By Mabel Doge Luhan Good news for people who love bad news! On April 19th, IPI declared not just moral but also financial bankruptcy! You can find the list of…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Have you ever read something (EXCLUDING MY INNOVATIVE AND HELPFUL COLUMN) that you badly needed to be funny, but it turned out to be completely unfunny?…

By Mabel Doge Luhan My previous article, about weed, weddings, and Amazon (sort of like Wein, Weib, und Gesang) was even more popular than I’d hoped for! In fact, my…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Life here in Saipan has been so hectic since the planeloads of Australian and Malaysian tourists started arriving! Thanks for the good work, MVA. All those…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Have you ever contemplated the vastness of the universe? Why, these are distances that even MVA couldn’t travel! We sometimes forget that here in Saipan we’re…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Who’s your favorite gay samurai? Mine is Matsuo Basho! His epic poem The Narrow Road to the Deep North described one man’s overwhelming urge to travel…

Oh my! This April is starting with a bang! Not only are there IPI lawsuits flying left and right, not only are the Congressional Delegate candidates maneuvering for initial position,…

By Mabel Doge Luhan My Easter was splendid, thanks for asking! In fact, just as soon as I’d beaten my face, the wheelman fired up the Packard Twelve just for…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Our world is always changing, isn’t it? But some things are the same year in and year out, such as the Marianas Variety’s yearly Friends of…

By Mabel Doge Luhan Oh, how I love science fiction! I even read some of the newer up-and-coming authors, such as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury. Those whippersnappers sure know…