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Wed, October 4, 2023 | 10:06

DRIPDROP cafe encourages upcycling to combat excesses of fast fashion

DRIPDROP cafe encourages upcycling to combat excesses of fast fashion

The newly opened DRIPDROP cafe looks like its all-pink interior was designed by Barbie. But it's actually the combination of visions of two entrepreneurial foreign gentlemen - Jason Boutte who runs Shuttle Delivery and upcycling artist James Beckwith.

2023-07-09 22:01

Ukrainian media expert calls for vigilance against wartime propaganda

Ukrainian media expert calls for vigilance against wartime propaganda

A Ukrainian media expert urged Korean journalists to be vigilant against fake news in combating harmful disinformation by Russian propagandists looking to justify the war in Ukraine.

2023-07-09 13:20

Korea's No.1 surfer stands up to the task

Korea's No.1 surfer stands up to the task

At just 15, Kanoa Palmiano of Yangyang, Gangwon Province, is Korea's top-ranked male surfer. Last month, the junior pro competed for South Korea, his country of birth, at the 2023 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in El Salvador as the national team's youngest-ever competitor. Having tasted the thrill of surfing and success, the challenges of adolesc...

2023-07-06 23:49

British adventurer describes climbing halfway up Lotte World Tower

British adventurer describes climbing halfway up Lotte World Tower

George King woke up early on Monday, June 12. It was still dark when he left his motel in southeastern Seoul's Jamsil area, but the weather was already alarmingly humid. Down the street he walked, about 1 kilometer away from his hotel, was Lotte World Tower, the sixth-tallest building in the world.

2023-07-04 18:58

Danish-Korean band Meejah explores transnational roots

Danish-Korean band Meejah explores transnational roots

Meejah may sound like a Korean woman's name, but that's just a coincidence, because the Danish-Korean post-rock/experimental band actually gets its name from an alternative spelling of the word “media.”

2023-07-04 14:41

[PINNACLE'S ITAEWON] Seoul's best neighborhood for shisha

PINNACLE'S ITAEWONSeoul's best neighborhood for shisha

It should be public knowledge that Itaewon is the go-to place for indulging in the finest hookah experiences in Seoul. Whether you call it “hookah,” “shisha” or “the pipe,” shisha lovers in Seoul all want to know where to go to indulge in exceptional shisha experiences.

2023-07-04 14:09

[LIFE'S OLLE TRAILS 5] Getting ice cream and umbrellas from strangers

LIFE'S OLLE TRAILS 5Getting ice cream and umbrellas from strangers

So what, exactly, happened on the Olle Trails? Route 3-B. Typhoon weather. I was trudging along the seaside without an umbrella, staring at the fish farms. Jindo dogs observed me from their plastic houses. A Vietnamese farmer slowed down his car and pulled over next to me, sticking an umbrella out the window.

2023-07-02 14:30

Richard Folsom Underwood - A life of quiet victory

Richard Folsom Underwood - A life of quiet victory

I never met Richard Folsom Underwood in person, but I have corresponded with him on several occasions over the last six or seven years. He was always kind enough to answer my incessant questions about life in Korea prior to World War II and provided honest criticism of my writing - pointing out my far-too-frequent errors. He also provided me with a copy of his autobiography, ...

2023-07-02 14:30

Haebangchon's dual protections fade away

Haebangchon's dual protections fade away

There's one big factor driving changes in Yongsan District including Haebangchon (HBC), and it's something that's inevitable. The redeployment of U.S. military forces out of U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan down south to USAG Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, means that this is no longer a military area.

2023-07-02 02:03

Richard Underwood passes away at age 96

Richard Underwood passes away at age 96

Richard (Dick) Underwood, grandson of pioneer missionaries Horace Grant Underwood (1859-1916) and Lilias Horton Underwood (1851-1921), son of Horace H. and Ethel Van Wagoner Underwood, passed away of heart failure in Urbana, Illinois, on June 25.

2023-06-30 19:07

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