“The Incendiaries” starts off with a bang — a bombing of an abortion clinic in New England. From the jacket cover description, readers might expect R.O. Kwon’s debut novel […]
Author: Reera Yoo
First-World Problems: Love Love and Porn
by SUNG J. WOO From time to time, at a slightly greater frequency than a visit by Halley’s Comet, people ask me what my second novel, Love Love, is about. I […]
Redemption Song
story and photography by JIMMY LEE Steven Kim begins his presentation with a question: What words do you associate with gangs? Even amongst this group of youth counselors and […]
The World According to Dave Yoo: Wardrobe Dysfunction
by DAVE YOO I’m a boring dresser. I’m debilitatingly self-conscious about wearing flashy clothes, so I resolved in my mid-20s to embrace my dull tastes. And in the 15 years since, I’ve […]
Dr. Esther Oh on the Hazards of Marijuana
by DR. ESTHER OH Recently, a 15-year-old male patient told me about his occasional habit of smoking marijuana with his friends. “Everyone uses it at my school. It’s not […]
Q&A with BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang
Man of the Internet Hour BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang lays bare what makes him click with diverse audiences. story by REERA YOO photographs by MACEY J. FORONDA As a video […]
A Vital LiNK: How One Group Is Helping Change the Narrative on North Korea
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee Before he ever set foot in America, Joseph Kim had to learn how to pass for an American teen. Be loud and rowdy […]
Gennady Golovkin’s Top 5 Victories
by STEVE KIM 5. Grzegorz Proska, Sept. 1, 2012, Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Verona, N.Y. Making his American debut on HBO, Golovkin impressively halted the southpaw from Poland, dominating the action from start […]
Sonny Kim, One of Cincinnati’s Finest
A Hometown Hero Sonny Kim, a veteran police officer killed in the line of duty, impacted his community in more than one way—as a friend, confidante, sensei and mentor. […]
Linus Kim Does Finger-lickin’ BBQ in Seoul
Smokin’ in Seoul With his Alabama-style barbecue, Linus Kim carves out a niche in Itaewon’s expanding food scene. by YOUNG-JIN KIM When Linus Kim opened a Southern-style barbecue restaurant last year […]
A Triple G-Force to Be Reckoned With
Undefeated in his professional career, middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin has a lethal jab inside the ring but an easy grin outside of it. Learn why this part Korean, Kazakh boxer is sweeping fans off […]
Green Green Grass: Jump
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK “Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of fear is freedom.” – Marilyn Ferguson I was fine on the drive up and felt mostly OK […]
Hallyu Fever at KCON 2015
Where K-Pop Fans Feel at Home The fourth annual KCON-Los Angeles, a mega Korean hallyu convention, drew tens of thousands of attendees. by JAY YIM For Luis Cisneros and Adrian […]
[VIDEO] John Oliver Covers Inter-Korean Tensions, K-pop on ‘Last Week Tonight’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com John Oliver opened Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight with some witty remarks on North and South Korea’s tense standoff. “We begin in North […]
Seoul Takes Hard Line as Talks Between Rival Koreas Drag On
by FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed a hard line on Monday as marathon negotiations between senior officials of […]
