I've been kinda slow, but I'll be catching up with the review posts on the over 10 shows I went to during the Festival(!). My hope is that it may help somebody find more information about a film they're ...Read More

Coming home on my scooter after watching an opposite-of-upbeat set of animations collectively titled "Abused", I found that I was not able to take the usual roads home as a policeman was diverting eastbound traffic on Hankou St. to the ...Read More

Not in Taipei? Sucks to be you, but here is the chef lowdown on what was up on the screen. Chances are you may be able to find the stuff on YouTube or elsewhere depending on how the ...Read More

The Taipei International Animation Festival is in full swing, and right after work I zoomed down to the Shin Kong Cineplex (the map is a lie - it's on the south side of that road) to catch 2 shows: Taiwan ...Read More

Found near Taipei Main Station in Taiwan. Read More

This is what I miss when I take on freelance gigs over the summer. Considering that the New Hampshire demographic is fairly homogenous, one has to take their opportunities when events like these show up. At least the tiny asian graphic ...Read More

The launch party for the XBOX360 was on tonight in downtown Taipei around the Taipei 101 building, next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store. Based on what I saw, I'm guessing it went somewhat better than the Japan ...Read More

Before the Lunar New Year, I found a toy seller near work, next to the MRT station. The seller was kind enough to let me take pictures of the mind-scarring yet hilarious English used to describe the toys. ...Read More

Enjoy. I got "Hirog", but I really wanted "Dhirosim". But to me, only two warriors are worthy of the title "Shit Fighter": VS Read More

The shanghaiist blog posts about internet monitor mascots, which are placed on webpages to remind people not to post about sensitive subjects like Tiananmen Square. Or Dongzhan riots. Or Falun Gong. Or Tibet. Or Zhao ...Read More