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South Korea

Best Article Sports

The Art of Letting Go

In American baseball, flipping your bat is frowned upon. In South Korea, it’s an art.

Mina Kimes ESPN Oct 2016 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Park Chan-wook, the Man Who Put Korean Cinema on the Map

A profile of the “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” director.

Alexander Chee The New York Times Style Magazine Oct 2017 15min Permalink

History

An Orphan's Odyssey: From South Korea to Minnesota and Back Again

A man goes searching for his past.

Benjamin Percy Men's Journal Sep 2017 20min Permalink

World

S. Korea Covered Up Mass Abuse, Killings of 'Vagrants'

How the government cleared the streets in advance of the 1988 Olympics.

Kim Tong-Hyung, Foster Klug Associated Press Apr 2016 15min Permalink

World

Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea

Thousands of Korean children were sent abroad beginning in the 1950s. Now, many of them are returning to their country of origin.

Maggie Jones New York Times Magazine Jan 2015 25min Permalink

Crime World

In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall

On the cult founder, business magnate, pseudonymous internationally shown artist and ferry owner Yoo Byung-eun, who was found dead in the brush amidst empty liquor bottles.

Choe Sang-Hun, Alison Leigh Cowan, Scott Sayare, Martin Fackler New York Times Jul 2014 20min Permalink