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Mon, August 8, 2022 | 06:49

[Joseon Images] Streetcars: A time for change in Joseon

In 1899, streetcars began operating in Seoul. This was a time of great change, and one of the biggest problems facing their operator, Seoul Electric Street Railroad, was time. Clocks and watches made abroad were highly valued in Korea, and sometimes given as expensive gifts.

2021-08-10 20:26

Cultural tourism scholar offers lectures on Korea's spiritual heritage

When David A. Mason first came to Korea almost 40 years ago, he had two main fascinations, craggy mountains and East Asian philosophies, both of which he found in abundance here. “I was mainly interested in China and had never heard of Korea, but upon visiting Korea I found so much of East Asian spiritual traditions flourishing in the gorges of very beautiful and accessible m...

2021-08-09 16:16

[Korea Encounters] Opening of 'Tomorrow' go-go club in 1971

In the spring of 1970, a new kind of night spot began to develop in Seoul - the go-go club, where rock bands played on stages overlooking a dance floor. As this kind of club became popular with well-heeled young people, more and more started to appear, particularly in hotel basements. The newly rebuilt Chosun Hotel decided to take advantage of this trend and in early 1971 ope...

2021-08-03 18:33

Gyeongnidan burger pub gets fist bump from celeb chef Baek Jong-won

When the restaurant's phone rang, nobody at California Kitchen & Craft Pub expected that on the other end would be a representative of Korean TV's foremost food celebrity, Baek Jong-won. They wanted to feature the restaurant, located in Itaewon's Gyeongnidan area, for an episode of the JTBC show, “Baek Jong-won's National Food: Global Food Edition,” about the history of burge...

2021-08-03 17:40

Multicultural artists, businesses offer Xmas in July

Christmas doesn't have to come only once a year. That's the premise behind the Xmas in July Market.

2021-07-27 14:05

[Friends of Korea] American woman's 1950s images of Korea

Imagine my curiosity and delight when, out of the blue in late 2015, I received an email from a 'Susan Hanley'…she had found the Friends of Korea website while searching the internet and reached out with a query.

2021-07-27 04:12

[Cityscapes] Gwangju collapse terrifies public temporarily

I'm by no means a demolition expert, but I know what I don't like. And I am constantly alarmed and troubled by what I see around me in urban Korea's “built environment.” Demolition techniques briefly entered mainstream conversation following the collapse of a five-story building on the edge of an urban renewal site in Gwangju, onto an active street, landing on a bus and killi...

2021-07-20 22:25

Photographer's layered Buddhist iconic images find harmony in nature, culture, concrete

Korea's Buddhist temples are a great source for artistic inspiration, but Anjee DiSanto, an American living in Iksan, has been using digital photography techniques to develop a new kind of Buddhist art that matches the contemporary qualities of the temples she visits.

2021-07-20 15:03

Goggas brings Korean comic books and more to English readers

A new bilingual publisher in Korea hopes to share interesting stories with readers in both English and Korean. Goggas, located in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, released for the first time in English, translations of two Korean comic books last month.

2021-07-13 21:26

[RAS Korea] 2nd annual essay contest concludes with awards ceremony

Three years ago, when the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea received several unsolicited essays from students at the Dongducheon Foreign Language High School, we were thrilled by the gesture. The students had heard of RAS Korea's financial plight, but since young students have limited finances, they hoped to contribute just the same. The gesture deeply moved the RAS Korea off...

2021-07-12 01:24

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