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Thu, August 22, 2019 | 17:25

Decade on, actress' death haunts

There's a victim but no one was found to have committed the crime. Probe results of sex scandals involving prominent politicians, business moguls or other influential people have repeatedly reached that same old, ridiculous finding and there has been no exception.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-03-15 16:05

Saving Sohn Suk-hee

Bae Kuk-nam, a journalist and media critic, characterizes the current situation surrounding Sohn Suk-hee as “a conspiracy” to bring the star journalist down.

2019-03-15 11:55

Hwang Sok-yong nominated for Man Booker International Award

Hwang Sok-yong, 76, was nominated for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, three years after Han Kang became the first Korean to win the internationally renowned award in 2016 for “The Vegetarian.”

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-03-13 16:33

Film posters explore motion picture history

Box-office hits mirror how Korean society has been evolving over the past century. In his new book “Faces of Movies: Yang Hae-nam's Collection of Korean Film Posters” published by Sakyejul or Four Seasons Publishing, author Yang shared 248 film posters he has collected with his knowledgeable interpretation of each film and its role in Korea's motion picture history.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-03-08 15:16

Japanese author offers tips to deal with abusers

Regardless of our professional network, family members, or circle of friends, we all have people in our lives who directly and, or passive-aggressively verbally attack us.

2019-03-08 15:03

German authors re-define mid-life crisis

As we age, many of us will experience a “mid-life crisis”: coming into the latter half of life causes us to reflect on our choices in regards to marriage, career and self-care among other things.

2019-03-01 20:20

'Ridiculous' 1970s

Author Pyo Hak-ryul cites the government's crackdown on men with long hair and women wearing short skirts as two cases showing how ridiculous the Park Chung-hee era was. In 1973, the Park government introduced the Minor Offenses Act that mandated limits on men's hair length and women's miniskirt length.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-02-22 16:04

View yourself as marketable product

We currently live in a world that perceives employment as a means to secure our futures: one who has found a job and makes a steady income is seen as “successful” in the eyes of others.

2019-02-15 17:18

Koreans becoming greedy, pretentious

Kang Jun-man, a liberal critic and professor of journalism at Chun Buk National University, has released another acerbic book warning that Korean society is heading in the wrong direction and will face the consequences unless its “insanity” is stopped.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-02-15 17:12

Joseon diplomat tired of interruptive China in 1880s

Over century-old documents display the struggle and immense pressure of the founding members of the Korean mission in the United States in the 1880s when sovereignty of their home country Joseon (1392-1910) was in peril amid power struggles among surrounding imperialist countries.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-02-13 17:11

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