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Chris Backe - AKA Chris in South Korea » Review: Seoul Encyclopedia Show

Posted 3 hours ago

Author's note: a version of this article appears in September 2010's printed edition of the Groove. All photos below are my own, and may differ from the printed article."I want to sweatf*ck your talisman," goes one saucy line. Mere minutes later, we watched an animation of a innocuous-looking balloon beating the crap out of a little kid. Not long after ... [Link]

Registan.net » Expats Drinking in Kabul: Will the Atrocities Never Cease?

Posted 3 hours ago

A guest post by Kabul Expat. Will drop-in journalists ever tire of writing self-righteous, grossly distorted stories about “wild, partying expats” in Kabul? Probably not. Seema Jilani just published one in the Guardian. Let’s get this over with. “Kabul is the new Beirut.” This frivolous drivel fell from the mouth of a journalist in Afghanistan. She was effervescent with excitement ... [Link]

One Free Korea » Jimmy Carter’s Trip to North Korea Was a Raging Success, and Here’s Why

Posted 4 hours ago

First, Carter brought Aijalon Gomes home. Second, he apparently gave away nothing in exchange. Third, he felt so snubbed he hasn’t even been on the talk show / op-ed circuit (at least not yet, fingers crossed) telling everyone how prepared North Korea really is for dialogue. Fourth, Carter’s apparently intentional snubbing has demonstrated to most vaguely reasonable minds that North ... [Link]

Footman's Frothings » 3D or Not 3D?

Posted 5 hours ago

Finding myself nearby Yongsan CGV on Sunday, I decided to make a virtue of being alone and catch one of the current slew of action/horror films that my girlfriend wouldn’t dream of watching. As it happened, my timing was spot on for my least-favoured option, Piranha 3D, a film that, though clearly trashy, had managed to garner a 74 percent ... [Link]

Footman's Frothings » In the News…

Posted 6 hours ago

Here’s a piece I wrote for CNNGo.com about Seoul’s “quirkiest” bars. It actually took a hell of a lot of legwork, so it’s nice to see it getting some appreciation on the CNNGo.com site (thanks if you recommended it!). [Link]

Monster Island (actually a peninsula)* » Stay dry.

Posted 7 hours ago

Apparently that's quite a storm that hit Korea. If it makes you feel any better, it's been unbearably hot here in Honolulu. [Link]

Monster Island (actually a peninsula)* » Ich bin ein Kia

Posted 8 hours ago

The Los Angeles Times gives Kia a backhanded compliment by suggesting its cars seem more German than Korean: Kia should check the security cameras at its offices. To drive the 2011 Sportage EX all-wheel drive is to think a roving band of German engineers broke into Kia headquarters during the vehicle's development and replaced the original blueprints with a set ... [Link]

The Western Confucian » Clint Mansell's Lux Aeterna Performed by the Kronos Quartet

Posted 8 hours ago

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The Western Confucian » What's in a Family Name?

Posted 8 hours ago

News that "about 200 people in a village in Shandong province who share the surname Shan" have "been forced by the country's unbending bureaucracy to change their family name as the character is so rare it cannot be typed" and "is so unusual it does not exist in standard word processing programmes" — Chinese villagers forced to change untypable name."Zhang ... [Link]

ROK Drop » The Donut Cheeseburger(YUM)!

Posted 9 hours ago

After seeing an article on the donut cheeseburger here, I had to try it for myself. Now, at first this seemed like an odd combination to me, but I must say, after eating it, I wanted more. You can find the donut cheeseburger for sale about 10 minutes away from Yongsan Garrison at Amapola Deli in Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Donut ... [Link]

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