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Miss Universe Japan: “from anonymous to famous”
(May 20, 2009) 3 years ago, nobody on the street seemed to care or even think about it, but when Miss Chibaya Kurara won her place as the 1st ru...
Taiwan Otaku God: Lucifer Chu
(May 20, 2009) <Photo from Aquai’s Blog, brother of Lucifer Chu’s wife> In this post-modern cyborg society, one should never u...
Black Metal, Youth Movements and Taiwan Independence: Freddy Lim
(May 18, 2009) It’s not really easy to imagine that someone could actually have the Presidential attend a music festival. 33-year-old Fred...
God-Making Project No.1: Chen Ching-Yuan/WANWOR
(May 04, 2009) Credit: poster image taken from Wanwor’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/wanwor Born in 1984 in Tainan, and growing up i...Stay Cool, Stay You. Hairstyle Artist, Spud Tan.
(May 04, 2009) Some call him Spud. He is the artist of hairstyles that we all admire.I am always wondering how he is able to see the world so dif...
Conscience Rice Bomber: Yang Ru-Men
(Apr 29, 2009) <Yang was arrested in 2004> He’s not just a “Conscience Bomber”. Physically, Yang Ru-Men, the so-called &...
New Wave in Taiwan. Playwright, Tsung-Han Tsai.
(Apr 29, 2009) 2008 was an amazing year for Taiwan’s film industry. Cape No.7 alone has reached the breaking box office record of NT $530,...
Fair-Trade Promoter & Environmental Activist: Xu Wen-Yan
(Apr 21, 2009) Sitting in the secret residential area of Zhong-Zheng Chu of Taipei where many central government administrations are located, th...Slankers of the World, Unite! Indo Rockers Take a Stance on Corruption
(Oct 27, 2008) When a civil servant claims that he’s going to make a stand against corruption, the public can’t help but be a little ...Top Singaporean ‘O’ Level Students Endorse Essence of Chicken in Bus Stop Ads
(Oct 23, 2008) For a nation obsessed with grades, elite schools, and top scorers, Brand’s Essence of Chicken has, since 2005, found the per...Five Stars For Converse
(Oct 08, 2008) So, I did say that A-list celebrity ad campaigns don’t affect me, didn’t I? And that’s the truth. However, IR...
When a magazine reader turns into an amateur model
(Oct 01, 2008) Today, magazines for girls have started using their readers as their models. Tsubasa Masuwaka is now one of the most well-known a...
Sarath Babu – the next Ambani?
(Sep 18, 2008) Born in a poor family, Sarath Babu, 28, fought against the odds, studied hard and entered the hallowed portals of IIM Ahmedabad, ...
Rajesh Touchriver strikes a chord with Indian youth
(Sep 16, 2008) While Indian youth enjoy Bollywood, they are also open to films that take them beyond the realms of fantasy, and bring in edgy re...