News
N.Korea releases jailed American teacher
Associated Press A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes’ face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for…
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August 2010
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Politics
Chomsky’s Appeal: Speaking Scientifically to the Power of Truth
It is often said that Noam Chomsky, emeritus professor of MIT’s Institute of Linguistics and Philosophy, ‘speaks truth to power’, meaning he…
News
Far East POW Day: Free film at Taipei Spot Sat. Aug. 14
Press Release: Taiwan POW Society Dear Friends, Sunday August 15th – will be the 65th anniversary of VJ Day – the day…
Arts
Will Tiao on 'Formosa Betrayed': ‘I can defend my movie to the T”
Wild East senior correspondent At a speaking engagement jointly sponsored by Prof. Jerome Keating’s Breakfast Club and the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club…
Culture
First Days in Taipei: Paranoia and Preconceptions
The Wild East Here I am in a far away, foreign land. Here I am, or at least part of me. Here…