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Sex, Lies and Coronavirus: Notes from the epicenter of Taipei’s new outbreak

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The outbreak started just across the street from me. The explosion of cases, which began on May 15th, has mostly been traced back to “tea parlors” in Bangka, the district of Taipei where I live.

From Popula
On June 2, 2021
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A Tale of Two May 4ths

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For what it’s worth, probably more people the world over have heard of Star Wars than they have the May 4th Movement. But the May 4th Movement was a truly world-historic event, as one of the seminal moments in the founding of modern China.

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From No Man Is an Island
On May 7, 2021
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Gunda: A World Imbued with Mystery, Love, and Beauty

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Gunda is the kind of documentary film that makes cinema art, a world imbued with mystery, love, and beauty.

Gunda
From No Man Is an Island
On May 4, 2021
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Cursed by the Experience of Exile

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The Story of Southern Islet (南巫) is a stunning film on every level, technically accomplished with an intricate and distinctive beauty.

From No Man Is an Island
On April 27, 2021

Haunted by the Ghosts of Taiwan’s Colonial Past

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A Review of Green Grass, Pale Fire (草地火焰)

From No Man Is an Island
On April 6, 2021
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A Taxi Driver in the Midst of A Protest

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Night is Young (夜更) follows a Hong Kong taxi driver on one night in 2019.

From No Man Is an Island
On April 1, 2021

The Last Witness of Taiwan’s Forgotten Time

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A Review of Green Jail (綠色牢籠)

From No Man Is an Island
On March 24, 2021
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Everyone Is An Island

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There were no answers in the vast endless ocean, only more questions.

From No Man Is an Island
On March 23, 2021
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Film Review: Get The Hell Out (逃出立法院)

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Zombies infiltrate Taiwan's legislature in this clumsy political satire

From No Man Is an Island
On March 18, 2021
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