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.
By Jeff Chang Jun 26, 2008
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Director Park Chan-wook talks about his delirious, dark-comic "Thirst" -- this year's other, better vampire romance
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 31, 2009
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The LPGA says its new rules requiring English-fluency are for the good of the golfers. But what about the TV ratings?
By Andrew Leonard
August 26, 2008
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Thanks to a last-minute switch, South Korea's first citizen astronaut will be female.
By Catherine Price
March 11, 2008
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The "black hole" of Asia and its estranged brother to the south are revealed in books from a political refugee, an American mountain man and a war veteran.
By James Card
August 31, 2006
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"It's a girl" is no longer a lament in South Korea.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 2, 2008
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Cheaper labor isn't the only reason South Korea is a cartoon powerhouse.
By Andrew Leonard
November 12, 2007
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A famed figure of motherhood will be the first woman to appear on South Korean currency.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 5, 2007
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South Korea flips a switch: The son is no longer No. 1.
By Andrew Leonard
October 24, 2007
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A globalization goodie: Either the best, or worst, Korean fantasy epic set in modern Los Angeles, ever.
By Andrew Leonard
September 17, 2007
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Production moving overseas, good jobs disappearing, national angst upwelling... South Korea sings the grownup globalization blues
May 16, 2007
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A bride shortage in South Korea causes men to seek matches abroad.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
September 21, 2006
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South Korea exploits the North ... in a good cause?
By Andrew Leonard
June 5, 2006
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Where in the world is good sex? Eli Lilly does a survey.
By Page Rockwell
February 10, 2006
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Is the price of rice in South Korea worth suicide and despair?
By Andrew Leonard
December 12, 2005
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An expert in North Korea's military power says even a small spark could quickly lead to a rain of artillery shells, a chemical attack -- even nuclear war.
By Eric Boehlert
March 7, 2003
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The government of Kim Jong Il is threatening to build more nuclear bombs, and its rhetoric is growing ever more impatient. The problem is that nobody knows what Kim really wants.
By Eric Boehlert
January 14, 2003
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Waving signs declaring, "One man, one wife," students take to the streets of Seoul to promote chastity.
By Hank Hyena
February 22, 2000
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Gov. Bush says he has been reading a biography of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Here's a reading comprehension exam for the GOP front-runner.
By David Corn
December 13, 1999
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Rolf Potts describes a visit to Korea's DMZ, one of the planet's oddest tourist attractions, where visitors can pick up everything from propaganda to perfume.
By Rolf Potts
February 3, 1999
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Rolf Potts describes the heady rise and wistful fall of expat life in South Korea.
By Rolf Potts
September 24, 1998
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By Andrew Leonard
July 30, 1998
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In a letter from South Korea, expat American teacher Rolf Potts takes a close look at one of the students' annual spring rituals -- political protests.
By Rolf Potts
May 19, 1998
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It's the priest-vampire-ghost love story of summer!
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