Everything in life is just for a while

A reflection on time, presence, and looking up.

May 19 • Francis Tan

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Who Does This City Belong To?

Adelaide is cutting down a hundred years of living history for a golf course, and the government doesn’t want you to know the details.

May 14 • Francis Tan

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You Are a Lump of Clay

What the Heart Sutra means when it says "Everything is Emptiness"

May 9 • Francis Tan

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March 2026

The "Original" original

The story of Tao Huabi, the founder of Lao Gan Ma

Mar 18 • Francis Tan

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The House Always Wins

The mathematics of why gambling is not a strategy for wealth.

Mar 15 • Francis Tan

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Luck as a Strategy

Why fortune favours the prepared.

Mar 13 • Francis Tan

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Breaking the Gates of Hell

A Ritual of Agency for the Living after a loved one dies.

Mar 10 • Francis Tan

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A 60-Year Cycle of Global Realignment

What a thousand years of history can tell us about the next two years.

Mar 5 • Francis Tan

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February 2026

The Fire Horse Returns

A Historical Perspective of the Bing Wu Year

Feb 18 • Francis Tan

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January 2026

The Art of Being Useless

Why being too useful is slowly wearing us down

Jan 5 • Francis Tan

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December 2025

How China's Manufacturing Works

Why the World is Made in China

Dec 18, 2025 • Francis Tan

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How Shein Works

The Reality Behind the World’s Fastest Fashion Machine

Dec 11, 2025 • Francis Tan

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