Archive for April, 2007

  • Farewell, Korea

    Farewell, Korea

    Well, my three weeks in South Korea has come to an end. I tried (seriously) to make it up to North Korea, but it was going to cost me too much money and there was a 50/50 shot that the paperwork wouldn’t come through anyway....

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  • Korean Unification Commercial

    Korean Unification Commercial

    Aaron‘s wife, Soo Jin, first showed me this commercial in Busan last weekend. IHT, February 9 2006: SAN FRANCISCO – The Bush administration is drawing up plans to further tighten the noose around North Korea by barring financial firms investing in Pyongyang from conducting business...

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  • North Korea on the Net and in Movies

    North Korea on the Net and in Movies

    After having visited the DMZ, I’ve been reading up on some of the weirder aspects and effects of a divided Korea. Here’s one (Korean-speaking) American’s account of visiting North Korea as a tourist in 2002. Here’s his writings on visiting the same spot on the...

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  • Standing on Freedom’s Frontier

    Standing on Freedom’s Frontier

    I’m not really sure what to make of my trip to the Korean DMZ (De-militarized Zone), and actually standing a few feet inside of North Korea for a few minutes. The best analogy that I can come up with is being taken to a zoo,...

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  • Photos from Korea, Round 5 (DMZ Edition)

    Photos from Korea, Round 5 (DMZ Edition)

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  • Photos from Korea, Round 4

    Photos from Korea, Round 4

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  • Live octopus tentacles!

    Live octopus tentacles!

    Remember those octopus tentacles I mentioned earlier? I wasn’t kidding.

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  • Ira Glass, on work

    Ira Glass, on work

    Ira Glass, November 5th, 2003: For me, pushing myself is way more about “It’s hard to make something that’s interesting.” It’s really, really hard, and I’m sure we don’t succeed with every story on every show. Basically, anything that anyone makes… It’s like a law...

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  • C’mon NYT, you can do better than that

    C’mon NYT, you can do better than that

    The Grey Lady has just published a piece, in the Fashion section no less, about how (shocker!) people in hipster Brooklyn drink Fair Trade (omg!) coffee! No freakin’ way! Seriously guys, was it that much of a slow news day? Amid the wine bars and...

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  • Sunday Night in Daejeon: The Final Week Begins

    Sunday Night in Daejeon: The Final Week Begins

    Well, it’s after midnight here in Daejeon (Slogan: It’s Daejeon) and I’m about to begin my final week here in Korea. I’m back in Daejeon for the third time in as many weeks to interview for at least a third (if not fourth) time, Kilnam...

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