. However, becoming a confident stargazer takes more than a list of targets: it requires an understanding of the patterns and paths that shape the night sky. When stargazing, ...
To the editor: Those things that are most important to a person are central in determining what that person does with his or her life. If making money and accumulating wealth are very important, the person who has these values will devote much of their life to doing business. If having a ...
