LIVING OVER THERE

Madam is petite, brilliant and beautiful. But she can be fierce. Over the years she’s lived in many Asian countries, where she’s always had at least one live-in maid. And some of her Western friends, us included, thought she could sometimes be a bit of a tyrant. For instance, she...

Madam and Marlyn, her maid, often go together to the Lunch Lady’s sidewalk restaurant in Saigon. They sit on tiny plastic stools while they eat her famous noodles – different every day, and always delicious —  and try to figure out the secret of her amazing soup. The stock...

Is there such a thing as a stupid house? That’s probably unfair to bricks and mortar — but there are certainly houses built by stupid people. And people who choose to live in them for some very stupid reasons.

A few years ago, Francisco was driving home from the office when several men in a car blocked his way. They had guns. A shot or two was fired, but he rammed their car and got away.