Society
Pierre’s organic experiment: Can vegetables cure cancer?
In 2008 I wrote a story for The China Post , “Revolution in the Taipei countryside” about Pierre Loisel, a French-Canadian whose…
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Expat Life
Lawyer Billy Chen speaks at Breakfast Club
The Wild East / Peace & Justice Taiwan’s media have turned from the Zane Dean case to Lin Yi-shih, and now the…
Travel
Formosan Clouded Leopard declared extinct in Taiwan
via treehugger.com For the last thirteen years, an international team of researchers have been searching out any indication that one of the…
Expat Life
Detained Briton’s family ‘praying for leniency’
The Wild East Thursday morning began with a court hearing at Taipei District Court for ‘David’, a Briton who’s been in a…
Travel
Prof. Scott Simon to speak on Seediq Bale @ Academia Sinica
Anthropologist Scott Simon will be speaking at Academia Sinica in Taipei on May 6 at 2:30pm, on the topic “Sadyaq Balae! State…
Arts
‘Taiwan Book Fest 2’ features local writers @ Huashan
The Wild East / Culture TAIWAN BOOK FEST 2 is at Huashan Arts Center in Taipei (but a better – bigger, quieter…
Culture
7-Elevens in America: How do they measure up with Taiwan’s?
“So far in America, I’ve visited a 7-Eleven, a Circle K, and the AM-PM store. There is also a ‘QT’ store now,…
News
Taiwan SPCA seeking support for upcoming animal protection legislation
The Taiwan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) is asking the international community’s help to urge Taiwan’s government to…
Travel
Aboriginal New Year’s Feast in Chingchuan
Check this out – The Wild East’s Wild Feast! What can be better than being able to spend the weekend and your…
Travel
Christmas in Wulai: A heart-warming affair
Trista di Genova / The Wild East Father Christmas arrived in Wulai 23rd December. Thanks to the generosity of many Taiwanese and…
History
‘The Last Samurai’: Travels in Formosa
Notes of Travel in Formosa, Charles W. Le Gendre, Eds. Douglas L. Fix and John Shufelt, National Museum of Taiwan History 2012,…
Arts
Putting the magic back in movies: Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’
The special effects company that relocated to Taiwan to work on the ‘Life of Pi,’ Ang Lee’s latest outing, should provide a…