Is there not a thread or discussion about this incredible building? I think it’s beautiful. Lots of things to talk about like changes over the years and shopping and eating and working there and food court ups and downs and Starbucks coffee shop and rumors and whatever but I’m just going to throw u…

Lovely, promoting Covid vaccination. Where’s here Covid vaccine card?

Jeezus man are you trying to frighten us in 2024?!?! Guy

I used to think it was a giant statue of guanyin, like that statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro

Adding to this thread, I’d like to link a feature-length article from today’s Taipei Times by the always interesting C Donovan Smith. In this article, he situates Taipei 101 historically in what he calls Taiwan’s “swaggering, big d&ck culture” in the 1980s and 1990s. “That culture,” he writes, “ha…

Great read. Need more reporting like this

C Donovan Smith is producing some great work. Likewise Han Cheung’s Sunday feature in the Taipei Times is always a treat. He’s an impressive storyteller and I almost always learn something new about Taiwan from his columns. I also learn a lot from writers such as @StevenCrook (especially on the en…

[image] afterspivak: swaggering, big d&ck culture” in the 1980s It was the era of the Dirty Sanchez :joy:: Sex was openly advertised, with posters for strip shows plastered on any available wall, and topless dancing women at funerals and traveling medicine shows. Even the lighters featured …

[image] afterspivak: C Donovan Smith is producing some great work. I like to read more of Courtney Donovan Smith 石東文 / Staff Columnist work but i can’t seem to find a way to search for his articles by author on Taipei Times site.

His work consistently appears in the feature section. One way to look then would be to access the Taipei Times website, click on “Features” and start scrolling. A second more efficient way would be to do a simple google search for the following in its entirety: taipeitimes.com : donovan smith Smi…

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