Gau’s Gaming and Geekery: Settlers of Catan Review (2015 1/12)
Hi everybody! For 2015, I thought I’d try something new. This year, I’m going to attempt to do one board game review every month, and to start us off, we’ve got Settlers of Catan! This was the first ‘modern’ board game I learned to play, and I was introduced to it here in Taiwan, back...Continue reading
Swinging on a Star: Mark Ronson’s Uptown Special
Close to a year ago, Bruno Mars appeared at the Super Bowl half-time show, sharing the stage with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Although he had already released two platinum albums by then, It was still incredible to see Bruno Mars delivering a live show the way he did, making everyone in the stadium (even the...Continue reading
Alpaca to Take Weekly Stroll at the Taipei Zoo
Visitors to the Taipei Zoo will now have a chance to get up-close and personal with a popular zoo resident every week. Zoo officials say every Tuesday from 10:45 to 11 in the morning, Billy the Alpaca will take a walk along the pathways in the children’s area. A keeper will be on-hand during these...Continue reading
Pop Star Jay Chou Ties the Knot
Taiwan pop star Jay Chou tied the knot Sunday with model Hannah Quinlivan at a church in Britain, where an extravagant wedding was held, featuring a song composed by Chou and played by a local string ensemble. Chou, who had his own wedding music played, explained that he wrote the song himself “to make the...Continue reading
Concert Review: Bastille at Taipei International Convention Center
Anyone who went to the Bastille concert in Taipei on Sunday knowing little about the band no doubt left a super fan. And if you were already a fan like myself, you probably reached “stormer” level and wondered if it was humanly possible to love Bastille even more. The British indie rock band performed an...Continue reading
The Complete List of the 2015 Oscar Nominations
Yes, yes, yes, tis the season again! Here are your nominations for the 2015 Oscars, mostly as predicted but with a few snubs and surprises nonetheless. So did your film, director or actor make it? The 87th awards ceremony will be held on February 22, 2015, and it will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris....Continue reading
Swinging on a Star: Meghan Trainor’s Title
In late June, 2014, a bona fide summer hit swept through radio stations across North America and quite literally put women’s large behinds high up on that pop cultural pedestal. We are now at the height of an era that celebrates the curvy end of female anatomy, and it’s all thanks to Meghan Trainor’s “All...Continue reading
Taipei Zoo Pushes For Yuan Zai Votes in Panda Awards
The Taipei City Zoo is calling on the public to show their support for giant panda Yuan Zai and one of her keepers – as the pair are in the running for two Giant Panda Zoo Awards. The awards are an online prize dedicated to panda conservation founded by Belgian panda enthusiast Jeroen Jacobs. The...Continue reading
A Primer: American Experimental Rock Band Swans
So you heard somewhere a band called Swans is coming to perform in Taiwan, but you have no idea who they are nor what kind of music they play. You kind of want to go to the concert, but you’re still not sure. Well, we got you covered. Here are all the questions about Swans...Continue reading
Japanese Composer Joe Hisaishi to Hold Concert in February
Japanese composer and musical director Joe Hisaishi, best known for composing the scores of many of Hayao Miyazaki’s animations, will hold a concert in Taipei in February. Hisaishi will collaborate with the National Symphony Orchestra in the “Maestro of the Century – Joe Hisaishi” concert at the National Concert Hall on Feb. 25. Promoters say...Continue reading
Gau’s Gaming and Geekery: Big Hero 6 Review
Hi everyone, and welcome to my first movie review for 2015! We’re kicking things off with Big Hero 6! Now, I know, the movie has been out a while in the US, but it only arrived in Taiwan at the tail end of the year. I managed to go see it this past weekend, and...Continue reading
Strings and Sings: Dana Williams
No show make up, no digital manipulations, no gimmicks – just a voice, a guitar, a microphone, and perhaps a music-enthusiast friend. Here is a young woman who has embraced the art of the stripped-down sound. Dana Williams is a rising star from Los Angeles who has been nicknamed the modern version of Ella Fitzgerald....Continue reading
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