Immigrant Stories at the Spot Taipei Film House
Four interesting movies are playing at the Spot Taipei Film House in the month of May. They are Taiwanese movies […]
Grass Mountain Chateau and Mt. Qixing – Taiwan
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Urban Nomad, Returning to Olympus, a Singing Contest & More!
A not-so-quick note about recent goings-on in Taipei: The Urban Nomad film festival has been underway for the past ten
“Go to Hell” at the Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theater Museum
A very friendly puppeteer from Italy greeted me in the entrance lobby of the Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum. He
Evergreen Maritime Museum – Taipei
The Evergreen Maritime Museum is located in downtown Taipei. I stumbled across it almost by accident, and I was very glad I did. Though relatively unknown, it is an amazing museum with hundreds of elaborate models of famous ships throughout history, a display of maritime paintings, and technical hands-on displays of the components of modern ships.
Jing-Mei Detention Center and the White Terror
I’ve had a brochure for the Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park in my knapsack for a long time.
Jiping Zhao – Film Score Concert at Zhongshan Hall
Zhao Jiping is one of the best-known composers in China. Among his work are the film scores for several famous
“Political Mother” at the National Theater in Taipei
Quite a few weeks ago, I treated myself to a ticket for a performance at the National Theater here in
Newly Opened Xinzhuang MRT Line
A new MRT line opened up recently in Taipei. According to the brochure from Taipei Metro that I picked up,
Australian “Wonderland” at MOCA
The streak of rainy weather is continuing in Taipei, so I figured it was a good time to drop in