NBA’s Jeremy Lin Coaches Kids’ Basketball Camp in Taipei
The NBA’s Jeremy Lin hosted a basketball camp in Taipei Sunday – where he coached students from two elementary schools and several young players who won Taiwan’s Youth Basketball Championship last year. Lin, who was recently traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Lakers, spent one hour as a special coach with the...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Dubbing Cartoons for a Taiwanese Audience (7/21-22/2014)
Listen Episode Description Anyone from an English speaking country who flips to Cartoon Network in Taiwan can tell you, it sounds a little different from back home: The whole thing is dubbed from start to finish into Chinese. But it’s not just a simple matter of translating straight from English to Chinese. In fact,...Continue reading
Smart Cat Feeder “Bistro” Monitors Your Cat’s Diet
My two male cats at home have a loving and harmonious relationship. They sleep together, groom each other, and share food bowls. But I must say, as close as they are, I’m starting to see a difference in their physiques. One is happy to play anywhere, any time, and he is stocky and muscular. The...Continue reading
Eslite Bookstore: Top Bookstore in Taipei
If you ask a Taipei resident to recommend a bookstore for you, the majority of them would probably say Eslite Bookstore, especially the one located on Dun-hua South Road, its original headquarters. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the big bookstore is a beacon of light for bibliophiles. They can find a...Continue reading
LA Lakers’ Jeremy Lin Arrives in Taiwan for Week-Long Visit
Jeremy Lin arrived in Taipei last night for a week-long visit – a day later than initially planned due to his having to sign a contract after his transfer to the LA Lakers from the Houston Rockets. The 25-year-old point guard is slated to attend two promotional events hosted by Adidas, his new sponsor, and...Continue reading
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Ranks 18th in World Airport Awards
Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport has been named the 18th best airport worldwide in the World Airport Awards – up six places from last year. It was the airport’s best performance in the annual awards, following its rankings of 24th and 29th in the past two years, respectively. According to the airport operators, the improved ranking...Continue reading
Century-old Sunken Ship Discovered Off Green Island
Researchers are working to determine if a sunken ship discovered off Taiwan’s Green Island is a legendary Dutch ship that locals say ran aground there in the 19th century. The shipwreck appears to be the remains of a wooden vessel from the West dating to at least 100 years ago, according to Tsang Cheng-hwa, an...Continue reading
Marvel’s Goddess of Thunder Thor is Now a Woman
Thor is now the Goddess of Thunder – as Marvel Comics announced Tuesday the hammer-wielding Norse superhero will be a woman in upcoming comic book issues. The publisher says it hopes to attract more girls and women to comic books with this change, which is one of the most shocking to hit the “big three”...Continue reading
Edge of Tomorrow Scriptwriter Dante Harper to Work on Live-Action Akira
Akira has long been one of my favorite Japanese animated films and it was probably one of my first exposures to anime as a child (my first being Project A-ko. Yes, how appropriate for an elementary school kid). I became very excited many years ago when I heard that a live-action version was in the...Continue reading
Eco Film Festival to be held in Taiwan Starting Today
An annual eco film festival will hold more than 5,200 screenings of documentaries around Taiwan starting today, to promote the importance of ecological conservation. The Forestry Bureau, which is jointly organizing the festival with the National Central Library, made the announcement Monday. The festival, to run until October 19, will screen 40 documentaries about Taiwan’s...Continue reading
‘Tacky’ Tuesday! Weird Al Parodies Pharrell’s ‘Happy’
The king of parodies, “Weird Al” Yankovic, is back with a brand new album titled Mandatory Fun. But he’s not just releasing a new album, he’s also putting out a new music video every day during the release week of his new album with his #8videos8days project. His first music video parodies the catchy “Happy”...Continue reading
First Full Length Trailer for Doctor Who Season 8 Lands
Doctor Who Watch Day 200: Yes, it has apparently been that long since Matt Smith’s tearful farewell on The Time of the Doctor, but on this fateful day, there has been another significant development in the Whoniverse. It turns out the BBC can be very generous when it wants to be. During the half time...Continue reading
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