The late Hong Kong entertainer Anita Mui was the Queen of Canto-pop. Almost 18 years after her death, the highly-anticipated biopic “Anita” is set to premiere in Taiwan on Friday. The film, directed by Hong Kong director Longman Leung, stars Hong Kong model Louise Wong as the singer in her acting debut.
In order to make a living, Mui started her singing career early when she was just four-and-a-half years old. She later became a superstar in the 1980s and, with her ever-changing stage looks, was praised as the “Madonna of Asia.” Apart from singing, Mui was also an outstanding actress, winning a Golden Horse Award for Best Actress with her 1987 movie “Rough.”
But in 2003, Mui’s glorious career ended abruptly when she died of cervical cancer at the age of 40. Now, as her biopic opens in Taiwan, four major costumes from the film are currently on display at the Vieshow Cinemas in Taipei’s Xinyi District from Nov. 1 to 30.
Photo courtesy of Ming Pao 照片：香港明報
(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)
已故香港女星梅艷芳，曾是粵語流行樂壇的女王。在她去世十八年之後，令各界高度期待的傳記電影《梅艷芳Anita》，本週五即將在台上映。該電影由梁樂民導演，並由新人演員、香港模特兒王丹妮詮釋這位傳奇天后的一生。
為了賺錢養家，梅艷芳自四歲半起就展開了賣唱生涯，在一九八○年代終於成為巨星，憑藉百變的舞台造型，更被譽為亞洲瑪丹娜。除了歌唱以外，她也是位傑出的演員，曾以一九八七年的電影《胭脂扣》榮獲金馬獎最佳女主角。
在二○○三年，梅艷芳因子宮頸癌而英年早逝，享年僅四十歲，輝煌的演藝事業因此戛然而止。而隨著傳記電影即將在台上映，劇中梅姑的四套戲服，目前正特別展示於台北信義威秀影城，展出時間自十一月一日起至三十日止。
（台北時報張聖恩〉
A: Have you seen the reality TV show “Culinary Class Wars?” B: Sure! It’s a competition between two classes: 20 celebrity chefs dubbed the “white spoons” versus 80 non-celebrity chefs dubbed the “black spoons.” A: The two judges are master chef, Paik Jong-won, and South Korea’s only three-Michelin-star chef, Anh Sung-jae. B: And the grand prize is $300 million Korean won. A: After watching the show, I really wanna have some Korean food. A: 你有看電視實境秀《黑白大廚：料理階級大戰》嗎？ B: 當然啦！就是20位「白湯匙」名廚，和80位「黑湯匙」廚師的競賽。 A: 評審則是廚神白種元，及南韓唯一的米其林三星主廚安成宰。 B: 冠軍還可獲得3億韓元獎金呢！ A: 看完節目後我現在好想吃韓式料理喔。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: As reality TV show “Culinary Class Wars” causes a sensation, it may be more difficult to make a reservation at the show’s judge Paik Jong-won’s Taipei restaurant, Bornga Korean BBQ. B: The other judge, Anh Sung-jae, also served as a guest chef at Regent Taipei last June. A: Korean food has become a new trend in Taiwan lately, and restaurants such as Samwon Garden are quite popular. B: But that restaurant is so pricey. A: Then try the more affordable places, like my favorite, OKAY Korean BBQ, or others such as Annyeong Korean BBQ and OvenMaru Chicken. A:
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Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang Neurotechnology used to be limited to scientific labs and hospital settings. However, many new devices that can record consumers’ brainwaves or analyze the brain in other ways have been launched in recent years. Often marketed outside the realm of medical equipment, these devices evade the existing safety and privacy standards for healthcare devices. Experts are raising concerns about this lack of oversight, fearing the potential for these tools to become mind-reading devices without users’ consent or knowledge. Other US states are considering similar regulations to protect their citizens in regard to neuro data gathered by technology companies. Colorado’s
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