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A huge thank you to Marco Ferrarese for this article with Nikkei Asia!
https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Arts/Malaysian-painter-without-a-brush-sees-a-better-future
ps: Marco has written more than 100 articles on travel, culture and extreme music in Asia - check out his fascinating website!
Art has also fallen prey to politics.
Since the sweeping National Security Law was imposed in Hong Kong last year, there's been the virtual disappearance of protest art, the cancellation of a film screening about the 2019 protests, and a very public debate about the upcoming M+, a museum touted as Asia's answer to the Tate Modern.
Despite the new political climate, organizers of the Asian edition of Art Basel -- the world's largest art fair -- are confident the lucrative trade fair will stay. Meanwhile, grassroots artists reconsider how far they can push back to political pressure.
Artist Kacey Wong tells me: "Hong Kong right now is the most dangerous place, more dangerous than Beijing -- it's because of the flexible red line. In Beijing, everybody knows what we can talk about and what cannot be mentioned. But in Hong Kong, nobody knows what that dangerous topic really is."
Here's our report.
#art #HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw
#Opinion by Albert Leung 林夕 | "Wolf-warrior number one Hu Xijin lambasted Taiwan’s ruling party for waging political confrontation across the Taiwan Strait while demanding that China’s measures in favor of Taiwan only increase and not reduce. He criticized, 'How can there be such logic in the world? Yes, there is no logic like that of the CCP in the world. I buy your fruits as alms. If you want to continue to exchange fruits for a mouthful of rice, you will have to fall on your knees and grovel while accepting the peaceful reunification and the new general knowledge of the “1992 Consensus' of 'one country, two systems'.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/2PQagi9
"戰狼一號老胡錫罵執政黨，一邊搞兩岸政治對抗，一邊要求中國惠台措施只增不減，「世界上哪有這樣的邏輯？」對，世界上哪有阿共仔的邏輯，我買你水果施捨你，你想繼續用水果換一口飯吃，就要卑躬屈膝，接受和平統一，「九二共識」全新通識：一國兩制。"
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Few books written over 2,000 years ago still contain valuable lessons for today – this is one of them. The Art of War is a treatise on ancient Chinese military strategy, but its tactics translate well to the world of politics, economics, and business psychology.
Mandatory reading in business schools and executive offices, Sun Tzu’s classic on resolving and avoiding conflict is full of timeless lessons that are easily applied on and off of the battlefield.
Key Takeaways
The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive.
Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both.
When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.
Those who want to make sure of succeeding in their battles and assaults must seize the favorable moments when they come and not shrink on occasion from heroic measures: that is to say, they must resort to such means of attack of fire, water and the like. What they must not do, and what will prove fatal, is to sit still and simply hold to the advantages they have got.
Metalhead Politics 第三集濃縮精華版影片上線啦！第三集錄製現場精彩公開
This is METALHEAD POLITICS, a podcast about music, politics, and Taiwan - hosted by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media.🎙
It’s been tough for Chthonic to get back on their world tours since frontman Freddy got elected to the Taiwanese parliament four years ago. But look, no one’s going anywhere now anyways #stayathome - so here we are. 🤘
This is a highlight reel for the third episode, “Transitional Justice / Taste the Black Tears”. Check out links below to hear the full episode in all its glory. Search for METALHEAD POLITICS in all your podcasting apps, or via the links below:
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EPISODE CREDIT | Producers: Cathy Hsu, Emily Y. Wu | Co-Producers: Carlos Yeh, Hsin Hsiao | Associate Producer: Hsi Yuan Chou | Music: Chthonic | Editing: Emily Y. Wu | Marketing: Middag Solutions, Ghost Island Media, Chthonic | Cover Art: Chthonic | Video: Nian-hua Wu | Additional Assistance: Yu-Chen Lai, Thomas Lee, C. Donovan Smith, Michael Turton | A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media | A Middag Solutions project | https://ghostisland.media/#mp
第一個單字是 grief、g-r-i-e-f、grief，悲痛，尤其是自己在乎的人，死去的悲痛，例句是：The grief over George Floyd’s death has spread further across the US.
警察又殺黑人，美國爆發大規模抗議。事件的影片中可以看見，警察用膝蓋壓在黑人的脖子上，被壓住的黑人掙扎，求救說已經不能呼吸了，但警察卻不放手，害得黑人窒息而死。美國人震怒，各大城市都在抗議，甚至有暴力衝突、趁機破壞房子、偷東西什麼的。
基本上，我們反對暴力，但這種事已經發生好幾次了。美國警察濫用職權，殺害黑人，不是第一次耶。如果今天我們是黑人，在美國生活，一定很害怕，很憤怒吧？所以我覺得，美國政府要有點「同理心」，你一直在那邊譴責暴力、勸大家冷靜，有什麼用？你要給好好回應，讓黑人安心啊！比如說，告訴大家，種族歧視的警察會受到嚴懲，而不是被包庇。要告訴大家，你要怎麼改善制度嘛。這樣的回應，才會讓抗議的人，冷靜下來。抗議的人很悲痛，這個悲痛的情緒，就是 grief。
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/31/866279321/la-county-under-state-of-emergency-amid-saturdays-george-floyd-protests
第二個單字是 bunker、b-u-n-k-e-r、bunker 地下碉堡，例句是：
Trump was briefly taken to the underground bunker.
剛剛提到的抗議，已經燒到白宮了。情況一度很嚴重，嚴重到川普被護送到地下碉堡，保護他安全。地下碉堡就是 bunker。
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/31/politics/trump-underground-bunker-white-house-protests/index.html
第三個單字是 no symptoms、n-o 空格 s-y-m-p-t-o-m-s、no symptoms 無症狀，例句是：Studies confirm many infected people show no symptoms.
有研究顯示，很多人得到武漢病毒後，完全不會有症狀，但他們身上還是有病毒喔，會傳染給人的！這個病毒真的很陰險啊～提醒大家，疫苗出來以前，還是要乖乖戴口罩、勤洗手。無症狀就是 no symptoms。
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/30/could-nearly-half-of-those-with-covid-19-have-no-idea-they-are-infected
第四個單字是 thrive、t-h-r-i-v-e、thrive 蓬勃發展，例句是：Local radio stations have thrived in lockdown as they bring back a sense of community.
英國的地方小電台最近收聽人數大增加，原因竟然是因為封城？
封城期間，英國人只能孤單在家，這時候，聽地方小電台的聲音，變成很溫暖的一件事。因為，聽電台的時候，你會意識到，也有其他人，一起聽這個聲音，好像心靈交流一樣。其實賓狗時事英語，也像是一個讀書會，我們大家一起聽新聞、學英文。小電台蓬勃發展，就是 thrive。
https://www.positive.news/society/it-brings-back-a-sense-of-community-in-isolation-local-radio-stations-thriving-in-lockdown/
最後一個單字是 recreate、r-e-c-r-e-a-t-e、recreate 重現，例句是：The Studio Ghibli Theme park will focus on recreating the movie’s scenes and nature trails.
喜歡龍貓、神隱少女等電影嗎？跟你說個好消息，吉卜力樂園要來了！樂園的地點在日本名古屋附近，它會重現電影場景，讓你重溫電影中的感動。目前是說 2022 年完工啦，不過... 武漢肺炎還在亂，所以我們先耐心等候、好好期待吧！重現電影場景，就是 recreate。
https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/30/21272429/studio-ghibli-theme-park-opening-date-concept-art
簡單複習：grief 悲痛、bunker 地下碉堡、no symptoms 無症狀、thrive 蓬勃發展、recreate 重現。
恭喜你！今天學了 5 個新單字，還聽了 5 則國際大事！如果喜歡我們的 podcast，希望你可以訂閱，然後為我們留 5 顆星的評價。如果有什麼意見，歡迎留言，也可以到 IG 搜尋賓狗單字，私訊我聊聊喔～謝謝收聽，下次通勤見 ❤️
