I’ve suddenly begun to react violently to fortune cookies—as if they’re contagious, as if their vague predictions and mindf--kery warrants a hazmat response.

People often take fortune cookie messages to heart. They crack open the yellow crescent moon cookies that conclude their Chinese restaurant meal, and eagerly hunt for predictions, revelations, and ...

I’ve suddenly begun to react violently to fortune cookies—as if they’re contagious, as if their vague predictions and mindf--kery warrants a hazmat response. Like on Christmas Day, when the ...