Drinking in Korea (some Sobering Statistics).
Three o'clock one Wednesday morning I was wandering through Seoul's recently pronounced "HBC Art village" (formerly unknown "Haebangchon foreign ghetto") when a familiar voice...
The Definition of Irony
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Once more for The Local
Ok, so it’s been over a week now since I’ve been to the pub, and there can only be one person to blame. No,...
North Korea and Pizza
There has been speculation in the news these last couple of days that North Korea may be planning its third underground nuclear test sometime soon....
Remember when Kim Jong Il was the Wackiest World Leader?
Once there was a guy called Kim Jong Il.
the greatest guy in history, world champion of weird.
He was arguably the world’s best-known demigod.
Contrary to popular...
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