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Alexievich’s goal is to give everyone a voice : Nobel laureate speaks about the victims of war and their stories
We all live with trauma.Some are personal ones. Others are the kind of painful and dark experiences that people as a country have to undergo.In the case of Korea, the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry is one. As 304 Koreans - children, …
May 25,2017
Natural oasis opens in bustling city center : Seoullo 7017 is part of a urban regeneration effort across the capital
At the stroke of midnight on Dec. 13, 2015, the 46,000 cars that crossed the Seoul Station overpass daily were suddenly no longer allowed in. The overpass, which was constructed in 1970 under the Park Chung Hee government as a symbol of Korea’s rapid…
May 18,2017
Candid jummeonis find fans on YouTube : Viewers feel connected to ladies who make hilarious, sweet videos
A 71-year-old grandmother may not be the first person that comes to mind as an expert on the latest trends in cosmetics. But the thousands who tune into Park Mak-rye’s make-up tutorials on YouTube have made her into a star. Many of her viewers find h…
May 17,2017
As smog worsens, families fight to clean the air : Health worries have changed spending and lifestyle habits
T.S. Eliot once wrote that April is the cruelest month. To a lot of Koreans, spring has become a dreadful season due to fine dust, which is smaller than the diameter of human’s hair. On May 11, Korea had two cities -Seoul and Busan - listed among the…
May 12,2017
A dream home built to nurture the arts : Constructed in secret, Sueno 339 is a space for creatives to grow
It took more than two years to build this new house at the foot of a hill in Pyeongchang-dong in Jongno district, central Seoul. Just drilling the 453 square meters of bedrock took eight months. The seemingly endless construction made residents of th…
May 08,2017
Disputes over historical documents continue : Bizarre scandals over artifacts limit research into important figures
In Gwanghwamun Square, a major landmark of Seoul, stand two historical figures in Korea that are arguably the most respected. They are Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-98) and King Sejong the Great (1397-1450), both from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)…
Apr 17,2017
Korean architecture prepares for its time to shine : Upcoming convention in Seoul will focus on future of cities, design
Korea went through such rapid, construction-centered development over the course of several decades that for many Koreans during that time, architecture meant nothing more than erecting new buildings, one after another. In recent years, construction …
Apr 13,2017
Korean comedy is telling the same old jokes, and few are laughing : Despite a political mess ripe for satire, TV shows are missing the mark
When going through a tumultuous political event, many turn to comedy for consolation. A touch of humor gives a sense of relief or a break from all the chaos, because after all, comedy thrives in adversity. Then, why during arguably one of the…
Apr 12,2017
Filipino chefs bring local tastes to global audience : Madrid Fusion Manila highlighted diversity of nation’s cuisine
MANILA, The Philippines - It has not been easy to define Philippine cuisine. The country itself was colonized by Spain for centuries, and then by the United States, followed by the Japanese. This unique history led to a mixture of diverse cultures, w…
Apr 11,2017
Wearing their school pride on their sleeves: Students decked out in varsity jackets are a sign that spring is here
Springtime has officially arrived as an array of gwajam take over university campuses. The gwajam - a portmanteau of university department, or gwa, and jacket, or jamba - is a varsity jacket that students of the same department wear to identi…
Apr 08,2017
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