- The KRW-USD rate may strengthen to 1050 won per dollar this year. I can only dream.
- Hyundai Rotem's cars have left Masan for California, to be put together and used by Southern California's railway system (original story here). HT to Wangkon, I guess.
- On January 26 of Juche 99, the KCNA again calls for south Korea to stop relying on foreign forces that only lead to national division. Oh, and DPRK celebrates sixty years of ties with the Vietnamese. Really I'm just writing something here so this section won't be blank. I already wrote a whole post on North Korean artillery firing toward Paengnyŏngdo.
- Japanese skater Mao Asada has arrived in Korea. She may use her Korean appearance to test her triple axel before the doomed, snowless Vancouver Olympic games.
- Is South Korea becoming a "neo-matriarchal society"?
- I just got done watching Hwal (English title: The Bow) on Netflix. Strange, misogynistic film, and in keeping with his style, containing little dialogue. I'm wondering if I should do a "review" on this.
- According to an MSNBC/NBC poll, about 70% of Americans think Congress sucks, but they tend not to blame Obama for the mess in Washington. That's good news for the president as he prepares for the State of the Union Address Wednesday night (local time), which will compete with news about Apple's new slate computer, which will also come on Wednesday.
- If kids at school play and then eat (instead of eating and then playing), they may end up eating better and feeling better. Like year-round school, this may be the beginning of a paradigm shift.
- Here's some background on the case being made for beatifying Pope John Paul II.
- Here's an op-ed on grade inflation in the US that I helped someone find.
- Pernell Roberts, who played Korean War-era M*A*S*H doctor Trapper John, but in a set-in-the-future spinoff at a civilian San Francisco hospital, died at age 81. He was also one of the Cartwright Brothers in Bonanza. The NYT also has a story.
- Brian Deutsch went to Fukuoka and took a lot of pictures.
- Should I buy my friend's Philips Senseo coffee maker?
if you are going to grapple with kim ki-duk i declare myself his defender and am prepared for your review
ReplyDeleteWell, how about you explaining what you think Hwal was all about, and whether or not you think it's misogynistic?
ReplyDeleteCome on!... don't be stingy with the HTs!
ReplyDeleteIndeed you did send me a link to the Hyundai Rotem cars being shipped, though I had that open before I saw your email. Still, I'll give you a HT. You milk that two-hour PST-to-HST time difference very well. :)
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