The Calcuttan in Korea: Neon Rhythms and the Quiet Hue
By Reeti Roy || Sinchon: A Symphony of Youth and Steam If Bukchon is a held breath, Sinchon is a shout. Stepping out of the subway station, I was met … Read More
Category: Arts & Culture
Movie Review: No Other Choice – The Lengths We Go for What We Love
By Farrukh Anique || Recently, nearly thirty-thousand employees of the American multinational tech company Oracle woke up at six in the morning to find an email waiting on their phones: … Read More
Movie Review: A Revival of Fiction for Life – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
By Jacqueline L. Becerra || At the hour of a setting sun, the fluorescent subway lights beam over bent postures looking at phones and over drifting sleepers. Even in transient … Read More
Book Review: Daughter of Fortune
Reviewed by Michael Attard || Daughter of Fortune By Isabel Allende (Margaret Sayers Peden, Trans.) 416 pages, Harper Collins, 1999 (1st ed.) The romantic adventure spans ten years around the … Read More
Creative Writing: The Anatomy of an Almost-Love
By Reeti Roy || We did not break. We concluded. There was no spectacle to it. No raised voices in the street, no final sentence sharp enough to scar. Just … Read More
Creative Writing: The Whispering Petals of Gwangju – A Springtime Tale
By Tabbu Shaikh || The transition of seasons in Gwangju is not merely a change in weather; it is a profound cultural awakening. As an exchange student navigating the intersection … Read More
Upcoming Events – June 2026
PERFORMANCES & MUSICALS “Shining”: A Cinema and Korean Shamanic Ritual Repertoire Kim Dong-ha Stand-up Comedy Tour: “Life Goes On” Musical Show “Princess Catch! Teenieping” Live Game Musical: Mellow TV “Run … Read More
The Calcuttan in Korea: I’ve Arrived!
By Reeti Roy || A Day in Hands, Honey, and Tile Roofs I arrived in Seoul with the kind of expectations you carry in your palms, like fragile postcards from … Read More