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Young Werther on Twitter

Everyone has heard about how the explosive popularity of Goethe’s “The Sorrows of Young Werther” in 1774 triggered a wave of copycat suicides by young men throughout Europe who fancied themselves forlorn over an unrequited love.

Jason Lim | 2011-05-25 16:14

Greensboro Four in Jasmine Revolution

The central question to the recent historic wave of Middle East protests is, “Why now?” I mean, no one could have predicted on Jan. 1 that heretofore stable countries in the Middle East, which has no tradition of democracy or mass political activism, would be the site of one of the most riveting and gratifying demonstrations of activist followership since Corazon Aquino came to power in the Philippines.

Jason Lim | 2011-05-11 16:09

Seo Tai-jis betrayal

I actually remember watching Seo Tai-ji and the Boys’ debut TV appearance back in the early 1990s. I recall that it was a sort of a competition between new musical acts, with Seo Tai-ji and the Boys taking home the second prize with their song, “I know!”

Jason Lim | 2011-04-27 16:46

Is maternity tourism bad for America?

A recent New York Times report on Chinese women titled, “Arriving as Pregnant Tourists, Leaving with American Babies,” sparked a heated public debate on the heretofore presumed right for babies born on American soil to claim U.S. citizenship, regardless of whether the parents are American citizens or even legally residing in the U.S.

Jason Lim | 2011-04-13 16:33

Why do we believe Shin Jeong-ah?

Forget about Libya and the breathtaking fight for freedom that’s playing out with the world as its witness. Even forget about the biggest earthquake in Japan in a century that killed over 10,000 and counting, with the ticking bomb of a nuclear disaster waiting in the wings.

Jason Lim | 2011-03-30 16:55

Gods earthquake

By now, we have all watched the devastating live feed on Japan’s earthquake and the ferocious tsunami that followed it.

Jason Lim | 2011-03-16 16:29

How do you change default settings?

In a recent Harvard Business Review blog article titled, “To Be a Better Boss, Know Your Default Setting,” Linda Hill and Kent Lineback argue that we bring to our workplace the person who we are: “… our likes and dislikes, our preconceived ideas, the peculiar set of values and predispositions we’ve acquired, our unique personalities, values, and experience.”

Jason Lim | 2011-02-21 16:36

MADE with China

During the Cold War, the prevailing paradigm for global political stability was MAD, which stood for mutually assured destruction. It meant that neither side would dare to use nuclear weapons against another because it would invite an assured destruction for everyone.

Jason Lim | 2011-02-07 16:34

I black. You, me, same!

He might be better remembered as the tiny guy yelling, “Do you know, do you know, do you know?” in Nike commercials with Michael Jordan, but Spike Lee provided one of the most seminal moments of my youth growing up in New York City.

Jason Lim | 2011-01-19 15:46

Its my brain, stupid

The ritual stays the same year after year. As the New Year’s approaches, I grimace and muster up the courage to dig up my previous year’s resolutions and see how I am doing on the achievement meter.

Jason Lim | 2011-01-05 16:16

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Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang