lunar new year
NYC's 'historic' Chinese lunar new year parade lights up streets
The special Chinese year of the wood snake is about transformation and change — and those celebrating it in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Sunday said even the downpour couldn’t dampen their...
NYC restaurant offers rare soup with giant dumplings as big as your face
Upon The Palace — a Chinese eatery in Tribeca that opened at the end of 2024 — has introduced Shanghainese Tang Bao, a giant soup dumpling the size of your...
Celebrate Lunar New Year with decadent snake jewels
Brimming with symbolism, the serpent holds significant meaning across many cultures going back to ancient times.
My friend is driving around a violent sex offender, what should I do?
A Dear Abby reader inquires about her friend's connection to a sex offender.
Hong Kong’s snake soup is slithering away but still simmers in decades-old kitchen
As Hong Kong prepares to welcome the Year of the Snake on Wednesday, Chau Ka-ling displays a moving serpent with practiced ease, holding it like a pet in her decades-old...
What is my Chinese zodiac sign? Animals, dates, and meanings explained
The year of the Wood Snake is upon us, and with it, the invitation to create ourselves anew in the image of the dead-shedding serpent of power, resilience, and personal...
How the Year of the Snake will affect your career, finances, health and relationships
Slink on outta that old skin, folks; the Year of the Wood Snake is upon us, and with it, the summons to shed the dead and move towards the fresh-cut...
Taipei pet shop aims to end prejudice against snakes — with a coffee date
Luo Chih-yu, 42, the owner of the Taipei pet shop Pythonism which opened in 2017, is offering potential snake owners the chance to interact with snakes over a cup of...
January 2025 horoscopes: Water signs rule the skies and it's sink or swim
The big news of the month and the new year comes on January 11th when the lunar nodes move into the axis of Virgo and Pisces, AKA the axis of...
'Free Palestine' protestors attempt to disrupt Lunar New Year parade in NYC
An otherwise jubilant celebration to ring in the Year of the Dragon was slightly disrupted by Free Palestine protestors.
Japan's 'Naked Man Festival' sees hundreds of scantily-clad men wrestle for last time in millennia
Just another tradition killed by millennials.
Starbucks now sells pork-flavored coffee and some are saying it's 'surprisingly delicious'
Wake up and smell the bacon.
NYC bakeries have been swamped with orders for trendy 'burn away' cakes
These confections are totally fire.
The Year of the Wood Dragon is coming — what it means for your zodiac sign
Splitting wood and spitting fire — the Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 10, 2024, ushering us into the Year of the Wood Dragon.
The Year of the Wood Dragon begins in February — what that means for you
Enter the dragon, indeed.
Audio from Monterey Park shooting 911 call released: ‘He might start shooting again’
“He might start shooting again,” a man said in a panicked voice to the 911 dispatcher.
Jill Biden shields Joe from reporters during Lunar New Year celebration, keeps him from dancing
The first lady also adroitly ran interference for her husband as he was pelted with questions from reporters about the classified documents that were found at his home.
'No firecrackers tonight!' Biden jokes at Lunar New Year event after California mass shootings
Biden improvised his remarks Thursday night during a White House celebration.
Monterey Park shooting victims ID'd as beloved teachers, family members
Six women and five men between the ages of 57 and 76 were killed in the horrific attack inside Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Saturday night in Monterey Park.