Motherboard Mona Lisa
Photo: flickr user Sifter This Mona Lisa made out of motherboards decorates the headquarters of the computer maker Asus in Taipei. It serves as an expression of that company’s desire to retake its...
View ArticleThe Many Uses of Greenscreen
Also known as chromakey (or bluescreen), it used to be something that was reserved mainly for high-flying, blockbuster effects films. For the uninitiated, in theory it works quite simply: you paint...
View ArticleTaiwan Couples Yards in Mass Wedding
One hundred sixty-three couples in Taiwan were married in a mass ceremony at 9:09 a.m. Thursday, the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of their republic.The word for nine...
View ArticleTaiwan woman ‘marries’ herself
A Taiwanese woman said Sunday she had “married” herself by throwing a wedding banquet.The 30-year-old Chen Wei-yi, who has been an Internet sensation since announcing her “wedding” plans last month,...
View ArticleBuddha Head Carved out of Phone Books
Long Bin-Chen, a New York-based artist originally from Taipei, sculpts books. He’s especially fond of depicting the Buddha, such as this sculpture made out of phone books. The artist explained that...
View ArticleDavid vs. McDonald’s
Photo Credit: Tomin Taipei Here is a very graphic depiction of the Italians giving McDonald’s a slight hint. That’s fine. No McSpaghetti for us, and I don’t think that’s such a bad thing. Think the...
View Article10 Unusual Restaurants Found Around the World
When I was growing up in suburban New Jersey, the most unusual thing about any of the restaurants within a 10-mile radius of my neighborhood was that one of them had a free gumball machine in the entry...
View ArticleHello Kitty Jet
What do you get a cat who has everything? The world’s cutest airline, of course! Hello Kitty (which scored over $1 billion in sales every year outside of Japan, to which the NeatoShop duly...
View ArticleRestaurant Simulates Luxury Jetliner
(Video Link) This popular restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan is designed to resemble the first class cabin of an Airbus A380. The seats look like those you’d find on a jetliner and the waitresses are...
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