Fortune-tellers are doing a brisk trade in the run up to the Lunar New Year, and many are now catering specifically to the country's economic elite
By Noah Buchan
With Lunar New Year quickly approaching, the Hsingtien Temple (行天宮) in downtown Taipei is filling with people seeking the advice of fortune-tellers on subjects ranging from marriage to business.

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Molly Ringwald, star of 'The Breakfast Club,' has made the switch from film to stage, but has a few tough acts to follow
By John Fleming
In the 1980s, Molly Ringwald was queen of the suburban brat pack. She starred in Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, a series of hit films for teens by John Hughes. Ringwald even made the cover of Time magazine.

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Robert and Aline Crumb, a cartooning couple, moved to France 16 years ago and live a bohemian lifestyle in what appears to be a rural idyll
By Allen Salkin
Shortly after Robert and Aline Crumb moved from the US to a small village in this valley in the South of France, they were asked to participate in a summer medieval festival.

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Fomer 'Financial Times' reporter Edward Luce argues that though India is not on autopilot to greatness, it would take an incompetent pilot to crash the plane
By William Grimes
All eyes are on China as it races to become the world's next great power. Smart bettors would be wise to put some money on India to get there first, and Edward Luce explains why in In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India, his highly informative, wide-ranging survey.

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In 'The Castle in the Forest,' Norman Mailer dissects the Nazi mass murderer's youth in minute detail, from 'excretory dramas' to bee keeping
Janet Maslin
The wise beekeeper does not wear dark clothing, lest it pick up light-colored pollen. Italian bees are gentler and more chic than the Austrian variety. The mating box, capping fork and spur-wheel embedder are essential tools for apiculture. And all power in the beehive rests with a treacherous but fragrant bitch.

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