https://qr.ae/pvsN1R Dislike or fear is an understatement. South Koreans absolutely loathe China. Courtesy of the pro-US mainstream media. Partly it has to do with lingering stereotypes and resentment from the…

https://aeon.co/essays/against-han-or-why-koreans-are-not-defined-by-sadness?utm_source=rss-feed Korean culture is characterised by an untranslatably profound sorrow and regret. Or is that just another stereotype? As a Korean resident of the United States, I have been both…

https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/03/amia-srinivasan-and-the-politics-of-sex.html Maggie Doherty at The Nation: “Does Anyone Have the Right to Sex?” was a shrewd yet compassionate essay, marked by rigorous thinking as well as the hope that we…

https://qr.ae/pGdEs2 The common answer here that “Japanese names are easier to pronounce” is technically correct, but it’s not the main reason why Japanese don’t use English names. The actual reason…

https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/02/reality-or.html by Tim Sommers How do we know that the external world exists in anything like the form we think it has? Assuming that we think, therefore we are, and…

What is beauty? Specifically, what is it to be a beautiful person? This has long been considered one of those imponderable questions, akin to asking about the meaning of life.…

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/09/the-robot-culture-that-is-singapore.html The robot scans its surroundings also for offenses like Illegal hawking, improperly parked bicycles, assembly of more than five people in line with prevailing Covid-19 safety management measures and…

Source Maybe you’re the religious type. Maybe you’re not.  Either way, you should consider accepting a special commission: becoming an evangelist . . . for faith in humanity.  It is…

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008354/a-new-tencent-game-is-leading-the-way-in-logging-off-minors- A newly released mobile game developed by tech giant Tencent has become the first to say it will boot out underage players amid growing concerns of gaming addiction among…