Month: September 2012
Queering Korean Literature: Author and Activist Yi Gwang-su
By Gabriel Sylvian Why doesn’t Korea, a country proud of many "firsts" and "bests," memorialize the first short story ever...
Phnom Penh Tour by Cyclo: A Beautiful Intrusion
By Scott Liam Soper After searching for a neat sounding architecture tour of the city I live in, I signed...
Scott Bukatman on the Art of Comics and Comics as Art
By Haerin Shin and Angela Becerra Vidergar Abstract Comics, which raises a host of questions: What has to be there...
Adventures in Parenting Abroad Pt. 3: The End is Just the Beginning
By Ms. V After being pregnant for 42 weeks and laboring for 27 hours, I sure was ready for some...
Cultbusting Korea: World Mission Society Church of God
By a 3WM Contributor If they have their way, they can have a person baptized in their church in a...
There is No Such Thing as ‘Gangnam Style’
By R.M. Adamson There is no such thing as "Gangnam style." It's not a real place. It is a place...
Inside Korean Work Culture: Overworked and Underappreciated
By Christopher Smith Now hands up people; how many of you during your time working in Korea have had to...
A Southeast Asia English Teacher’s Breakfast
By Sean Barrett Under normal circumstances, there usually just isn’t enough time in the morning to enjoy a pre-work breakfast,...
Expats Begin Trek across Peninsula on Second Wonhyo Pilgrimage
By 3WM SEOUL – On September 1 a group of seven pilgrims left Bunwhang-sa temple in Gyeonju to re-enact the...
Cancer, Death and Samsung’s Semiconductor Factories
By John Kay In 2005, Han Hae-kyoung who had worked in a Samsung LCD plant since 1995, was diagnosed with...