Parents’ Day in Korea: A letter to my parents
Hello Ami and Baba, Living alone has its perks. Who else in his 20s does not want to leave his home and explore the world? Apart from the morons who think travel is only for the rich. Thankfully, I am not one of them and now I am here in Korea. As today is […]
Skipping an Hour Get an Extra 201Calories
Most people might think skipping an hour of sleep and hit the gym will result in weight losses. But a new research shows that changing sleep routine might cause people get fat. It also suggests that sleeping for even one hour a day may causes us to eat more than usual. Unlikely, an extra hour […]
Enjoy Lynette Kucsma’s 3D Food Printer
Lynette Kucsma wants to sell her “Foodini”-the first product by Natural Machines, Kucsma’s company. It is an automated machine that creates homemade meals faster and more efficiently than human hands. Natural Machines is marketing the Foodini as a 3D food printer. “When people first heard about microwaves they didn’t understand the technology, but now 90% […]
“The Harley Revolution” in Lebanon
“The Harley Revolution” in Lebanon : A New Lifestyle Freedom, power, manhood, searching for adventure, and contact with nature; These are the feelings of many meanings that could express the world of amateur Harley Davidson Bicycle driving in Lebanon. For those young men and women, driving motorcycles is both fun and passion for a kind […]
What did you dream about last night?
What comes to mind when you think about dreams? Do they remind you of something impalpable, unrealistic and fanciful? Do you think it is when or where you release your repressed unconscious, as taught by Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychology? Or do you just consider them absurd and full of irrational images? What […]
Contemplating on trails of Jeju
The most popular walking trail in the world is perhaps the one in Spain known as Camino de Santiago. This trail which stretches across Spain is also called the “pilgrimage trail” because it was the route Saint James, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, took to travel to Spain for worship. When he died ― beheaded […]
‘All I wanted was to quit my job’
Playing protagonist Ji Hyeong-do, So Ji-sup doesn’t actually utter these words, but all his actions and body language amounts to that one sentence that puts in a nutshell the toils and agonies of any salaried worker in Korea Inc. But heartthrob So plays no ordinary salaried worker. As Ji in “A Company Man,” he is […]
Revival of Korean movies
This is the 14th in a 15-part series on the stars and trends in “Hallyu” or Korean wave, which is gaining global popularity in Southeast Asia and Latin America. The Korea Times produces this special project in cooperation with the Korean Foundation and CJ E&M. ― ED. If the 10-million milestone in Korean film industry […]
Enter ‘Garden of Learning’ in Busan
BUSAN — The Busan Museum of Art (BMA) can be easy to miss, next to the enormous BEXCO, department stores and towering buildings. The facade, which has been covered in black fabric squares, may even make one wonder if the museum is open. But yes, it is open and the building’s eye-catching transformation is part […]
Samulnori king fetes 55 years on stage
Aside from K-pop, “samulnori,” traditional Korean percussion music, is a genre from Korea that has received global attention. The gripping excitement that pulsates throughout a samulnori performance is one of the country’s most unique cultural experiences. Kim Duk-soo is the foremost samulnori performer credited with popularizing the genre since the 1970s. The drummer will celebrate […]
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