Kim Ji-soo
Korea Times Editorial Reporter
Kim Ji-soo joined The Korea Times in 2006, and worked on such desks as culture and politics and is currently a member of the Editorial Board. Previous workplaces include The Korea Herald and the Korea JoongAng Daily.
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MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022
On this day...1794-Honolulu Harbor discovered1818-Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine1871-Moses Gale patents a cigar lighter1877-Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention1925-Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears1933-First U.S. ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service1935-First commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper)1946-Harry Truman becomes 1st US President to travel in a submerged sub1964-World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)1980-Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 841980-John & Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum1981-Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks1990-Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022
On this day...1811-Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain1868-First American amateur track & field meet (NYC)1918-Armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front)1925-Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings1931-Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veterans Building1942-During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France1959-Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished1968-John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album1968-Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic1972-U.S. Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army1975-Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day)1982-5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st commercial flight1982-Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland1983-President Reagan became first U.S. President to address Japan's legislature1987-Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction1988-Oldest known insect fossils (390 million years) reported in Science
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022
On this day...1631-Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler1875-Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equatorial Africa1917-British capture Gaza Palestine from the Turks1917-October Revolution (Oct 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin seizes power1940-Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash1942-First U.S. President to broadcast in a foreign language-FDR in French1943 Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL1944-FDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)1951-Constitution of Jordan passed1962-Richard Nixon quits politics-You won't have Nixon to kick around1966-Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by U.S.1982-Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner)1985-Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice1989-NYC elects its 1st black mayor (Dinkins) & female comp (Holtzman)1991-Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus & retires from Lakers
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022
On this day...1857-World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England1871-Mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese1901-First woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)1939-Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware)1945-United Nations Charter becomes effective1952-Arab Liberation Movement becomes the only party of Syria1956-Soviet troops invade Hungary1964-Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)1970-Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile1973-Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus1984-11 members of the Colombo crime family arrested1987-NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike1989-Rev. Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud
North Korea's 'don't forget me' missile diplomacy
By John J. MetzlerIn a strange but not unexpected twist to a world in turmoil, North Korea's bellicose leadership has carried out a series of missile tests not seen since 2017. One particularly provocative firing of an intermediate range rocket flew right over Japan. Two short-range ballistic missiles were shot into the sea on the eve of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to South Korea and the DMZ. So what's going on in Kim Jong-un's reclusive and quaintly titled Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)?As in a well-practiced drill, diplomats convened in the U.N. Security Council for yet additional crisis consultations. Only last month, North Korea, largely unnoticed in the flurry of the Ukraine war and global food crisis, declared that it was an “irreversible” nuclear power. The missile firings may be a prelude for the communist regime to carry out its seventh nuclear test soon. “In just nine days, the DPRK has launched eight ballistic missiles, all clear violations of multiple Security Council resolutions,” stated U.S. U.N. Ambassador Linda Thoma
Let's overcome this 'post-pandemic crisis'
By Lee Eung-taeWhen the outdoor mask mandate was fully lifted, I felt we were finally at the end of a tunnel. This pandemic has brought us tremendous pain and tragedy. It changed our culture completely in some ways. It has altered the way we work, socialize and relate to our neighborhoods and communities. Some of these changes have by now already become deeply engrained in our daily lives. Social distancing became our way of life, so we talk with others as far away from them as possible. Carrying masks is a priority whenever we go outside. So even after the lifting of the outdoor mask mandate, I am hesitant to abandon my mask.Culture is said to be like the air we breathe. We only notice it when it's gone. So I feel I have forgotten many aspects of daily life as it was before the pandemic. Even if we are somehow able to get rid of COVID-19 entirely, it will be hard to return to pre-pandemic ways. Today, we prefer to buy products through online shopping malls rather than in offline stores. We are so used to online chatting that we are often reluctant to join live meetings except for fa
'Menoelle' to be available throughout Europe by 2025: Schmick
Patrick Schmick, right, CEO of PhytoLife Pharma, poses with Dr. Jalid Sehouli, director of Gynecology at Charite Hospital Berlin, at Expopharm 2022. / Courtesy of Naturalendo TechBy Sah Dong-seokSales of Naturalendo Tech's “Menoelle,” a health functional food for menopausal women sourced from EstroG-100, have spiked in Europe since its launch there in 2019. The success has been verified from a recent interview with Patrick Schmick, CEO of PhytoLife Pharma, a Berlin-based company marketing Naturalendo Tech's products of the Menoelle brand in Europe.“The key to success is the mix of emotional marketing concepts, strong end consumer campaigns and the close cooperation with doctors and pharmacists,” said Schmick, who is also co-founder and part of the management of the Korean-based NaturaLife Asia Group. He says Naturalendo Tech's products are successfully sold throughout Germany under the Menoelle brand via pharmacies, drugstores and pharmaceutical online retailers. “Since last year, Menoelle has also been offered in the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland
Former hair designer shares life, art at L'art de la vie
The huge rock that forms the topography at the center of L'art de la vie complex in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. Courtesy of L'art de la vieBy Kim Ji-sooICHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― Sitting for lunch at L'art de la vie in eastern Gyeonggi, one was left envying the trees that were “cut and designed” by retired hair designer Lee Sang-il. The big pine trees were neatly trimmed with just a little touch of flair ― a signature trait that the former hair designer used to demonstrate on his client's hairstyles.Then the envy grows when you realize that this person has created a world of his own. L'art de la vie is Lee's and his wife's residence, but also an open museum. Sprawling for over 3,300 square meters here amid the golf clubs and rice fields, the compound offers 11 spaces for accommodation, an art gallery, restaurants, a bakery, an art studio and a convention center. He bought the land 17 years ago before his retirement. When he retired in 2012 after 3 years as a top hair designer, to the despair of his clients, including this writer, he turned to build the cultural space comp