The Wild East / editorial Real-time Taiwan air-quality readings here Who controls the past controls the future, and who controls the present controls the past. The same also applies to current air pollution standards in Taiwan. A fuss should be made about the obscenely high “acceptable limit for particulates —
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Author Furtado: ‘My fans are like my family’
In this exclusive interview, the Wild East’s Trista di Genova asks author L. Farrah Furtado about her latest news, views on writing and her WIP ‘Pop-Rock-Cop’. Both local expat writers will be participating in the 2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE). Trista: Who are you? 🙂 Furtado: I’m the life-long
Read more’20 questions’ with author Trista di Genova
By Mandy Chang, Wild East Exclusives Q. What’s your name? Trista di Genova Q. How many people are there in your family? I don’t know. Maybe 7 billion? Q. What is your star sign? Capricorn Q. Where are you from? Tucson, Arizona USA Q: How long does it take to
Read moreDaniel Pearl Day in Taiwan: How it all got started
The founder of Daniel Pearl Day in Taiwan, Sean Scanlan, spoke this week with the Wild East’s Trista di Genova about how the day-long music festival got started twelve years ago. Trista: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us, Sean. Here are a few questions that are probably
Read moreGetting over the ‘hump’ in Chinese-language learning
Edited version of this article published in Centered on Taipei magazine, Oct 2013. Tired of being left in the dark when it comes to learning Chinese, Trista di Genova talks with Michael Hoare about his ground-breaking new resource for wannabe Mandarin speakers, ‘Intimate Chinese: From grammar to fluency: A companion
Read moreProtest held at Taipei City Council against ShiDa closures
The following call for support is from the owner of ‘Out of India’ restaurant in ShiDa. Read more: “Who Killed ShiDa?” SAVE SHIDA NIGHT MARKET! SAVE THE MOST COLORFUL PART OF TAIWAN’S CULTURE! PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS, TOO! I am the only remaining foreigner in Taiwan who is fighting for the
Read moreI got in a fight at the flower market
By Joe Gui / Culture Shock, at The Wild East I got in a fight last weekend at the Jianguo Flower Market in Taipei; well, I guess it was more of a scuffle. It was about 6:30am and I was cycling through the Jinguo Flower Market, the largest market of
Read moreWho Killed ShiDa? The heart of Taiwan has died a slow death
Andy Singh, owner of Out of India restaurant, is one of the many small business owners in the ShiDa who has been standing up to the harassment over the past few years by developers, who want to turn the heart of Taiwan’s once liveliest district into a more lucrative and
Read moreTaichung Refuge fundraiser to help rescue strays
The Wild East / Arts & Entertainment Because of the recent Rabies Scare, Taichung Refuge is teaming up with other organizers and those working with animals to help support them in their cause, by having a “FUNdraiser” Saturday, Aug. 17th at the Taichung Refuge, starting 5 p.m. Many of the
Read moreSky Burial resurrected — for one night only!
The Wild East / Arts & Entertainment Well, shit happens, folks! There’s was a ‘reserection’ (noun) — a morning wood of biblical proportions! The great news was Brian Kleinsmith, a.k.a. Chuck Buzzard, was back in town for the next two weeks. So Sky Burial reunited for one show only Sunday,
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