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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 21:17

'Jentle Garden' launched in Seoul

On March 18, the first pop-up store of the ”Jentle Garden” was launched in Seoul. Jentle Garden fantasy world was created in real life from the dreams of the brand “Gentle Monster” collaborating with Jennie from BLACKPINK. The installation portrays a dreamy landscape filled with pink lakes and heavenly bedded trees and flowers. The pop-up will be opening in five cities - Seou...

2022-04-11 17:34

Tiny changes

“True life is lived when tiny changes occur”(Leo Tolstoy) is a proverb written on the wall of an alley in Hakseong-dong, which is now abandoned and waiting to be redeveloped or regenerated.

2022-04-10 15:46

Can existential nihilism be uplifting?

The remarkably high suicide rate in Korea, along with the widespread mental health issues and existential dread faced particularly by the younger generations, call for a solid grounding and understanding of philosophy. In this regard, in my view, existentialism - particularly existential nihilism - offers a helpful way to interpret the human condition.

2022-04-07 17:00

'Raiment of Soul,' extraordinary Greek exhibit

Greece, officially known as the Hellenic Republic, is recognized as the cradle of Western civilization with its profound philosophical traditions, literary and theatrical genius, and foundational scientific and mathematical contributions. Greece is also the birthplace of the Olympic Games and democracy.

2022-04-06 17:00

If we change our diet

Industrial animal farming is one of the major causes of global warming. The sector's greenhouse gas emissions represent 14.5 percent of all human-induced emissions, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Greenhouse gases including methane, which is emitted especially in the process of industrially raising cows, have caused the climate crisis.

2022-04-05 17:00

Digital citizens

The media tells us that one of the major differences in the Ukrainian war is the use and impact of the smartphone. Unlike Russian soldiers in the shrouded and conservative bureaucracies of intelligence, Ukrainian citizens are sharing the war with the world using smartphones. Consequently, we experience the war as it happens.

2022-04-04 17:00

There's nothing like great outdoors

I took an overnight trip to Buyeo in South Chungcheong Province last month. I was with the family of my second-eldest daughter who came down to pick me up from Daejeon, where they live now. Buyeo is a little more than an hour's drive from Daejeon. We had to postpone the outing for over a month because of the ever-intensifying wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.

2022-04-03 17:00

In memory of Fr. Lee Hak-geun

Fr. Benedict Lee Hak-geun, the first priest born in Youngsan in Wonju, passed away at the age of 85 on March 28. He was ordained as a priest in 1965 with the ordination scriptures: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”(John 14:6).

2022-03-31 16:20

4 key ways to maximizing performance in sport

I did not realize that reaching a high level in a sport is all about one's mentality until I became a golf teacher. No one can pull off an extraordinary feat in sports without a strong mentality. Here are the several ingredients of a good mindset that are necessary for playing sports to the maximum of your abilities.

2022-03-30 17:00

Mike Pence lecture

A gala luncheon forum held at the Westin Josun Seoul Hotel grand ballroom on March 25, organized by the Island Resort The Heaven and co-sponsored by the Far East Broadcasting Company and the Korea Peace Foundation, was an invaluable opportunity for me to listen to a lecture entitled, ”Current International Affairs and the ROK-U.S. Alliance.” The invited lecturer was Michael P...

2022-03-29 16:20

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