Posted 11 days ago: A Canadian commercial for the Hyundai Elantra featuring two attractive young ladies who may or may not enjoy the company of other women is, it would seem, getting a good deal of attention: That’s hot. Anyway, according to this post at the, uh, National Post, some believe the ad — or, more to the point, US intolerance of gay folk ... [
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Posted 17 days ago: Marmot’s Hole favorite Jessica Gomes graces the March issue of Maxim. There was much rejoicing. From the interview: Is it true that you’re huge in Korea? I have my own show there, My Name is Jessica Gomes, where they follow me around. Korea is fun-I get to be Beyonce for a day. [
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Posted 18 days ago: King Suro’s Tomb – Wikipedia Picture I realize that we have talked about Korea’s racial purity before when I blogged about the Vietnam connection but this time I thought we could look at the Indian connection. Archeologist and Professor Emeritus of Hanyang University, Kim Byong-mo, seems to be one of the sources for the resurgence of Korean-Indian brotherhood. He recently ... [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: The Munhwa Ilbo reports that despite the police’s 2009 “war on prostitution,” some Japanese men still regard Korea as a “paradise for prostitution.” Male Japanese tourists, who once flocked to yojeong and red-light districts in the age of “gisaeng tourism,” are now reportedly heading to “full-salons” and massage parlors. At one website frequented by Japanese, there are tons of user ... [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: The Lee Byung-hun scandal deepens: However, the 22-year-old Kwon, who majored in rhythmic gymnastics at York University in Canada, is intensifying her claims against the “GI Joe” and “Iris” star. Claiming that she has hundreds of photographs she took with Lee, she sent e-mails containing photos to the media Sunday, saying she could release more photos to prove that they ... [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: COED Magazine looks at the 2010 World Cup draw results as only COED Magazine can. Seriously, though, is it that hard to find Asian models? (HT to reader) [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: Well, since you ask… Sorry, it was either that or Bai Ling flashing around her nipples again. [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: The Sports Khan reported yesterday that one of the anchors of short-lived Naked News Korea has done a “hanbok porn film”… or at least that’s how it’s being introduced on a well-known Japanese adult video site. News stories like this, children, are why I wake up in the morning. The former Naked News anchor graces the cover adorned in a ... [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: The ever increasing price of ramyun and cookies has been in the news lately but 110 dollars for one bowl? Some people are willing to pay that in Japan. According to the restaurant’s owner, Shoichi Fujimaki, his ramyun (ramen – don’t want to get caught up in the scandal like Park Jin Young) is made up of more than 20 ... [
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Posted 5 weeks ago: OK, the only reason I found the Scott Fujita video was because this aatheory post got cited in a Chosun Ilbo story (OK, actually a series to help Korean learn English via English news) on how Paris Hilton burglar Rachel Lee is disgracing Korea. Note to Chosun: The “an incredibly odd story involving a Korean-American living in Las Vegas” line ... [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: Like neighbouring China and Japan, South Korea doesn't criminalise male homosexuality, but nor does it have antidiscrimination laws that cover gay men, lesbians or members of the transgender community. In addition, military service discrimination and discriminatory censorship of LGBT publications is also a problem. [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: People who commit sexual assaults against children under 13 and kill them will likely face the death penalty or life imprisonment. At a Cabinet meeting recently, the Ministry of Justice said it would instruct the prosecution to stiffen punishment on sex offenders against children or young students through revisions of the law. [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: South Korea's "love shot" drinking ritual amounts to sexual harassment if the woman in question is unwilling to take part, the country's top court ruled recently. [
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Posted 3 weeks ago: Changing attitudes about love and marriage in rich Asian countries such as Taiwan, Japan and South Korea are pushing many desperate bachelors to seek out brides in other, poorer nations around the region. [
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Posted 15 hours ago: Top 10 in society. One story dominated the most-viewed news this week. 1. The man arrested in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 13-year old girl in Busan is ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: The Dong-A Ilbo recently published an article confidently predicting that we'll all be commuting around Korea in cars that can, Transformers-like, sprout wings and get you from Pyeongchang to Seoul in 20 minutes. According to the author this will be reality in March of 2031 (so set your watches, kids). Unfortunately the author doesn't really cite to any examples of ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Sick, sick, sick. On the 12th the Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul applied for an arrest warrant for 37-year old Mr. Jo, who has a third-degree brain disorder, on charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting his daughter. According to police, Mr. Jo called his daughter, whom he had previously sent t... [
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Posted 4 days ago: A couple of cute young elk were snapped by a Yonhap photographer on the 11th. ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: On how not to spend your days in the classroom (link includes video).[Anchor]A Chinese professor working at a university in Seoul has been caught by police making illegal drugs and attempting to sell them.Investigators found the professor had manufactured the drugs in his own classroom.Kang Jin-wo... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Which has nothing to do with grabbing food off the floor. Yu Yeong-gyu, who last year became president of the Korea Baseball Organization, is emphasizing the need to speed up the game. Yu points out the problem that, compared to US Major League B... [
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Posted 5 days ago: This Chosun Ilbo photo shows the wanted poster for Kim Gil-tae, the man police suspect kidnapped and murdered a female middle school student in Busan two weeks ago. Police arrested him in Busan yesterday. ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: My favorite pop culture site recently sat down with the famed director. Read the results here.... [
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Posted 6 days ago: The Chosun Ilbo yesterday put together this collage of photos of Kim Jong-il showing his hands, noting that in the past year his hands have become unusually dark while his fingernails have become abnormally white. According to medical experts the paper spoke with, this may mean the dictator is suffering from a severe kidney ailment. ... [
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Posted 7 days ago: Crackdowns on internet criticism of the president continue. On March 6 the cyber crime division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency confirmed it had searched the home of A, the leader of a site hosted on Daum that opposes President Lee.On March 7 a Dong-A Ilbo investigation found a post on the anti-Pres. Lee site ì´ëª ë° ííµì ìí ë²ê... [
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