Essay: Across Empires and Aesthetics – Abanindranath Tagore and Kim Whanki in Conversation

By Reeti Roy || My fascination with India’s Abanindranath Tagore and Korea’s Kim Whanki began at very different moments in my life. I first encountered Abanindranath in a Class I … Read More

Cultural Parallels: Korea and Bangladesh

By Rifa Tasnia Oishe || In a world often divided by language and history, when we look beyond the lines delineating borders, we find cultural threads that bind us. As … Read More

A Unique Art Experience at Aqua Planet Yeosu: The Playful World of Helga Stentzel

By Arifa Batool || Art often surprises us when we least expect it. During a visit to Aqua Planet Yeosu, an ordinary trip to an aquarium turned into a meaningful … Read More

Book Review: Han Kang’s Greek Lessons

Reviewed by Michael Attard || Han Kang began her writing career in the 1990s as a poet. In 2024, she won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She is the first … Read More

D’s Café Column: Gallery Café Chaeum – Where Coffee Meets Art

By Dhivyaa S. P. || It’s already February! Hope you’ve taken a look at your goals for the year. No rush, slow but steady wins. And speaking of slow and … Read More

Gosari: A Cozy Corner in Downtown Gwangju

By Jo Lezada || Gosari is one of the coffee shops that caught my eye last November at Dongmyeong- dong’s Coffee Walk. What piqued my interest at the time was … Read More

Sports Focus: Pay Cuts, Caps, and Caution – How Gwangju’s Three Pro Teams Are Recalculating Value

By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) || Recent salary-related developments across Gwangju’s three major professional teams – the Kia Tigers, Gwangju FC, and the AI Peppers – highlight a shared shift in … Read More

Area Sports Round-Up February 2026

By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) || Kia Tigers Lock in Foreign Core: Oller Returns, Castro Joins The Kia Tigers finalized their foreign player roster on Christmas Eve, re-signing right- handed pitcher … Read More