The Case for Laugh Lines

THANK goodness it was drilled into me to greet people with the words, “How do you do?” Because these days, the question that springs more frequently to mind is, “Who are you?” Not because my memory is going, but because many of my acquaintances are erasing the traces of identity, if not life, from their faces.

Google Unveils App for Paying With Phone

Google is among the first out of the gate in the attempt to make leather wallets go the way of the typewriter.

Zhou Libo: Close up with Shanghai’s favorite funny man

Shanghai’s favorite comedian Zhou Libo (周立波), or ‘Bobo’, is best known for drawing sell-out crowds to his live shows, delivering his act in Shanghainese, and lampooning just about everyone. His latest project — “Zhou Libo: Hui Ci Dian” or “Zhou Libo’s Dictionary of Humour” — is a lexicon containing hundreds of commonly used Shanghai slang terms, explained with Zhou’s funny flair.

Tatsumi: A Life in Animation

In “Tatsumi,” an animated retelling of the real life of Japanese graphic novelist Yoshihiro Tatsumi is interwoven with five of his short fictional stories from the 1970s.

How to Stay Cool in a Suit in Summer

With summer approaching, it can be tempting to cast off your jacket and tie.

Philip Treacy ‘very busy’ creating royal wedding hats

Philip Treacy hasn’t returned your call? He is busy recently with the wedding.

‘Rio’ roosts at top of the box office again

The Easter holiday delivered a bounty to cartoons as Rio held the top spot for a second straight weekend.

SpongeBob fans get a wacky new drawing game

The newest game for the uDraw GameTablet is “SpongeBob SquigglePants.” This game requires that families already own the uDraw GameTablet, since all of the game play is done using that device as your controller.

‘Angry Birds’ tops the mobile pecking order

The mega-popular Angry Birds did not hatch perfectly formed. Before the mobile video game landed in Apple’s App Store, the birds and their porcine enemies both needed seasoning.

Art review: ‘Art in the Streets’ at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

It’s generally not a good idea to censor a mural you commissioned, especially when that mural is part of a show about uncommissioned street art.