Does Your Star Sign Make You More Likely to Break Traffic Laws?
Does your zodiac sign make you more likely to break traffic laws? According to the Taipei Times….. Numbers from the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office show that Scorpios and Capricorns were at the top of the list of traffic offenders in the capital. Of a total of 13,923 red light-running scooter riders, 9.2 percent were Scorpios, and...Continue reading
DASH: Shoppers Have Their Say About H&M
With the opening of fast-fashion retailer H&M earlier this month, everyone is buzzing about the lines, the clothes, and what’s to come on the Taiwan fashion scene. We spoke with H&M’s Showroom Manager James Chang to get the skinny on Taiwan’s first ever H&M store, and the question that everyone is dying to know: designer...Continue reading
4 Taiwan wedding shoe traditions you need to know
Ah, Taiwan weddings. It’s the time when rosy, soft-focus romanticism smashes face first into the rules and traditions for ensuring the auspiciousness of your upcoming union. In fact, when you choose your wedding shoes, you could be influencing your family’s future wealth, or determining your future relationship with the mother-in-law. You can still have your...Continue reading
DASH — Style With a Taiwan Flair
DASH is inspired by the exhilarating kaleidoscope of international trends, local innovation, and ancient traditions that make up STYLE in Taiwan. We’re all about showing the confidence and flair that the gorgeous people bring to their dynamic fashion-sense, and highlighting the unique style perspective of this country. Here you’ll find trends and interviews with a...Continue reading
Stray Dog Follows Extreme Sports Team on 690km Journey
Four Swedish extreme sports athletes trekking through the rain forest in Ecuador sat down to a meal of canned meatballs, and unexpectedly gained a new four-legged teammate. Team Peak Performance was participating in the Adventure Racing World Championships, which involves continuous hiking, trekking, mountain biking, and kayaking over several days, through the Andes, the Pacific,...Continue reading
Wake Up on the Morning Shift with Newsman Keith Menconi!
Tough start to the morning? The news crew is with you! Get a dose of pep in your step with this little ditty, recorded at 5am from Newsman Keith Menconi! Continue reading
Top 5 Quick and Clever Halloween Costume Ideas
As with all my other grand and elaborate plans, Halloween prep has gone from an extensive project involving sewing, arts and crafts, and make-up, to….whatever I have laying around the house. If you’ve procrastinated your way onto that same boat, here’s a ranking of the top 5 quick and clever costumes that you can throw...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Zhong Chenhu of Team Ear Music
Zhong Chenhu, finals judge for ICRT’s Battle of the Bands, knows a thing or two about success in the music biz. Chenhu, or Tiger, graduated from Tamkang University’s Department of Banking and Finance. He founded Team Ear Music studio in 2005, and is currently its general manager. The studio’s core value, is to “give...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Summer Hsu of Relax-ONE
Summer Hsu, lead singer of Relax-ONE, qualifying judge for ICRT’s Battle of the Bands, a woman who survived a spectacular onstage face-plant in the middle of an international show. “It was my first performance in Japan” she says with a laugh, “I started out stiff and nervous, and as I was dancing, my high heel...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
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
Pardon My Garden: Add More Succulents to Your Life!
Welcome to summer~! These past few days have been a study in contrasts with an explosion of sunshine in the morning, and a deluge of rain and ear-splitting thunder and lightening in the afternoon. This weather has me just ITCHING to fiddle with the plants on my balcony, and first on the fiddle-list, are the...Continue reading
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