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David A. TizzardThe Korea Times |
Courtesy of Ian Valerio Recent headlines have been dominated by the impeachment and arrest of South Korea’s sitting president, a spectacle that has...
Courtesy of Ciaran O Brien Incheon International Airport has received a lot of praise since it was established as the country’s major transit hub....
Courtesy of Felix Fuchs In Li Ronghao’s song "Li Bai," we are presented with a satirical portrayal of an artist. The one who believes themselves a...
Courtesy of Netflix "Squid Game 2" is good fun. Get past episode 2, which just sucks, ignore all the stuff on the boats and the policemen, and...
/ Courtesy of Clark Gu In contemporary society, we are asked to acknowledge a wide range of people and relationships. If two women choose to...
Courtesy of Mathew Schwartz In a recent lecture on Korean characteristics and values, Professor Sam Richards suggested that a Korean protest is...
/ Courtesy of Clark Gu In contemporary society, we are asked to acknowledge a wide range of people and relationships. If two women choose to...
Courtesy of Mathew Schwartz In a recent lecture on Korean characteristics and values, Professor Sam Richards suggested that a Korean protest is...
Wedding rehearsal / Courtesy of David Tizzard I attended my first Korean wedding in the winter of 2005, trudging through the snow in an ill-fitting...
K-pop boy group BTS / Courtesy of Bighit Music This week I sat down with a group of BTS fans from around the world and spent two hours listening to...
Courtesy of rawkkim Every society has cultural diversity. This diversity might be based on religion, ethnicity, or nationality. The challenge is...
Han Kang, the first Korean winner of the Nobel Prize in literature /Courtesy of Munhakdongne Korea often exists in the space between two worlds,...
Courtesy of Yimnao Everyone has a different answer to the question of whether boys and girls can be friends. Some will say that it is impossible...
Courtesy of Yimnao Everyone has a different answer to the question of whether boys and girls can be friends. Some will say that it is impossible...
Courtesy of rawkkim Every society has cultural diversity. This diversity might be based on religion, ethnicity, or nationality. The challenge is...
Han Kang, the first Korean winner of the Nobel Prize in literature /Courtesy of Munhakdongne Korea often exists in the space between two worlds,...
A still from the film "Ode to My Father" / Courtesy of CJ Entertainment If a house is on fire and a mother and three of her children are safely...
The approach to Queen Munjeong's Tomb / Courtesy of David Tizzard Autumn in Korea is magical. You can even smell it coming, walking the streets...
Park Chung-hee, center with sunglasses, visits then U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 14, 1961. Courtesy of JFK Library...
The approach to Queen Munjeong's Tomb / Courtesy of David Tizzard Autumn in Korea is magical. You can even smell it coming, walking the streets...
Courtesy of Thomas Evans Shortly after the Korean election in 2017, I received a gift set from President Moon Jae-in. It arrived in a special case...
Actor Go Min-si plays Yoo Sung-a in Netflix drama, "The Frog." Courtesy of Netflix I wanted to like "The Frog." I really did. And, after three...
Courtesy of Huy Phan I stumbled into the pharmacy. The door made an uncomfortably loud sound and the sweat was already forming on my forehead. I...
Courtesy of David Tizzard I often find myself standing at the local school gates, waiting for my children to emerge. I love the responsibility of...
Courtesy of David Tizzard I often find myself standing at the local school gates, waiting for my children to emerge. I love the responsibility of...
Courtesy of Huy Phan I stumbled into the pharmacy. The door made an uncomfortably loud sound and the sweat was already forming on my forehead. I...
Courtesy of G. Poulsen Growing up, I often encountered the cliché that Innuits had anywhere between 50-100 words for snow. The numerous different...
Courtesy of Bundo Kim A deep-seated sense of familiarity sets in as you age. Life becomes comfortable. The ego disappears. Anxiety fades. Things...
Courtesy of Simon Berger I first came across the work of Kang Minsoo when someone shared an article he had written refuting the notion that Korean...
Courtesy of Simon Berger I first came across the work of Kang Minsoo when someone shared an article he had written refuting the notion that Korean...
Courtesy of Cat Han Korean summers are brutally humid. You sweat just looking out the windows. Nevertheless, we had broken down a large wardrobe...