Margarash puts a clever, modern twist on a classic folktale storyline. Tim Miller’s illustrations take the edge off of the ...

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In a bizarre and tragic story coming out of Asia, six young foreign travelers have died in Vang Vieng, Laos after ingesting mixed drinks tainted with methanol. Five women, one man, four nationalities.

I enjoy word play—plot twists, puns, double meanings, and so on. Use those and I will laugh and join in. But joking should be in jest—being mean on purpose is not funny. For instance, while Don ...

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