Give, And Ye Shall Receive
[Seoul, December 15. Image via Getty.]
Seoul To Soul
[Seoul, October 27. Image via Getty]
Dog Eat Dog
[Seoul, July 14. Image via Getty]
Portrait Of Grief
[Seoul, May 29. Image via Getty]
Human Placenta Injections Are So Hot Right Now
In parts of Asia, placenta is seen as a folk remedy to help with fatigue, menopausal symptoms, liver diseases and combat aging. Apparently, placental tissue may be good for more than just a gourmet meal!
The Scarlet Letter
South Korean prosecutors are demanding that a popular actress be thrown in jail for a year and a half for having an affair. Ok So-ri admitted to the affair with a singer and called for the government to overturn an anti-adultery law enacted fifty years ago to protect women in a male-dominated society. Ok's lawyers…
Girl Fight
Last week, Choi Hyun Mi, a 17-year-old boxer the South Korean media has dubbed the "Defector Girl Boxer," won the World Boxing Association women's featherweight championship. While most female South Korean boxers say they first took up boxing to lose weight, Choi is boxing to support her family, who fled North Korea…
Korean Mata Hari Never Knew Military Secrets • Saudi Woman Lobbies For Female Athletes
The truth behind the "Korean Mata Hari," Kim Soo-im, who was thought to have seduced secrets out of an American colonel and later executed by the South Korean military, is
finally revealed. • Iraqi sprinter Dana Abdulrazak says that the important thing for her is in Beijing, but just giving Iraq a presence at the…
Is Fox News Looking For Drama With Obama's "Baby Mama"?
Oh, this will warm your heart: Fox News has dubbed Michelle Obama Barack's "Baby Mama." See, because "baby mama" is a term originating in the African American community used to delineate a status of romantic partner, somewhere between common-law spouse and "boo," that one attains by fathering or giving birth to a…
Foreign Affairs
Yesterday, April 14, was "Black Day" in South Korea. Kind of like the anti-Valentine's day, April 14 is when people who are not in love wear black and eat black food. South Korea marketers have hatched special days for the 14th of each month to create a calendar with a crapload of love holidays. Black Day has become…
