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...very concept sounds like an oxymoron. But an intriguing and often striking exhibition of photographs in Riverside, California, argues that it emanates from the core of contemporary art. The show "Sight Unseen," at the California Museum of Photography until Aug. 29, features everything from underwater scenes off Catalina Island, transvestites in New Orleans and Braille-enhanced black-and-whites as well as portraits, nudes, landscapes, travel shots, abstracts, collages, and everything else you might expect from a "sighted" photographer. Except the subtext and context is blindness: the photographers are legally blind, some born without sight or with limited vision...
...green bikes project is one of several green initiatives that Taipei has started in recent years in an effort to reign in the island's enduring emissions problem. Kaohsiung, an industrial port city with some of the worst air in Asia, unveiled its program on March 1 with an initial trial of 4500 bikes at 20 different stations. The government ultimately hopes to install 120 stations around the city. In crowded Taipei, notorious for its streets clogged with aggressive drivers, bike rentals have been limited to its newest - and safest - business district, Hsinyi, where 500 bikes were stationed during...
...Though one of the more environmentally pro-active places in Asia - Taipei has reduced air pollutants over 30% in the last decade - the island still has a long way to go. Taiwan's per capita carbon dioxide emissions are three times the global average, and they're growing faster than any country in the world. President Ma Ying-jeou set an ambitious goal to decrease emissions to half of 2000 levels by 2050, but critics say his goal of maintaining 2008 levels is a bit flimsy, and programs like bike sharing are more style than substance. "In Taiwan, the economy...
...attempt to turn Taiwan into a "Cycling Paradise" has also proven to be a popular gimmick. How much staying power bike riding and walking to work and school will have in the long-term if the island's pollution continues to get worse remains to be seen. That may be the problem that Ma will need put some real muscle into...
...first year in office, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has kept his promise to ease tensions with the island's longstanding rival, China. Beijing and Taipei have signed several historic agreements opening up direct transport links, allowing mainland Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan, and calling for financial cooperation. Taiwan also recently announced Chinese would be allowed to invest in Taiwan for the first time. On May 12, TIME's Jim Erickson, Michael Schuman and Natalie Tso sat down with Ma to talk with him about China, the economy, and Taiwan's future. TIME: Tell us what you thought about your...