Korea - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/korea/?source=rss&aim=korea en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT So you think they can break-dance? By Jeff Chang Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/26/korean_hiphop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/26/korean_hiphop/index.html?source=rss Forget the Bronx and South Central. If you want to find the best hip-hop dancers in the world look farther east, to South Korea. It's the priest-vampire-ghost love story of summer! By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/31/thirst/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/31/thirst/index.html?source=rss Director Park Chan-wook talks about his delirious, dark-comic "Thirst" -- this year's other, better vampire romance The Korean golf money train By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/08/english_only_lpga3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/08/english_only_lpga3/index.html?source=rss The LPGA's Korean golfers might not speak the best English, but broadcast rights to televise their exploits are a gold mine I now call to the witness stand ... your jeans By Catherine Price Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/24/jeans_rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/24/jeans_rape/index.html?source=rss A South Korean court overturns a man's rape conviction because of the state of his alleged victim's pants. "It's like when 9/11 happened" By Joe Eaton Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/17/koreans_fleeing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/17/koreans_fleeing/index.html?source=rss With the Virginia Tech shooter's identity revealed, some Koreans, fearing a backlash, are fleeing the campus. LPGA to Korean golfers: Never mind! By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/05/english_only_lpga_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/05/english_only_lpga_2/index.html?source=rss Let a thousand languages flourish on the green -- The Ladies' Tour backs off its requirement for English proficiency Pachelbel's Canon -- sixth century Korean style By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/01/korean_pachelbel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/01/korean_pachelbel/index.html?source=rss Dead for 300 years, the German composer continues to conquer new musical frontiers. Charlie the Tuna swims to Korea By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/20/starkist_tuna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/20/starkist_tuna/index.html?source=rss Whom to blame for StarKist's emigration? How about the price of oil, cheap labor, dolphins and free trade? The Asiatic vs. Italian fake hair showdown By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/11/korean_hair_global_glut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/11/korean_hair_global_glut/index.html?source=rss When Japan annexed Korea, wigmakers across the world felt the ripples A taste of North Korean beer propaganda By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/25/general_sherman_incident/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/25/general_sherman_incident/index.html?source=rss Just because it's hyperbolic and historically inaccurate doesn't mean it's wrong Mommy money By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/05/korea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/05/korea/index.html?source=rss A famed figure of motherhood will be the first woman to appear on South Korean currency. Girls just want to be born By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/24/son_preference_in_korea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/24/son_preference_in_korea/index.html?source=rss South Korea flips a switch: The son is no longer No. 1. The thrill of victory, the agony of cyber-defeat By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/10/world_cyber_games/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/10/world_cyber_games/index.html?source=rss At the World Cyber Games in Seattle, the competition spills over from Starcraft and Counterstrike to good-old fashioned nationalist flag-waving Venus Williams -- the ancient Korean version By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/01/venus_williams/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/01/venus_williams/index.html?source=rss Win or lose, it's best to be stylish, even if that means going seriously old-school A lesson in 7th century history for Nancy Pelosi By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/05/the_battle_of_salsu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/05/the_battle_of_salsu/index.html?source=rss Agree to our demands, say Korean trade negotiators, or you will be crushed like the invading armies of the Sui Dynasty More gloom for GM and Ford, more joy for Toyota By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/03/car_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/03/car_sales/index.html?source=rss Detroit's Big Three report continuing sales declines for June. Meanwhile, Prius hybrids are selling like hotcakes. Instant prejudice: Korea and Virginia Tech By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/17/vtech_korea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/17/vtech_korea/index.html?source=rss The Internet explodes: Just what does the nationality of Cho Seung-hui signify? Free trade: More SpongeBob for Korea By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/02/korea_fta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/02/korea_fta/index.html?source=rss A new trade agreement could mean higher prices for drugs and a proliferation of American TV shows. The "history war" in Northeast Asia By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/14/history_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/14/history_wars/index.html?source=rss Who owns the legacy of the Kingdom of Koguryo/Gaogouli? China, Korea or Wikipedia? Take back the monoculture metaphor By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/31/korean_monoculture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/31/korean_monoculture/index.html?source=rss South Korea's Windows problem shows what can happen when one species prevails over all others. "Sexploitative" journalism? By Carol Lloyd Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/26/sex_slave_outcry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/26/sex_slave_outcry/index.html?source=rss Korean community leaders chastise the San Francisco Chronicle over its breathless "Diary of a Sex Slave" series. Should women get paid menstruation leave? By Catherine Price Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/11/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/11/menstruation/index.html?source=rss And do we need a doctor's note? Big Pharma shows us the money By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/13/jama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/13/jama/index.html?source=rss What do free trade and depressed pregnant women have in common? Missile? What missile? By Tim Grieve Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/07/missile/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/07/missile/index.html?source=rss News reports say that the North Korean missile flew farther than the White House acknowledged -- and that it was pointed toward Hawaii. Peddling democracy By Chalmers Johnson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/03/johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/03/johnson/index.html?source=rss Convinced of our superiority, Americans keep trying to impose freedom on the rest of the world. It's arrogant, immoral -- and it hasn't worked.