Colin Marshall explains the rise in popularity of Pengsoo and other anthropomorphic mascots in South Korea.
Pengsoo, the Genderless, Shameless Giant-Penguin Antihero Winning Korean Hearts and Minds
The Korea Blog
Dispatches on the literature, cinema, current events, and daily life of Korea from the LARB’s man in Seoul Colin Marshall and others.
You can follow Colin Marshall at blog.colinmarshall.org, on Twitter @colinmarshall, or on Facebook @ColinMarshallEssayist.
The Square: The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Ambitious Review of 120 Years in Korea
Colin Marshall discusses the City of Seoul's plan to reimagine Gwanghwamun Square.
Let’s Get Out of Here: The Bitter Korean Neorealism of Yu Hyun-Mok’s Aimless Bullet
Colin Marshall explores a harsh critique of Korean society in the 1960 film "Aimless Bullet."
Notes on the Camp of the Pyongyang Pub, Where Seoulites Eat and Drink Like It’s North of the 38th Parallel
Colin Marshall writes about South Korean fascination with North Korean culture and the new Pyongyang Pub in Seoul.
A Cross-Cultural Love Story for the 21st Century: Stefano Young’s Marrying Korean
Stefano Young writes a short piece on how he came to write his new memoir "Marrying Korean."
An American in Taiwan — with a Korean Tour Group
Colin Marshall looks at Taiwan from a Korean tourist's perspective.
Learning Korean with Duolingo, the Mercilessly Addictive Language App
Colin Marshall discusses the gamification of language-learning with Duolingo.
