If you missed Father’s Day back in June, here’s a second shot. Taiwan’s own version of the occasion this Saturday gives you a chance to redeem your sorry, ungrateful self in front of your paterfamilias. The date was selected because it falls on Aug. 8, or 8/8 and the Chinese for the two numbers, baba (八 八), is a homophone for father (爸爸).
For dinner, treat your dad to a stunning view and hearty set meal at Shinyeh 101 (欣葉101) on the 85th floor of Taipei 101 for NT$1,680 to NT$2,280. Each set includes seven gourmet dishes, while the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows offer stunning views of Tamshui, Dazhi and Neihu on a clear day. If your papa suffers from vertigo or just has more continental tastes, head over to Just In Bistro & Wine Bar in the East District, where delicious Wagyu beef steak and pommes frites will set you back just NT$690. The restaurant has a cozy but sophisticated atmosphere and an extensive wine list selected by the manager, who is also a sommelier.
Is pops a gadget lover? Then take a trip to Big Camera
(相機王) right next to Shilin MRT Station (劍潭捷運站). The store has earned kudos among Taipei photographers for its fair prices, friendly service and relaxed atmosphere. Treat your father to a shiny-new Casio Exilim EX-Z400 for NT$8,500 or a Canon EOS Kiss X3 (the same model as the 500D), an SLR which is capable of taking high-definition videos, for NT$22,800.
If your daddy is a sleepy head, he might (or might not) appreciate the gift of a DangerBomb alarm clock. The Japanese gadget has three cables (in appropriately bomb-like primary colors) that must be reconnected in the correct order to turn the alarm off. If your baba fails his mission, DangerBomb will unleash a really annoying exploding noise. This auditory nightmare can be your beloved father’s for just NT$1,250 from Hands Tailung.
Rather not risk being disowned? Then consider a sleek and useful cast iron teapot from Japanese designer Hisanori Masuda, available for NT$6,000 to NT$12,800 from smith&hsu. The modern teahouse, which combines tea-drinking traditions from England and Asia, sells a well-curated selection of wares and premium tea leaves.
In late October of 1873 the government of Japan decided against sending a military expedition to Korea to force that nation to open trade relations. Across the government supporters of the expedition resigned immediately. The spectacle of revolt by disaffected samurai began to loom over Japanese politics. In January of 1874 disaffected samurai attacked a senior minister in Tokyo. A month later, a group of pro-Korea expedition and anti-foreign elements from Saga prefecture in Kyushu revolted, driven in part by high food prices stemming from poor harvests. Their leader, according to Edward Drea’s classic Japan’s Imperial Army, was a samurai
Located down a sideroad in old Wanhua District (萬華區), Waley Art (水谷藝術) has an established reputation for curating some of the more provocative indie art exhibitions in Taipei. And this month is no exception. Beyond the innocuous facade of a shophouse, the full three stories of the gallery space (including the basement) have been taken over by photographs, installation videos and abstract images courtesy of two creatives who hail from the opposite ends of the earth, Taiwan’s Hsu Yi-ting (許懿婷) and Germany’s Benjamin Janzen. “In 2019, I had an art residency in Europe,” Hsu says. “I met Benjamin in the lobby
April 22 to April 28 The true identity of the mastermind behind the Demon Gang (魔鬼黨) was undoubtedly on the minds of countless schoolchildren in late 1958. In the days leading up to the big reveal, more than 10,000 guesses were sent to Ta Hwa Publishing Co (大華文化社) for a chance to win prizes. The smash success of the comic series Great Battle Against the Demon Gang (大戰魔鬼黨) came as a surprise to author Yeh Hung-chia (葉宏甲), who had long given up on his dream after being jailed for 10 months in 1947 over political cartoons. Protagonist
A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Earth. Researchers said on Wednesday the bone, called a surangular, was from a type of ocean-going reptile called an ichthyosaur. Based on its dimensions compared to the same bone in closely related ichthyosaurs, the researchers estimated that the Triassic Period creature, which they named Ichthyotitan severnensis, was between 22-26 meters long. That would make it perhaps the largest-known marine reptile and would