SUMMER VACATION has ended. Still, the hot weather remains unwavering. It has been like a sweet dream, flying away from the heat of Korea to

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-09-02

THE GREEN subway line, line number two, is a portal for those seeking solace in the city. The never-ending 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. cycle, spontaneo

Lee Ha-Eun   2018-05-09

UNIQUENESS IS a key virtue in the 21st century. Instead of conforming to a uniform standard of beauty, people customize their makeup, clothi

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-05-08

THE YEAR 2018 has begun with a series of fire incidents: the Miryang hospital fire, Jongno motel fire, and Hongdae conflagration are just a

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-03-16

PHOTOGRAPHED BY LEE ERIC “VOLUNTEER WORK?” asked the taxi driver. Through the rear-view mirror the taxi driver glanced at the back seat, wit

Lee Eric   2017-11-14

RECKLESS DRIVING is a public menace. However, retaliatory actions to “punish” such driving—such as brake checking—can be even mo

Lee Hyun-kyung   2017-11-13

THE BALL hitting the court floor, the loud ringing of the buzz, the jolly cheering from the audience, and the exciting trills and comments f

Ko Eun-biy   2017-10-19

PHOTOGRAPHED BY LEE HYUN-KYUNGHAVE YOU ever heard of the idiom go jin gam rae*? It means that sweetness comes after bitterness. In other wor

Lee Hyun-kyung   2017-09-04

EVERYONE IS looking for ways to express themselves. Whether it is by stripping down a complete outfit from a mannequin, discovering an item

Ko Eun-biy   2017-09-03

WHEN CAN you confidently call yourself an “adult?” When fantasizing about the future, you might picture yourself achieving your goals at cer

Ko Eun-biy   2017-08-25

MANY OF us have been collecting something since we were young. Why do we collect items? Some people may gather antiques as an investment opp

Seo Ji-hye   2016-12-08

THERE ARE some nights when sleeplessness haunts you. You toss and turn in bed, feeling heavy with the anxiety that mightcome from hurting re

Seo Ji-hye   2016-11-03

CREATED BY a good-hearted carpenter, Geppetto, the wooden doll named Pinocchio had a shameful trait he could not conceal: his nose grew long

Seo Ji-hye   2016-10-06

“BEWARE THE barrenness of a busy life,” said Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher. In fact, most people treat breaks as a luxury, due to t

Seo Ji-hye   2016-09-07

NOTHING STAYS the same in a changing world. Seasons change, people change, and even memories so strongly imprinted on our minds change, unab

Seo Ji-hye   2016-09-07

AN HOUR before the sun begins to set, the sky is illuminated with shades of red, orange, and yellow. Photographers refer to this moment as t

Kim Yu-jin   2016-06-07

“YESTERDAY, LOVE was such an easy game to play. Now, I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday,” sing The Beatles in their ren

Choi Ye-seon   2016-05-11

WE SOMETIMES look up at the sky and wonder what kind of a world exists above the layers of blue. As we go beyond the coat of clouds, a whole

Kim Yu-jin   2016-05-10

“YOU ARE right and she is also right,” once remarked Hwang Hee, a royal prime minister of the Joseon Dynasty. There are times when values on

Chang Hannah   2016-04-06

Amidst the rubbish piles in a city slum, standing strong is the horizontal ladder painted yellow and red. The smothering hot air, mixed with

Chang Hannah   2016-03-06