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The Justice of Sin
A prosecutor, a politician, and a journalist seek commonalities over happy hours. Each with his own agenda
James Tam
Apr 29, 201415 min read
Comfort Woman Eleanor
The euphoric cheers of Long Live the Emperor filled Eleanor Thompson with disgust rather than horror. There was no fear in her
James Tam
Feb 4, 20149 min read
慰安婦艾蓮娜
1941的圣诞前夕，日军攻陷港岛，在赤柱圣士提反书院，进行了大屠杀：“不吸取历史教训的人，注定要重蹈覆辙” 很多人都说过类似的警语。但我们依然在逃避历史，拒绝吸取教训，因为历史的黑暗角落往往令人不安，伤心沮丧。。。 “万岁！万岁！天皇万岁！” 楼下转来的欢呼声，令艾莲娜极之恶
谭炳昌
Feb 4, 20145 min read
37 - A Beautiful Movie 一套感人的电影 “37”
Movie “37” is a Mainland and HK joint production, supported by the Hong Kong Film Development Council, directed by Chen Guo Xin. Main...
James Tam
Nov 19, 20134 min read
Man's Last Song Chapter ONE
[ Man's Last Song is 2011 PROVERSE PRIZE FINALIST ] To post-modern savages, the future is not science fiction, but a lonely journey of s
James Tam
Oct 5, 201334 min read
Man's Last Song - Synopsis笙歌 - 故事简介
2011 PROVERSE PRIZE FINALIST Man’s Last Song is about the human race facing imminent extinction in the future, but is not science...
James Tam
Oct 4, 20136 min read
微积分看宿命论
量子物理學目前面對的問題與國際政治很相似。兩者都越來越 “違反常理”，與直覺 “現實” 不符，甚至不可思議。我們自以為知道得越多，就越糊塗
谭炳昌
Sep 6, 20133 min read
Calculus of Predetermination
"Reality" is increasingly counter-intuitive not just in politics. Science is also taking us further away from familiar perceptions.
James Tam
Sep 6, 20133 min read
微積分談宿命論
量子物理學目前面對的問題與國際政治很相似。兩者都越來越 “違反常理”，與直覺 “現實” 不符，甚至不可思議。我們自以為知道得越多，就越糊塗。13年8月3號的“新科學家” （New Scientist）的一篇文章歸納得很好：現實，相對論，因果關係，和人的自主，四樣東西不能並存...
James Tam
Sep 6, 20133 min read
The Democracy Mission - A Conspiracy Theory
The hypnotic mantra of Democracy causes a loss of judgement as well as the confidence to say black is black
James Tam
Aug 10, 20135 min read
民主传教士：一个阴谋论
民主的利弊，已经有很多人辩证不休，无需我插嘴。我想探讨的，倒是民主大国尽其所能，甚至不惜动武，也要把他们的制度推广于世的心态和原因
谭炳昌
Aug 9, 20135 min read
My Hundred-Year-Old Neighbour Mr. Chan
I've lived in the same apartment block in Hong Kong since 1958, witnessing dramatic changes around us with my hundred-year-old neighbour
James Tam
Jul 5, 20133 min read
我的百岁邻居陈老先生
我三岁到现在都住在同一栋大厦。我和两个女儿都在这五十年代建成的公寓成长。它当年可能是半山区最高的建筑物，俯瞰维多利亚海港。周围都是富有殖民地色彩的古老大宅和四五层高的洋房。直到六十年代中期，我只要横过罗便臣道路，便可以和朋友攀树采摘洋蒲桃，年过一百的陈老与我为邻超过半世纪
谭炳昌
Jul 4, 20133 min read
Man's Last Song - Review
"It's Hong Kong -- but not as we know it. The year is 2090 and Song Sung, 42, is the youngest person alive. James Tam's debut novel,...
James Tam
Jun 19, 20131 min read
Midlife Triad
Dragon Arm Wah spent most of his youth in jail. He’s back because of love. It's not what it used to be. Neither is the underworld
James Tam
May 11, 201318 min read
蠱惑仔的中年危機
曾經打遍尖沙嘴的阿華，整個青少年都在監獄渡過。幾十年後再度入冊，有如遊子歸故鄉。江湖變了，面目全非。他在似曾相識的環境中找尋半信半疑的回憶。人到中年萬事憂，無非為了愛情
谭炳昌
May 10, 20132 min read
愚蠢之谜
愚蠢，這二十一世紀的摩登福氣，表面看來是個謎。 用今天的眼光去看，笨因子對人類的進化毫無貢獻，卻在智人的基因庫中坐大，實在令人費解。難道古人覺得笨蛋趣怪好玩，所以收養繁殖？又或許傻人一副可憐相，能夠博取大眾同情？動物世界中也的確存在不少垃圾染色體,...
谭炳昌
Apr 27, 20133 min read
The Mystery of Stupidity
STUPIDITY, a 21st century bliss, seems a Darwinian mystery at first. Idiot genes don’t serve any obvious evolutionary purpose, yet are prese
James Tam
Apr 27, 20133 min read
Lucky Hong Kong Birds 幸福的“港鸟”
Hong Kong’s suffocating pollution, human density and hyperactivity are well known. Less known are its pockets of natural beauty which...
James Tam
Jan 22, 20133 min read
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