Monthly Archives: January 2023

Good Riddance to Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo said we should only keep something if it “sparks joy.” Well, she sparks zero joy in me. Kondo evangelized the “life-changing magic of tidying up.” A ceremonial purge, she promised, would purify our souls as well as the … Continue reading

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A Very Brilliant Idea

A letter by anti-tobacco Nazi Liu I-Chun was published in FORUM of The Straits Times: Make tobacco companies pay for cigarette butt litter clean-ups Cigarette butts consistently rank among the most littered items both locally and globally. Cigarette butts not … Continue reading

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An Invitation to Damage your Livers

The Straits Times, Singapore government’s mouthpiece promotes its wine club; not only that, it has columnists writing about alcohol and full pages in color extol the qualities of all kinds of alcohol. Amazing isn’t it? While the harmful effects of … Continue reading

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