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0February 28, 2015
Hsieh Tung-min’s former residence, Ershui Township (謝東閔故居，二水)

Today is the 68th anniversary of the 228 Incident, a dark chapter in Taiwan’s history. I thought I’d post something...
0February 25, 2015
Getting my goat

There seem to be few ram/sheep/goat-related New Year idioms and puns in Chinese. The best-known, I think, is sān yáng kāi tài...
4February 2, 2015
The 228 Accident (in need of assistance)

A mate of mine forwarded this bit of comic genius to me yesterday. As you can see from the header,...
0January 21, 2015
About bloody time

At long last, Taiwan’s legislature has amended the horrendously archaic laws concerning immigrants with HIV. As reported in today’s Taipei...
0November 18, 2014
Burkinabè Need Friends of all Stripes

My latest Taipei Times op-ed, with Viviane Bayala. With President Blaise Compaoré and his ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress...
0October 7, 2014
The Orphan of Argentina: Interview with Ignacio Huang

I interviewed Taiwan-born actor Ignacio Huang in Buenos Aires in late June. Here is the original of my piece...
5September 6, 2014
Salt, Stodge and Sarapatel: Getting Stuffed in Salvador de Bahia

Never one to miss a trick, my son Herbie was immensely tickled at the name of the first airline we...
0July 8, 2014
Cariocans regain their swagger

Taipei Times ran a short feature I wrote on the atmosphere in Rio for Brazil’s World Cup quarterfinal with Colombia...
0July 1, 2014
Barra Beach Beats

This is our fourth and final Day in Salvador da Bahia, the old capital of Brazil. I’m glad we made...

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