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Fareed Zakaria on life in America under the perpetual “War on Terror”: “So we continue to stand in absurd airport lines. We continue to turn down the visa applications of hundreds of thousands of tourists, businessmen, artists and performers who … Continue reading →

I’ve decided that me and my adult students will debate whether or not Lady Gaga’s upcoming concert in Seoul will inevitably ruin the moral standing of South Korea’s youth. That’s how I roll.

Reblogged from Bathhouse Ballads: Having been a life long musician, both as a player and listener, I love Korean music. I don’t mean K-pop which though at times tuneful, is as much cultural chewing-gum as any western ‘fast-food’ pop music, … Continue reading →

Bulguksa, Gyeongju, Korea.

Hoi An, Vietnam.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Taken from the Foreign Correspondents Club.  Best bar in the world.

Jeffrey Lewis, “The Legend of the Fall” Lewis is playing in Korea in August but unfortunately I’ll be visiting family back in the States.

Not sure how I missed this — The Guardian has a series on popular music in North Korea.  Very strange, highly fascinating.

Daegu, Korea.