School’s Out for November
By Jonathan Joseph Chiarella PART I: THE HISTORY In 1929, the birthday of Meiji (the emperor of modern Japan) and the Korean National Foundation Day (reckoned by the lunar calendar) … Read More
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Interview with Talk to Me in Korean’s CEO, Sun Hyun-woo
By William Urbanski Pretty much anyone who has come to Korea and studied the language knows about Talk to Me in Korean (TTMIK): the learning platform that breaks down complicated … Read More
The Secret to Happiness?
By Nahida Islam Is there any secret to happiness? Or is it something unidentifiable? Or can it be explained by the relative theory of Einstein? Like, when we are beside … Read More
The International Line-up at the WHRCF 2023
By Jonathan Joseph Chiarella The World Human Rights Cities Forum is indeed international. Instead of “world” being an unnecessary reminder that foreign guests are welcome, roughly two-thirds of the confirmed … Read More
Claw Me and I’ll Claw Thee!
The title of this article makes the case that help is a two-way street. It means the same thing as “One hand washes the other” and “Scratch my back and … Read More
Three Life Lessons from Mold
By Francesca Duong It stood stark against my pale walls looking like a grotesque monster from a horror movie. And honestly, it basically was. The black, misshapen spot had grown … Read More
The Patriotic Internationalist’s Dilemma
By Jonathan Joseph Chiarella Facts Japan has exploited its long-running position of superiority over Korea. Japan has cut corners on nuclear safety. The water from the Fukushima power plant, if … Read More
The Legendary and Powerful Gotgam: How to Make Dried Persimmons
By Grace Chun Around the time of Chuseok (추석), my maternal grandmother always retells the story of the tiger and the dried persimmons, or gotgam (곶감). My grandmother’s version of … Read More