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Wed, February 1, 2023 | 18:18

Koreans receive fewer paid vacations

Koreans receive fewer paid vacations

According to a survey published by online travel agency Expedia last week, South Korean employees are entitled to fewer paid vacations than any other workforce in the world, receiving on average 10 days off a year, compared to 30 in Germany.

2012-11-30 18:06

Legal threat against satirist proves his point

Legal threat against satirist proves his point

In a dank, dimly-lit studio nestled in some remote and impoverished province of North Korea, an artist is committing a crime. Scared that the noise of his paint brush stroking the canvas may arouse the suspicions of his parents, he carefully adds the finishing touches to a portrait of Kim Il-sung, an image so omnipresent that the artist need only rely on his memory to recall ...

2012-11-23 16:42

'Am I pretty?' Korean teens look online for answers

'Am I pretty?' Korean teens look online for answers

You’re sitting on the subway, in a bus, in a coffee shop. Engrossed in your smartphone, you delve into the world of gossip and smear campaigns surrounding the upcoming Korean presidential election, or fire up Anipang if you’re bored. As it loads, something in the corner of your eye distracts you from rabbit bombs: a lowly girl lowers her head, looks up, raises her arm to the ...

2012-11-16 17:13

Gay Korea comes out

Gay Korea comes out

Last weekend saw one of Korea’s most famously flamboyant celebrities and his friends honor Halloween by taking to the streets of Itaewon in no more than a tight pair of briefs. Hong Seok-cheon, Korea’s first openly gay celebrity, was out and about flaunting his celebrity body; although he might not have been, his clothes were definitely still in the closet.

2012-11-02 17:12

Which is on the rise? Sex crimes or media sensationalism?

Which is on the rise? Sex crimes or media sensationalism?

According to an article in the conservative JoongAng Daily last weekend, “Drunk women have to fear for their lives” when out and about indulging themselves in the Seoul night scene.

2012-10-26 16:45

Crouching tigers, hidden Christian message

Crouching tigers, hidden Christian message

While world media attention was heavily focused on the Olympics this summer, another Olympics of a slightly more wordy nature may have escaped your attention: The Alphabet Olympics, that saw representatives from over 26 nations flock to Bangkok for “The Second World Alphabet Olympiad’’ ― a linguistic marathon, designed to sort out (once and for all), who has the “best’’ alpha...

2012-10-19 17:13

Cook, clean, and be pretty

Cook, clean, and be pretty

With the rush and stress of Chuseok neatly out the way, many a Korean housewife will once again be bracing themselves for the so-called “myeongjeol (public holiday) stress” associated with the routine cooking and prepping required for the lunar new year holiday in February. Traditionally an unspoken role of Korean women in households all across the country, it’s becoming a ri...

2012-10-12 17:02

Yet another Gangnam Style headline

Yet another Gangnam Style headline

“Asians are more than a maf***ing comic relief you punk a** white boy,” “F*** all the white people to F*** CNN to F*** Hollywood!” Not our words, obviously, but those of the delightfully charming Korean rapper Tiger JK, embarking on a bit of public racism after losing composure at a performance for the “Creators’ Project” event held in Seoul last month.

2012-10-05 16:50

Animal rights group claims Anipang is animal abuse

Animal rights group claims Anipang is animal abuse

Picture the scene: a frightened, lonely rabbit is unwittingly pushed into a large, black, rectangular opening, crammed ear-to-ear with other confused-looking animals; crushed together like terminally ill battery hens or calves, separated from their mothers. Scared and alone, the doe-eyed bunny finds momentary peace when reunited with its family yet, moments later, is merciles...

2012-09-28 15:37

Men finally behave badly

Men finally behave badly

It’s finally happened. The rise of “Mangate:” men are behaving badly in public places, getting caught on camera and then paraded before hoards of Korean netizens. In recent days, we’ve been treated to a steaming multi-colored hotpot of male madness: a urinating priest, drunks playing chair chicken in the road and a sweary young man on the bus, armed with an umbrella and an ac...

2012-09-21 17:17

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