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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LUVstock: Where all the hippies go in July
By Boston Paul / Special to The Wild East As Soulik continues to buzz-saw west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph, the current forecast indicates it will gain some strength over next 24 hours, before weakening slightly at landfall, Friday into early Saturday morning (ET). On its current forecasted track, Soulik
Read moreFete de la Musique rocks Taipei
La Fete de La Musique takes place today, Friday June 21, 4:00 PM to 11:30 PM. The event is free! And it sounds amazing… even in this shaky English-version press release! “For the first time in Taipei, La Caja De Musica, in collaboration with many artists, want to organize La
Read moreExposure! Open air art market a huge success
Exposure, the open air art market is back and in full effect. Bring your friends and family for an exciting day of festivities. Join two dozen international artists and of various mediums, bands, DJs and food stalls. There’s no cover charge, it’s free. Through your support, artists are able to
Read moreFer SHOW! Brushing elbows with literary genius @’The Writ VI’
The Wild East / Beaux Arts The Writ VI is here, it’s coming this Saturday, and it’s gonna be amazing, man, you gotta check this out, especially if you’re a writer, beat poet (such as myself), musician, comedian what-have-you, or ESPECIALLY just a good listener and appreciator of the arts,
Read moreProf. 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 Austronesian peoples of Formosa (Taiwan) have lost their sovereignty because
Read more‘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 got Elias Eks (a business book) and Richard Saunders (his
Read morePutting the magic back in movies: Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’
The special effects company that relocated to Taiwan to work on the ‘Life of Pi,’ Ang Lee’s latest outing, should provide a much-needed boost to Taiwan’s film industry By Trista di Genova / Contributing reporter, see full article published in Taipei Times Ang Lee’s (李安) Life of Pi hit Taiwan
Read moreAng Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ a triumphant tale of ‘man vs. nature’
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East / Entertainment Five stars: ‘One of the best films of the year’, even Roger Ebert agrees, and perhaps one of the only movies that is even better than the book. A beautiful tale, well told in this magical example of cutting-edge 3D cinematography.
Read moreBobwundaye and Revolver: In search of Open Mic nights in Taipei
By Trista di Genova / The Wild East Pubs in Taipei and Taiwan in general seem to have difficulty staying afloat! Several Taipei bars which used to feature open mic events closed doors, such as The Living Room and Citizen Cain, as well as Bliss. But there are still a
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