Op-ed
- Sacrifice for the greater causeAll art is political since art works are meant to reflect the situation and the agony of the times the artist lived. Jacques-Loui…Feb. 25, 2021 07:34
- A commander who failed to maintain vigilanceThe commander, who took charge of guarding the Uiju Castle during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon in 1627, was Adm. Yi Sun-sin’s…Feb. 23, 2021 07:34
- To children and to myselfI tell myself what I say to children and do not say what I would not. I learned to take better care of myself thanks to children.…Feb. 22, 2021 07:27
- Asked the name of a flowerA family is the foundation of society, people used to say. A group of families become a community, and a group of communities bec…Feb. 20, 2021 07:08
- Hopeful farewellThe poet sees his pal off on the hill dyed in green wild grass. A bitter parting leaves its long-tail traces in the heart of the …Feb. 19, 2021 07:30
- A portrait that became a prophecyThe highlight of the 1886 exhibition at the Paris Salon was not a painter but a scientist. It was French biologist Louis Pasteur …Feb. 18, 2021 07:30
- Egg drop competitionJust like eggs, human hearts can be broken into pieces. “The Science of Breakable Things” by Korean-American writer Tae Keller is…Feb. 17, 2021 07:35
- The victim of the Russo-Japanese WarWhen Japan acquired the Liaodong Peninsula from China after winning the Sino-Japanese War in the late 19th century, Russia interv…Feb. 16, 2021 07:24
- Fighting gravity“My dad used to say that the ground and a sugar bag move in the same direction even though it may be just by a tiny bit when the …Feb. 15, 2021 07:37
- Sad chocolateA pleasant and happy story can be sad and miserable to some. The case in point is Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…Feb. 10, 2021 07:32
- Pepper rather than saltSalt, which is the most basic spice, was not commonly found or affordable in ancient or medieval times. Salt was one of the essen…Feb. 09, 2021 07:40
- Old politicsSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in said it was time the opposition party abandoned outdated political tactics in response to its …Feb. 08, 2021 07:30
- Teogye is fully satisfied with five dishes on memorial service tablesGood Tteokguk (rice cake soup), bugeopo (dried pollack), jeon (Korean pancake), fruit and drinks. Only these five dishes occupy a…Feb. 06, 2021 08:15
- What too much affection does to me“Being too warm-hearted to put things out of my mind and fall asleep.” Korean scholar Lee Jo-nyeon wrote this phrase in the last …Feb. 06, 2021 07:29
- Melody of innocenceInnately, water and dust are incompatible with each other. It is against law of nature that they coexist as the former is charact…Feb. 05, 2021 07:49
- The power of witTwo men are cooking in a fancy kitchen. The slim man on the left is a cook, while the plump man on the right is a cardinal. The y…Feb. 04, 2021 07:52
- Flogging abandoned Power has a stern and cold attribute, but is sometimes warm as well. Yeonam Park Ji-won, a writer in the Joseon dynasty, is a goo…Feb. 03, 2021 07:35
- No country can survive aloneJoseon in its late period had to seek survival among four powerful nations including China, Russia, Japan, and the U.S. Since Jos…Feb. 02, 2021 07:31
- We need to get to the bottom of itThe riot in the U.S. Congress has left many U.S. citizens with traumatic scars. Who would ever have imagined the symbol of U.S. d…Feb. 01, 2021 07:38
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