New Zealand Author Eleanor Catton Discusses The Luminaries at Taipei International Book Fair
The annual Taipei International Book Fair, which runs between February 11 and 16 at the Taipei World Trade Center Halls 1 and 3, will feature New Zealand as the theme country this time around. Organizers say a series of activities will be held at the New Zealand pavilion, including poetry reading, book signing, lectures and...Continue reading
Taipei International Book Fair Is Free for Youths
The Taipei International Book Exhibition will offer free admission to visitors under the age of 18 for the first time this year to encourage reading among young people. Organizers say they just need to show their national ID cards or other identifying documents at the gates of Taipei World Trade Center Hall one and...Continue reading
Are You Ready for the Superbowl?
A historic Super Bowl finally arrives. On Sunday, that’s Monday morning Taipei time, the Seattle Seahawks go for a second straight NFL title, seeking to be the first team to repeat since the New England Patriots a decade ago. A victory, particularly a convincing one, would stamp the Seahawks as one of the great teams...Continue reading
English in the News – As the Crow Flies
As the crow flies 像烏鴉一樣飛,走直線 (2015/1/20) As the crow flies: in a straight line, by the shortest route Example: It’s only one mile as the crow flies, but about three miles by this mountain road. 1) FAA to let planes fly as the crow flies 美國民航署讓飛機飛直線 Everyone knows that the shortest distance between two points...Continue reading
Ding Tai Fung: The best dishes you may have overlooked
Ding Tai Fung, the well-known dumpling place, does offer delicious, exquisitely-made xiaolongbao (steamed buns) with pork, shrimp or crab-roe fillings. However, if those are the only things you order when you visit the stores, you’d be missing out on other good stuff. For those who like their food a little spicy, I would definitely recommend...Continue reading
Golden Horse Film Festival – Biggest Film Festival in Taiwan
Map of the Stars The biggest film festival in Taiwan, the Golden Horse Film Fetsival, is right around the corner (11/6 ~ 11/27) and if you have not managed to get the tickets, you may not need to bother. I tried to get hold of just ONE ticket for the restored “Paris, Texas” and the new...Continue reading
English in the News: Shrug off
shrug off 聳聳肩,表示不在乎 to act as if something were unimportant or not a problem Example: She just shrugs off the pain and gets on with the job. 她不理會疼痛,繼續工作. Investors are familiar with Amazon’s quarterly routine: posting huge sales numbers with little or no profit. But they are not shrugging off the loss this quarter. 投資人對亞馬遜公司的每季財報很熟悉,它都呈現極高的銷售額,利潤卻很少,甚至沒有....Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Lin Hui-bin, Wonder Music Executive Manager
Lin Hui-bin, an all-around pop music professional, now holds the position of Executive Manager at Wonder Music, a studio that cultivates and promote independent bands. So far at least three bands have flourished under his tutelage: Won Fu, Tizzy Bac and Totem, an aboriginal group. What are the most important elements that he’d be looking for...Continue reading
Taiwan Film Institute Launched
The Taiwan Film Institute, an expansion from the previous Film Data Library, has been officially launched. It will bring together the resources and the various budgets allocated for preserving and restoring valuable old films. It also aims to educate the general public about cinematic art. Culture Minister Lung Yingtai and New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu...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
Professor Yu Zhen-hua on November Elections in Taipei
Professor Yu Zhen-hua, a political analyst from National Chengchi University, talked to ICRT about his take on the November elections in Taipei and New Taipei. Yu attributed the recent low public poll ratings for Sean Lien, the KMT nominee for the Taipei Mayoral office, to the overall slump in the general public’s support for the party. But he said it could be just a temporary phenomenon. He...Continue reading
Taipei Mayor Hopeful Shen Fu-hsiung’s Interview with ICRT
Although Shen Fu-hsiung (沈富雄) has been an active member in the political arena and mass media for a number of years, the announcement last Friday of his candidacy for the Taipei Mayoral election still took many by surprise. In a candid interview with ICRT, Shen gave the reasons for his decision to run against the...Continue reading
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