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[Brian's stuff]Despite spaghetti legs and exploding lungs, fitness first pays off
Some call him a murderer. Some refer to him still as gakha a word that was used a lot until the early 1990s to defer to presidents. Engineering a coup in 1979, former President Chun Doo Hwan climbed to power. Acts committed during that checkered proc…
Sept 16,2008
Hybrid market slowly captures drivers’ imagination
The word “hybrid” sounds futuristic, at least it does for me. Although hundreds of hybrid vehicles are already running on Korean roads, the new breed of cars still seems more at home in science fiction movies like “Back to the Future.” Despite t…
Sept 02,2008
Fighting to stay fashion-focused
Koreans have a word for young men who go back to school after finishing their military service: bokhaksaeng. This literally means “students returning to their studies after a period of absence,” but try calling someone that and you could get lynched.…
Aug 26,2008
Verifying your vintage
A new refuge has emerged for Korean trend setters fed up with luxury designer brands. Nowadays, vintage wear, like a retro shoe or patterned secondhand dress, is cropping up all over Seoul’s fashionable alleyways. The uniqueness of such clothing is …
Aug 12,2008
Skilled motorists maximize a full tank
Energy saving is no longer an option; it’s a must. The newly coined term “high oil price era” might sound awkward, but when you consider that this country relies 100 percent on imports for fuel, it holds a great deal of weight. In response, local …
Aug 05,2008
China’s fashion dragon stirs
BEIJING The fashion world needs the following to keep pace with the changing world: economic power, leisure time and adaptability to globalization. The speed of development in China has taken the world’s breath away, but only two cities there mee…
July 22,2008
[Brian's stuff]There’s phony baloney at beef protests
What can I say. Rallies have become chic, just like basketball sneakers coming back again. A decade ago, there were 7,684 registered protests. Last year that number stood at 11,904. The latest one I witnessed was a protest over the import of U.S. …
July 22,2008
[Brian's stuff]Caps are cool, dude, but remember hat etiquette exists
So kid, you want to look cool? You want to be looked upon by your peers? Be da man? Here is one slither of advice: Wear your baseball cap pointing anything but forward. Pinch it sideways. Asymmetrical is the key here. Unbalanced. Preferably with a…
July 01,2008
These days, baby’s gotta have back
Kim Jung-hee, 33, finds it troubling to buy summer clothes nowadays. She’s recently heard that “the back is the new front.” The theory goes like this: Whether or not you can see yours, the way you look from the back is becoming just as important as…
July 01,2008
Hanok: Making use of Korea’s rich architectural legacy
Most of the decor elements people associate with hospitals are cold and sterile: fluorescent lights, sharp metallic fixtures and shiny white ceilings and walls. But the newly opened Trust Dental Clinic in Seongbuk-dong, northern Seoul greets its pa…
June 24,2008
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