Language Learning and Associated Bias
Written by Harsh Kumar Mishra. Being a linguist (that is what I obsessively call myself), I often get questions from people that are quite funny. One being, how long do … Read More
Tag: Opinion
No News Is Good News
Written by William Urbanski. For many years, an integral part of my morning routine involved checking the various new sites in Korea, Canada, and internationally. In no particular order, I … Read More
Enough with the Coffee Shops Already!
Coffee Shop Overkill Reaches Epidemic Levels in Bongseon-dong Written by William Urbanski. Do you like a nice warm cup of coffee? Yes? Me, too. Do you need one after every … Read More
Get Paranoid!
Written by William Urbanski. Imagine yourself standing at the side of a country road. Naturally, there are trucks and cars that use it, but they do so infrequently and irregularly. … Read More
It Pays to Be Behind the Times
Is the compulsion to buy the best, fastest, and newest items a symptom of consumerism gone wild or is there something more subtle at play? Written by William Urbanski. One … Read More
“The Man Who Paints Time” (시간을 칠하는 사람)
Reviewed by Viktoryia Shylkouskaya. Photographs provided by the Asia Culture Center. You probably know what 4D cinema is, where your seat moves in sync with the movie action, allowing you … Read More
Convenient Food Ordering with Help Me Emo!
Reviewed by Katy Clements. When I first arrived in Korea, I was very codependent on the variety of Western foods available back home and the ability to pick up the … Read More
Drive-By Birthdays: Now I’ve Heard It All
Of all the frivolous, unnecessary nonsense going on in the world, this takes the cake. Written by William Urbanski. When I recently read the North American headlines that mentioned “drive-bys” … Read More