A large amorphous collection of stars
Categorization has never come easy to me. I was born in between generations, falling in one or the other depending on what source you cite. I couldn’t tell you in Continue Reading
測速器是減少或增加自由?
Taiwan remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world terms of traffic-related deaths, with more deaths per capita than the Philippines, Jamaica, or even Russia. Is the implementation Continue Reading
RRR: A film review
RRR, a film whose title I still don’t fully understand, is a Telugu film apparently dubbed in Hindi for Netflix, and as of the time of its making was the Continue Reading
Ending the death penalty in Taiwan won’t be easy, but it’s necessary
Taiwan’s Human Rights Commission is currently holding a seminar to discuss and promote human rights in Taiwan. At the conference, Manfred Nowak, an Austrian human rights lawyer, spoke and encouraged Continue Reading
Triple Frontier – a film review
I didn’t even recognize Ben Affleck as an overweight realtor focusing on boring condos. The cast went well together and the film moved fast, perhaps too fast, as the main Continue Reading
Twitter buyout likely
Just days after Netflix reported a shrinking subscriber base, and CNN announced that they were cancelling the launch of CNN+, the world appeared shaken by the impending takeover of another Continue Reading
CNN+ to shut down within one month of opening
After Netflix reported a shrinking subscriber base indicating that streaming video has reached peak saturation, CNN has decided to pull the plug on its own premium streaming service just weeks Continue Reading
Goodbye Lenin – a film review
Rewatching this film probably 15 years later, it is less novel but deeper than the first time watching it. Watching as the idealism and hope of socialism is quickly crushed Continue Reading
The Spy Gone North – a film review
This Korean film records the true espionage (though embellished) of Park Chae-seo, a South Korean who infiltrated the North Korean regime at the highest levels. What was captivating about this Continue Reading
Crypto faces challenges with oligopolism as SEC rejects crypto-funds
The SEC has rejected firms Van Eck and Fidelity in their attempts to form Bitcoin-based ETFs citing the risk of manipulation and fraud prevention, coming amidst reports that the top Continue Reading