To Market, To Market …
Written by Douglas Baumwoll Photographed by Douglas Baumwoll and Park Tae-sang Interpretation by Park Tae-sang and Heo Suk-young About 100 years ago, A. A. Milne, of Winnie-the-Pooh fame, penned the … Read More
Category: Current Issues
South Korea in the Doldrums: Going from Worse to Bad?
” I just thought politics and political decisions were like something beyond my pay grade, and all I did was shift blame on politicians and the president for any misery, tragedy, or unhappiness. I was merely skeptical and pessimistic about Korea’s political future. Then, something happened that made me realize now is as good a time as any to turn over a new leaf and do something.”
Are you curious about what happened with the author as much as we are? Read on!
AI and the Buddha
Last year, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) program, “Alphago,” defeated South Korea’s 9-dan, 18-time world champion Lee Sedol four games to one in the game of “Go” (baduk). Like the 1997 … Read More
Breaking Down the Election: Who to Watch
After months of protests and demonstrations, the movement to impeach Park Geun-hye has finally been upheld by the Korean courts, and the president removed from office. The result of these … Read More
After the Sewol: Two English Filmmakers Take on a Korean Tragedy
Photos courtesy of After the Sewol By the time the movie was over, there were not many dry eyes in the audience of over 60 people at the April 22 … Read More
Why Trump?: Explaining the US Election
The 2016 US presidential election was a turbulent time of wild accusations, fiery punches and bombshell email leaks that sent Brexit-like shock waves around the world. After the election, I was approached by a Korean friend who asked me, “Why did America … Read More
MAD about THAAD
Jonathan Joseph Chiarella explores the role that Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, Mutually Assured Destruction and Military Defence play in the current climate of global military confrontation
Disruptive in More Ways than One, Uber in Korea
Katrin Marquez looks into the effects that Uber taxis are having and the arguments that are posed to and against the multinational conglomerate