“The Written Word is Solace, A Sword, A Universe in a World.”— Paul Davies “The Writ: Words Over a Deep Hole” will provide a literary evening at The Taichung Refuge this Saturday, September 29, 2012. Some of the Readers/Performers include: Kevin MacCash, Megan Dooley, Keith Nipper Gypsi, Hopey The Wizzard
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Shakespeare goes live in Red Room radio drama
LOCATION: 2F #117 Sec. 1 Da-an Rd. 台北市大安路一段117號2F DATE/TIME: September 8th & 9th, 2:30pm, and 7:30pm As part of the 5th Annual Taipei Fringe Festival, Red Room brings you “An Evening of Shakespeare.” Red Room Radio Redux is an offshoot of the Red Room and is designed to present great
Read moreAmazing lineup of comics @ Taipei Comedy Club
TAIPEI COMEDY CLUB’s English Language Comedy night is on Saturday, July 14th at 9pm. No.20, Ln. 553, Sec. 4, ZhongXiao E. Rd., Taipei City (MRT Taipei City Hall Station EXIT 1) 台北市忠孝東路4段553巷20號(市政府捷運站) Come watch some people find their seats, piss themselves with laughter, and struggle to find their way in
Read moreThe ‘Eight-ishth’ LuvStock this weekend!
LUVstock 201 is gonna knock your socks off July, Friday The 13th, 14 & 15, 2012. The LuvStock DJ list: BAND SCHEDULE LUVbands: Native Space, The Admissionaries, X.O.X.O., The Shiznits, San Jiao Mao -三腳貓, Monkey Banana, Billy and The Filters, Young David, Kid Millionaire, Peaks, BHD, Hi-Life Wedding, Windy City
Read more‘War on Sleep’ now available through Lone Wolf Press
“The War on Sleep,” a collection of poetry by Trista di Genova (2010) Taipei: Lone Wolf Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-986-88302-2-6 Price: 200NT/US$8/e-book US$4 STAY AWAKE IF YOU DARE… Anything that can keep your eyes wide open when you’d much rather be passed out is covered within these pages: rocky relationships, love
Read moreCatherine Dai’s ‘Under the Phoenix Tree’: BOOK REVIEW
By Trista di Genova / The Wild East Order on Bookman‘s website I S B N ： 9575860632 / NT$170 Rating: ***** This book was first published in 1990, and reads like a classic in Taiwan literature. It really feels like we are living in Taipei a generation ago, in
Read moreInject more cash into Taiwan film, says producer
By Trista di Genova / Originally published in The China Post Phillip Epps is an American producer who began his own video and film production company, international-creative.com, in 2005. In the past, he has worked on political campaigns in America, helped set up the first Internet cafe chain in China
Read moreFolk hero Scott Cook returns for Taiwan tour
Thanks to Ian Kuo’sIan Kuo’s blog: “SCOTT COOK @ BOBWUNDAYE” Being a relative newcomer to the Taiwan music scene, I had no idea who Scott Cook was, other than what I had read online. I knew that he had played locally for several years, and that he later went back
Read moreFolk hero Scott Cook returns for Taiwan tour
Ian Kuo’sIan Kuo’s blog: “SCOTT COOK @ BOBWUNDAYE” Being a relative newcomer to the Taiwan music scene, I had no idea who Scott Cook was, other than what I had read online. I knew that he had played locally for several years, and that he later went back to Canada
Read moreThe Perfect Weekend in Taipei for you.
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East / A friend asked my plans for this weekend, and at first I replied, “Not much.” But then I checked my schedule and realized: this is the potentially the perfect weekend, for everyone, not only to catch up on their socializing and networking,
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