Art
The Energy of Korean Pop
I just recovered three Korean pop songs I used to like about 10 years ago when I lived there. Not a big fan of pop, but you adapt to what’s available.
돌아와-클론 (Clon, “Come Back”): I like the energy when the woman in this one starts to sing, and the underlying spirit of it, [...]
My Hero
He calls men Susie and Barbara. He always has a comeback. He tells it like it is, and doesn’t stick around for the chips. He’s Dr. Cox from Scrubs, and he is magnificent.
TV’s closest ally to the Book
I’m a fan of roughly a half dozen TV programs (only three of which are still on), and top of my list would have to be BookTV on C-Span2. It’s one of the rare places of intelligent speech in a medium that epitomizes free speech.
Tonight is Jim Hightower, “Swim Against the Current“. Of course, [...]
Lee Jung Hyun
Lee Jung Hyun is one of the most unique and creative pop artists in Korea. She developed her own style and made the already interesting pop culture there even more interesting. If Michael Jackson, Elvis, and Madonna became one person, they might start to measure up to Jung Hyun.
The embedded videos don’t carry over from [...]
