Month: November 2011
Othering: One Girl’s Struggle to Define Herself in and out of Korea
By Rahn Kim Being different had never been a foreign concept, even back when I was still "homegrown." Teased for...
Robocops to Roam ROK Prisons while Scientists Develop Brain Chips
By Marie Kulik The friendly looking disciplinarian robots, three of which are set to roam the halls of a prison...
Weekend Getaway: A Postcard from Sokcho (ghosts and all)
By Mizaru In the sun cased morning Sokcho is just like it’s supposed to look. The pretty blue colors on...
In Utero: Korea’s Youth and Politics
By Stella Jang Every time there is an important election, campaigns are held all over the country in order to...
Mosquitoes in November: Korea’s Ninja Mogees
By Jen Lee and 3WM It's nearly December and the notorious Korean Mosquitoes or mogee continue to infiltrate apartments and...
Bipolar, off the Rails and Locked up in Korea Pt. 2
Read part 1. By Joe Lee I remember going to the window every day and staring out at the street....
Plastic Sex Part 2
By Yi Nam-hui Translation by Gabriel Sylvian Editor's note: This is the second of several parts of Yi's short story....
Korea’s Left, the FTA and Political Machinations
By Peter Ward The Korean-American Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was first mooted and drafted under the presidency of former President...
Chris Tharp’s ‘Dispatches from the Peninsula: Six Years in South Korea’
By 3WM Thousands of young adults pass through South Korea each year, teaching English in private schools that together make...
6th Annual Battle of the Bands Continues Friday
By 3WM Be at the Rocky Mountain Tavern at least 1 hour before your set, or come down at 9...
Bipolar, off the Rails and Locked up in Korea Pt. 1
Eventually, my behavior grew so outlandish in public that I got picked up by the Korean equivalent of the guys...
The New ‘Shanghaied’ (and it isn’t all that bad)
By Jake Reed Six years after first moving to Asia and I find myself becoming lazy. Lazy in my desire...
In the Footsteps of Wonhyo — A 21st Century Pilgrimage
By Simon Phillips On December 4, a motley crew of academics, explorers, and journalists will pioneer a journey which has...
Funky Seoul Corner #8: Marvin Smith’s, ‘You’re Really Something Sadie’
By Scott Freeman Marvin Smith is a legend within the Northern Soul and Soul Circuit. (Yes, I do use the...
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