In this age of demagogic bombasts, famous (and infamous) for bloated, turgid rants and supercilious harangues on the ‘fear-of-the-day’ or cause célèbre, what was it about hearing a soft-spoken, octogenarian academician that appealed to the disparate gathering in Taipei on August 9th? One may conclude that what brought all those people together was the chance to bear witness – a hunger even – to one man’s quest for truth in a world of obfuscation, deception and propaganda.
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Struggling to earn, foreign workers face abuse in Taiwan
Editor’s note: This DPA feature article was picked up and published by NONE of the local newspapers, so we are publishing this wires feature because we feel it is an urgent topic to raise with the general public, and too important to leave unreported. DPA feature By David Chang Jul
Read moreTaiwan 'English' newspapers struggling to stay afloat
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Op-ed On an island sporting a tiny foreign community of 500,000, all three English-speaking newspapers here — Taiwan News, Taipei Times and The China Post — are battling to stay alive amidst severe budget cuts and a dwindling readership. One might even question,
Read moreDiane Wilson Appearance ‘Shocks’ Shareholders’ meeting in Taiwan
By Trista di Genova The Wild East magazine On June 9, Diane Wilson, a Code Pink co-founder and activist, was arrested after she doused and blackened herself with fake petroleum during an energy hearing in the U.S. Senate. Wilson was voicing anger over BP’s lack of liability in the catastrophic
Read moreThem bones! A Taiwan-French connection
by Dan Bloom Special to The Wild East According to a recent article in the New York Times, a finger bone from the body of the late Li Tien-lu, the great puppetmaster of Taiwan, was buried in France under a plum tree outside a private home north of Paris. In
Read moreFor Cape No. 7 actor, 'taike' means not forgetting history
Pongfong Wu recently won two Golden Bell awards for his roles in TV drama. Here is an exclusive interview with the rising star….
Read moreChina Warns Web Media and Bloggers: Beijing is watching.
Bloggers will be monitored. The PRC has set up a team to ‘police’ the Internet. They will attempt to remove sensitive content, warn bloggers who ‘cross the line’ and block access to sites that don’t comply.
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In English-speaking countries, English-speaking journalists submit their work for review to English-speaking editors. For Taiwanese journalists writing in English, this step is considered unnecessary.
Read moreParty of The Year: Review of The Wild East Show @ The Beat Studio, Taipei
Review Of The Wild East Art Show Staff Reporter, Wildeast.net This review focuses on the WiLd EaSt Art Opening, Jan. 19th, although the exhibition runs for 3 weeks, by appointment: (02) 2765-9470 SAT/SUN, FEB. 2-3: LAST WEEKEND PRIVATE VIEWING OF ALL THE WORKS AT ‘THE WILD EAST ART SHOW.’ Sat.
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Staff Reporter Radio Taiwan Int’l interviewed Trista di Genova for a show on “The Wild East” Show INTERVU AVEC TRISTA DI GENOVA SUR LE “WILD EAST” SHOW coming up Jan. 19th at the Beat Studio in Taipei. VERNISSAGE: le 19 janvier, 2008, Beat Studio, TAIPEI GO TO: http://french.rti.org.tw/Others/ProgramSchedule.aspx Click on/CLIQUEZ
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