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From music extolling the virtues of red beets to chilli-based larks, our critics select culture to make you salivate

For years, Beijing has tried to isolate Taiwan from the world through military threats and dollar diplomacy, but the self-governed island is finding ways to reconnect with the world.

Visual effects technology has become enormously sophisticated in recent decades. And yet the VFX industry itself is in a tough spot. It’s not uncommon for visual effects artists to put in up to 100-hour work weeks to meet a studio’s deadline and accommodate last-minute changes.

‘I had to put on four coats of green paint, standing there in my green underwear for three and a half hours with my arms out in crucifixion pose’