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The Joy of Diplomacy
PANELISTS
Justin Sowers
Jessica Coyle and Ursula Burgess (Waygugin Parade)
MAIN TOPIC
Teachers back from Dokdo.
NEWS AND STUFF
North Korea
Did Kim Jong-il collapse again in early May?
N. Korean May Nuke Itself Again
NKorean Leader’s Son Is ‘Brilliant Comrade’ – NYTimes.com
The Newest Twitter: Kim Jong-il
Ruling Party Wants LMB to Demand Right to Reprocess Nuclear Fuel
Government Protests
100,000 citizens’ voices for restoration democracy ring through Seoul Plaza : National : Home
[Editorial] The President’s misunderstanding of S. Korea’s crisis : Editorial : Home
Political mind games – INSIDE JoongAng Daily
That’ll Show ‘Em
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
They Think I’m Who?!?!
The Best Airport in the World? . . .
10 Most Wonderful Things About Korea (II)
#5: Korea’s Love of Classical Music (???)
Apple Gives Cold Shoulder to Korea
Yet again, no iPhone for Korea
Line 9 delayed….again
Foreign Taxis Enjoying Popularity?
Taxis for foreigners popular, according to newspaper headline.
Korea Declares War on Doves
A little typo in the KT (HT to Karl)
Crime and Punishment
Hwang Woo-suk given award, but couldn’t receive it because he was in court
Man angry about breathalyzer test, burns himself to death
How Not to Beat a Drunk Driving Rap
South Koreans arrested in raids of sushi eateries
Women’s Studies
Choi Jin-sil Sued For Being Beaten by Her Husband: Update « The Grand Narrative
Dong-A Ilbo Article Accused of Sexism
Korean Woman Caught Up In Immigration Crackdown
Introduction to the Right of publicity in Korea
How to detect company fails
Education
Ground-breaking survey of shapes, sizes, and hardness of love sticks.
Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education convicted of corruption
Sneaking out is for lovers. Skipping class is probably for lovers, too.
$4,800 is a “huge amount” of student debt
From Karl:
I don't know if you caught the IHT today, page two, about the mother
of skater yu-na. It was about korean mothers who go crazy pushing
their kids into golf school, swimming school, and now skating school.
The money shot quote "There's a pack mentality among mothers." The
article was written by one Choe Sang Hun. Sounds Korean. Anyway, the
comment was rather consistent with Joe's criticized comment that
hagwon mothers are as deep as puddles.
EXPAT COMMUNITY
Matt Robinson and Mike McStay
Yonhap: Unfit, Foulmouthed, Drunken English Teachers Running Rampant
“E-2 visa holders, once caught for taking drugs or sexually harassing children, were often found to be rehired at another school or hagwon.”
Dear Korean Journalists: You are Making Your Country Look Bad
Call to Action on Korea’s Yellow Journalism
0.5% of people arrested or charged for drug-related offenses in Korea in 2009 were Americans.
Did Park Nam-sheik actually say what we thought he said?
Another case of The Korea Times’s Kang Shin-woo making up quotes?
The lost 22,202
More Kang Shin-woo making stuff up
I Call Bullshit.
Michael Hurt starts a new blog to counter falsehoods in the Korean media
Korean Media Watch
Government Goes Backsies on American Teacher’s Visa
Wherein I Get Sick of Korea Law Blog
TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK
From Karl
‘The Next Food Network Star’ Season 5 Premiere
Death Star Grill on eBay
Big Jim Slade Mug Exquisite Ceramic Mug inspired by the film…
Happy sad slasher day!
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