Hangeul: Korea’s Alphabet, Designed for All
By David Shaffer || For anyone who has recently arrived in Korea, the Korean alphabet, Hangeul (한글), can seem at once familiar and mysterious. The letters are unlike the Roman … Read More
Category: Arts & Culture
The Art of Change: Inside the 2026 Gwangju Biennale
By Luis Andrés The time has come again for the Gwangju Biennale. As happens every September, during the first week of the month, the Biennale opened its doors once again … Read More
Yangnim’s Got Biennale Pavilions!
By Chung Hyunhwa || The 2026 Gwangju Biennale suddenly felt real when an artist and a curator booked to stay at my AirB&B to participate in the event. This prompted … Read More
Experts of the In-Between: Insights from Chiang Mai
By Reeti Roy || I think the first lesson Korea taught me was that every city deserves to be read before it is judged. When I first arrived in Seoul, … Read More
The Beauty Inside: The Man with No Face
By Farrukh Anique || Title: The Beauty Inside (뷰티 인사이드) Director: Baek Jong-yeol Year: 2015 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama Cast: Han Hyo-joo, Kim Dae-myung, Park Seo-joon Where to watch in … Read More
All the Beauty in the World
By Michael Attard || All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me By Patrick Bringley 240 pages, Simon & Schuster, 2023 The author, Patrick Bringley, … Read More
More than Just K-Pop: Korea Rocks with Day6 and Xdinary Heroes
By Paul Singh || Day6, the pop rock band that formed in Seoul in 2015, consists of Park Sungjin on guitar, Kang Young-hyun (aka Young K) on bass, Yoon Dowoon … Read More
Chuseok: A Fading Tradition, A Lingering Memory
By Shin Gyonggu || Chuseok: The Most Memorable Festival For most of my life, Chuseok was not merely a holiday marked on the calendar; it was the emotional and spiritual … Read More