Human Rights Prize Winner Mun Jeong-hyeon
Father Mun Jeong-hyeon is well known for his uncompromising stance on all human rights, democracy and peace issues. Here’s June 2012’s cover story.
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Music Review: GIC May Concert
On an overcast afternoon in May an air of excitement pervaded the area around the Small Theater at Gwangju Art and Culture Center. Gwangju residents of all ages were gathering for the 10th annual GIC May Concert.
Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
One hundred and ten nations participated in this Expo, each bringing interactive media, food, art and information from their home countries; each country also made a special effort to talk about their regional waters and their problems, as well as to provide information on their conservation and environmental efforts.
The Return of a Stolen Book
The return of 266 Chosun Dynasty Ritual Books (Oegyeyanggak Uigwe) from France is cause for celebration, as the books record the various activities of the Emperors and royal courts, from coronations and funerals, to the details of the work to build a new palace through words and beautiful artwork (banchado).
The Vagina Monologues in Gwangju
Thankfully, The Vagina Monologues exists, because these monologues begin to push back the shadows surrounding the worn-out words.
Buddha’s Birthday
May 28th afforded 2012’s best opportunity to contemplate the father he’s been, as the lunar calendar declared it once again Buddha’s Birthday (부처님 오신 날, lit. “The day when the Buddha came”), on which he became 2,575 years old. Or possibly 2,636. Unless he’s 3,900.
Apps for Traveling or Living in Asia
Here are five useful apps for foreigners whether they are fresh off the tarmac at Incheon or long-term kimchi addicts.
Repent! The End is Near?
According to a survey conducted by Ipsos in the United States, 13 percent of Korean people, and 14 percent of people worldwide, believe that the end of the world will come before they die.