Korean Celebrity Arrested for Drunk Driving: Claims Mistaken Identity
South Korean comedian and television presenter Noh Hong-chul has been arrested in Southern Seoul for drunk driving, the Korea Times reported today.
'I'm not that...
The Korea Times (They are a-Changin’?)
The always informative and never ridiculous beacon of global journalistic excellence, the Korea Times, recently ran a piece entitled 'Gay hating lawmakers; slut-shaming 'Slutwalk''....
How’s your Hagwon?
An Irish friend of mine was talking about his shambolic new English-teaching job at an academy in Suwon, just out of Seoul. After two...
How Rolf Harris almost Ruined my Life (aged 8)
Rolf Harris (iconic Australian composer, singer, artist, television presenter, childrens entertainer (hmm)) has been arrested this week (again), and this time convicted on twelve...
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