Clarissa Wei
Politics Is Threatening to Undo One of the Greatest COVID Success Stories
Vaccine politicking is jeopardizing Taiwan’s COVID-19 response.
Taiwan’s ‘Butcher Princess’ Is Fed Up With All the Sexism and Stalkers
A secret snapshot launched a butcher into unlikely stardom. Not all the attention was welcome.
How a 29-Year-Old Woman Cosplayed Her Way Into Taiwan’s Center of Power
“People see cosplay as a way to escape from reality but I never thought about it that way. I’m someone that lives in reality.”
If Taiwan Calls, Will Biden Answer? A Pro-Trump Democracy Braces for Uncertainty
Why Taiwan is fretting about a Biden administration.
In Taiwan, Fortunetellers Are the Preferred Form of Therapists
Superstition and the supernatural are favored over science in treating mental health.
A Brief Guide to Fan Tuan, the Delicious Rice Rolls of Taiwan
The best Taiwanese breakfast is oblong, stuffed with any number of tasty things, and wrapped with hot sticky rice.
Inside the Lakota Sioux's Fight for Food Sovereignty
“Permaculture is a white people word. We already lived that life; we just have to practice it.“
How One Man Is Managing to Grow Tropical Fruit in the Rocky Mountains
In addition to bananas and figs, he also has a one-acre outdoor food forest brimming with berries, olives, stone fruit, and more.
Meet the Fearless Fishermen of Urban Paris
"This isn't a sewage system, it's a river. Fish are living here and spawning."
Fracking for Scallops off of Southern California's Oil Rigs
"The conditions aren't always ideal and divers have been swept off to sea at the rigs in the past."
How to Make Medicinal Honey Wine in the Middle of the Jungle
“I always had equated alcohol with being bad for you, and then I tasted some honey wine and it felt good."
The Highs and Lows of China's Fried Rice Capital
Yangzhou fried rice is perhaps the most common form of fried rice there is: a confetti of glistening grains, chunks of egg, ham, peas, and shrimp. Curious about its origins, I took a day trip to Yangzhou to figure it all out.