Esports and Gaming Culture in South Korea: A “National Pastime” or Addictive Disease?
It’s Monday morning rush hour on Seoul’s Line 2 subway. A row of craned necks huddle over smartphone screens as pre-recorded announcements vainly urge the […]
Kansas City: World War I’s Final Resting Place in America
The name Kansas City is in fact, a misnomer. While there is a Kansas City, Kansas, the larger KC, home to skyscrapers and professional sports […]
Marijuana Laws Around the World
On October 17, Canada became the second country after Uruguay to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. It does not give free rein for anyone […]
IS “BAHRAINI” A MASCULINE WORD?
There is a famous Arabic proverb told to almost every woman enduring an unhappy marriage: “U‘sori a‘ala nafsek lamoona”, which literally translates to “squeeze a […]
Expectations and Generational Struggle: Koreans and Westerners compare what is it like to be twenty-something in their countries.
Kim Nam-joon of the K-pop group BTS is one of the biggest stars of his generation. He recently gave a speech at the United Nations, […]
Ancient Partners: The Legend Behind Indo-Korean Relations and its Modern Impact
During a visit to South Korea in 2012, Gursharan Kaur, wife of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, inquired about the number of Indians living […]
Tragedy in Indonesia
Many in South Korea associate Indonesia with the success of South Korean national teams at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang held just over a […]
Tears of Separated Families
When he was fourteen years old, Kim Gwang Ho, along with his father, sister, and two of his three brothers, fled to the South to […]
Commentary: With Sweden’s Elections, Europe’s Collective Left Moves Right
On Sunday, September 9, yet another European right-wing party increased its popular mandate, this time in Sweden. Seventeen percent of the electorate cast their vote […]
Moon Jae-in’s Elusive Peace
SEOUL-South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been adamant in his desire for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Besides dubbing the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang […]