Please, oh please don’t let McCain win

Stepping away from Korea for a second to offer up a plea/prayer/hope (call it what you will) that McCain loses this November. Speaking with a young Korean American colleague who hails from the deep south (not Korea, but the US) the other day, I was a little surprised to learn that she is leaning towards [...]

Editorial attacks media for promoting suicide

An editorial in yesterday’s Korean language JoonAng attacked local media coverage following the suicide of South Korean actor Ahn Jae-hwan, who was found dead in his car on Sept. 8 after inhaling charcoal fumes. Ahn was reputed to have incurred an enormous gambling debt, some say totalling upwards of $4 million dollars. The author specifically [...]