Happy Lunar New Year!!

Happy Year of the Dragon, everyone! Wishing you all good health, good fortune, good times, good kdramas, and good food! What are you eating for New Year’s? Maybe I can order something similar from the Chinese, Vietnamese, or Korean restaurant near me this weekend. Can somebody tell me what that liquid @kennylsong poured in the […]

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Bitch Talk: On KDramas That Didn’t Age Well

These kdramas and Korean movies aged poorly. I’m not talking merely about their visual effects, but the plot, content, message, and/or actors involved in the project have become unacceptable over time. That’s why Shakespeare rules. Even after four centuries, the Bard’s works endure because his insight into our human existence is timeless, universal, and relevant. […]

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Bitch Talk: On Leading Actors for 2024

I came upon a 2022 list on mydramalist of male and female actors who the author thought “deserve” to have main lead roles after slogging through many supporting roles. By MAIN lead role, the list-creator meant the hero who prevails in the end, and wins the girl’s heart, and not just the hapless “other guy.” […]

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Yummy Food, Cool Dude, and Great Editing

I don’t know what sort of algorithm Youtube did, but this guy’s shorts (“short videos” not his underpants, ok?) started appearing on my feed. And now I’m thirsty hungry. I thought I would share his clips with you, @Fern and @agdr03 (and the other foodies on the blog), since you like to cook. Check out […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!   “There is a Place” by Liam Lawton There’s a time for remembering, a time to recall The trials and the triumphs, the fears and the falls. There’s a time to be grateful for the moments so blest: The jewels of our memory where love is our guest. There is gold that is […]

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Happy Chuseok!

Happy Chuseok! Image by freepik I’ll celebrate the Korean thanksgiving tomorrow by going to H-Mart and buying sikhye (sweet rice punch with rice bits), songpyeon (dainty rice cake shaped like a half moon), japchae (glass noodles), and galbijjim (beef short ribs). Hope you can celebrate Chuseok too, even in a small way, wherever you are. […]

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