Homophobia and Change in Modern Korea
Written by Colt Compton Very recently, a captain in the Korean army was convicted under an obscure law that makes homosexual conduct illegal in the armed services. In short order, … Read More
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Cyber Security and Citizens’ Rights
Written by Matt Furlane This past May, the ransomware virus WannaCry made headlines by infecting over 200,000 computers in over 150 countries. Although not as large as the 2008 Conficker … Read More
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
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!
BBC Breaks Ground in South Korea, Hopes to Reach the North
Words and photo by Eden Jones Our “little” Gwangju is host to a surprising number of distinguished guests each year. You may just be unaware that the person sitting across … Read More
Shaping the Ships in Samho
Photos by Kelsey Rivers I zipped along the deserted streets of Samho, perched on the back of Sam’s dusty moped, the wind whipping my hair into my eyes and the … Read More
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