Twenty years ago, in September 2006, I sat down to write my first column for this paper. I did not know then that I would still be writing it two decades later, or that this particular column would be my last. It seems fitting that my final subject is tra... See more
Technology The Tech Edit You Didn’t Know Your Life Needed Digital minimalism In the spirit of honesty and truth-telling, most of us are probably irrevocably addicted to our phones. The average person checks their device upwards of 150 times a day–a force ... See more
It’s not entirely inaccurate to link Korea’s post-war industrialization and headlong dive into capitalism with the rise of Protestantism. Its ascendancy eclipsed the traditional and indigenous religious landscape of Korea across a vast swath of Korea’s so... See more
"How dare coffee?!" Those were the words uttered by a TV news anchor in a clip that went viral in Korea. He was condemning the perfidy of Starbucks in making light of the May 18, 1980 Gwangju Massacre by the military forces of Chun Doo-hwan. Despite the u... See more
I recently read the fascinating account of how Richard Dawkins, the famous author of the "God Delusion" and highly respected skeptic, spent several days speaking with an artificial intelligence (AI) bot named Claudia and “left with the overwhelming feelin... See more
