By Colin Marshall I, like anyone else who has lived in Los Angeles, hesitated to leave the city for one …
Looking for Mexican Food in Seoul (or, the Strange Case of Hoover Taco)
2015
A Q&A with Jeremy Goldkorn
By Liz Carter Jeremy Goldkorn is a researcher, writer, speaker, and podcaster on Chinese politics, economics, and society. He moved …
Special Offer
By Carol Berger Enjoy EGYPTAIR special offer to NEW YORK from 5399 LE [$674] & to TORONTO from 5185 LE …
An English Ceramicist in Korea: a BBC Radio Journey of Bumbling and Discovery
By Colin Marshall When I think of my favorite travelers to read, I think mostly of Brits: Jan Morris, from …
Reach for the SKY
By Colin Marshall As I first got acquainted with Korean culture, I started to wonder why Koreans talk about Harvard …
Christmastime in Seoul
By Colin Marshall Korean winters start out pleasant enough, waiting until the new year to bite. This I’ve heard from …
Transcript of a Lost Stand-Up Monologue
This is the fifth in a series of “Provocations,” a LARB series produced in conjunction with “What Cannot Be Said: Freedom …
Consolations of History: A Q&A with Yan Geling
By Alec Ash Yan Geling is a Chinese novelist, born in Shanghai, who lives in Berlin and travels frequently to …
Watching Korean Literature Go International at the Seoul Book and Culture Club
By Colin Marshall I intend, in the fullness of time, to give Korean literature at least its fair share of …
The Virgin of the American Dream
Reporter and writer Sam Quinones is documenting murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe on walls of Los Angeles. He’s trying to …
