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When Gangster Politics Collides with Political Realignment

EnglishLife
·August 17, 2023·3 min read
Political streamer and Internet celebrity Holger Chen raised eyebrows earlier this week by accusing the DPP of being behind a shooting incident in August 2020 in which he was shot by a gunman Read More

“Port of Lies” Dramatizes Charged Racial Issues in Taiwanese Society

EnglishFilm
·August 13, 2023·3 min read
Though problematic in some regards, Port of Lies is an attempt to grapple with some of the pressing racial issues of Taiwanese society Read More

“Starring Jerry as Himself” Blends Fact and Fiction in a Tale of Scams and Family

EnglishFilm
·August 9, 2023·3 min read
Inspired by the tale of a Taiwanese American immigrant retiree, “Starring Jerry as Himself” captivates with authentic acting and masterful staging Read More

“Eye of the Storm” Reimagines Taiwan’s SARS Outbreak through a COVID-Tinged Lens

EnglishFilm
·August 5, 2023·3 min read
"Eye of the Storm" dramatizes the infamous 2003 lockdown of Taipei’s Heping Hospital, providing a COVID-influenced historiography of the event Read More

Taiwan People’s Party Wades Into Accidental Expression of Support for White Supremacy

EnglishLife
·August 1, 2023·3 min read
The pan-Blue camp experienced another strange controversy regarding English-language messaging earlier this week when it came to the attention of the Taiwanese public that the website for Ko Wen-je’s TPP featured a slogan that read “Vote White, Vote Right.” Subsequently, podcast program Bailinguo, which focuses on international affairs, honed in on the bizarre optics of the website, which could be interpreted as expressing support for white supremacy Read More

Bad Taiwan Takes: Donald Trump on Taiwan “Stealing Jobs” from the US

EnglishLife
·July 29, 2023·2 min read
Recent comments by former President US Donald Trump on Fox News lashed out at Taiwan Read More

“Dear Mother I Meant to Write About Death” Offers a Powerful Look at Mortality and Mother-Daughter Relations

EnglishFilm
·July 26, 2023·2 min read
Filmmaker Siyi Chen uses an artistic approach to explore mortality, and her own relationship with her cancer-stricken mother Read More

“The Cord of Life” Explores Modernity Versus Tradition in Inner Mongolian Music

EnglishFilm
·July 22, 2023·2 min read
Director Qiao Sixue’s “The Cord of Life” uses the story of an Inner Mongolian electronic musician to offer musings on traditional Mongolian culture’s role in modern times Read More

Bad Taiwan Takes: Reactions from DC to Lai’s Comments on a White House Visit

EnglishLife
·July 20, 2023·3 min read
A report in the Financial Times earlier this week indicated that some in Washington DC were upset with DPP presidential candidate William Lai for suggesting that one day he hoped to see a Taiwanese president visit the White House. As the same article quoted an official stating that the White House had not been in contact with the Lai campaign over the remarks, those unhappy about Lai’s comments may not be from the White House, but could be from the State Department Read More

“Rewind, Pause, Then Play” Reminisces on the Videotape’s History in South Korea

EnglishFilm
·July 17, 2023·2 min read
Documentary “Rewind, Pause, Then Play” looks at how the videotape connected South Korea with the world during its authoritarian period Read More

Social Distancing 2.0: A Review of Hsin-Hui Lin’s Contactless Intimacy

BooksEnglish
·July 13, 2023·7 min read
Hsin-Hui Lin's Contactless Intimacy is a claustrophobic character study, a dazzling exercise in worldbuilding, and a chilling thought experiment: what would happen if artificial intelligence gained the power to dictate human intimacy? In a world where physical contact is prohibited, relationships are optimized by machines, and free will is exposed as fiction, what might become of individual agency? Read More

社交距離2.0——讀《零觸碰親密》

BooksChinese
·July 8, 2023·1 min read
林新惠的《零觸碰親密》是一部深入角色直至引發幽閉恐懼的作品。小說建構的世界令人讚歎不已,同時也是令人不寒而慄的思想實驗:如果有一天人工智能得以支配人類彼此的親密關係,會發生什麼?在一個身體接觸被明令禁止、人際關係被機械優化、自由意志近乎虛無的世界,個人的能動性將會發生什麼變化? Read More
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