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Category Archives: Culture Shiok
Prof. Scott Simon to speak on Seediq Bale @ Academia Sinica
Anthropologist Scott Simon will be speaking at Academia Sinica in Taipei on May 6 at 2:30pm, on the topic “Sadyaq Balae! State and Indigeneity on Formosa” in Room B202, RCHSS Academia Sinica (map) Like indigenous peoples around the globe, the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Beautiful Island, Betel Nut News, Culture Shiok, Programming, Uncategorized
Tagged aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, academia sinica, Austronesian language and cultures, CEFC Taipei, Ethnography, Japanese in Taiwan, Professor anthropologist Scott Simon, Taiwan history, Taiwan history in film, Taiwan-French relations, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, writers, writers on Taiwan
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‘Taiwan Book Fest 2′ features local writers @ Huashan
The Wild East / Culture TAIWAN BOOK FEST 2 is at Huashan Arts Center in Taipei (but a better – bigger, quieter – venue than Alleycats) noon to 6pm on April 21, this Sunday. Says organizing author John Ross, “I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Beautiful Island, Betel Nut News, Culture Shiok, Expat Chat, Programming, Uncategorized
Tagged authors in Taiwan, book readings, Elias Eks, John Ross, Keeping Up With the War God, Lisa Furtado, literary gatherings, Richard Saunders, Steven Crook, Trista di Genova
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7-Elevens in America: How do they measure up with Taiwan’s?
“So far in America, I’ve visited a 7-Eleven, a Circle K, and the AM-PM store. There is also a ‘QT’ store now, which is a novelty to this observer….” Trista di Genova, The Wild East / Comedy The 7-Eleven is … Continue reading
Taiwan SPCA seeking support for upcoming animal protection legislation
The Taiwan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) is asking the international community’s help to urge Taiwan’s government to end the current capture-kill policy and make it illegal to neglect animals. On December 26th, 2012 the amendment … Continue reading
More on what ‘rehab’ is like in Taiwan: Alcatraz!
The Wild East / Society What is ‘rehab’ like in Taiwan? From the following account, it’s pretty much like Alcatraz, except for the few hours a day of forced ‘meditation’. This year, a foreigner tested on the margin of error … Continue reading
Posted in Betel Nut News, Culture Shiok, Political Beats, Programming, Uncategorized
Tagged Alcatraz, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), jail time for petty offenses, marijuana dope pot-smoking, Midnight Express, penalties, rehab centers in Taiwan, rehab testing positive for drugs, what it's like in a Taiwan prison
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Is there such a thing as ‘rehab’ in Taiwan? Short answer: No.
The Wild East / Society In Taiwan, the authorities don’t really grasp the concept of a ‘rehabilitation centre’ or what ‘rehab’ is supposed to do, for that matter – to rehabilitate, help people detoxify and get off drink and drugs. … Continue reading
Posted in American Taels, Arts & Entertainment, Betel Nut News, Culture Shiok, Expat Chat, Programming, Uncategorized, Wild Comedy
Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), betty ford clinic, dollar diplomacy, drug trafficking heroin narcotics ring brothels gangster activity, embezzlement scandals, punishment for drug possession, rehab centers in Taiwan, what happens if you fail the drug test
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Lawyer Billy Chen speaks at Breakfast Club
The Wild East / Peace & Justice Taiwan’s media have turned from the Zane Dean case to Lin Yi-shih, and now the Philippine Row. What makes this poignant and ironic is (for those who remember) a number of years ago, … Continue reading →