Culture

Dr. Han Seung-soo has served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2008-2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2002), and Korean Ambassador to the United States (1993-1994) among other roles in politics and diplomacy. He also presided as President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2001. Since 2013, Dr. Han has … Read more

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russian President Vladimir Putin toady invited numerous international leaders to visit the Russian State Historical Museum. Speaking from the steps of the recently refurbished institution, Mr. Putin said, “I have of late taken a keen interest in geography and I would like extend an invitation to Mr. Poroshenko in particular to examine … Read more

The rule of 25 has dawned: on November 20, 2015, Adele released her third album. The music industry had been preparing, as artists rushed to release their latest projects before 25 eclipsed them all. All eyes and ears were on Adele, who was competing against an even more formidable foe: herself. Her previous LP 21 set expectations high, selling over eleven … Read more

The desert town of Agadez, Niger is a final stop before the treacherous journey across the Sahara to Libya. Refugees huddle on the backs of overcrowded trucks, hoping to reach their destination safely. Interception by Niger’s military or raiding separatist groups is common and compounds the risks of venturing across 1200 kilometers of desert. Yet … Read more

Thanks to the stricter nutritional guidelines in the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, public schools have served fewer low-quality lunch tropes like nachos and greasy pizzas. But critics point out that students are not eating their healthier meals. Those opponents cite reports about soaring food waste and diminished revenues, attributing such costs to the unappetizing … Read more

You hear it before you see it: a mixture of a deafening bang and a controlled whoosh, almost as if the sky was breathing a concussive sigh of relief. Your eyes track a piece of technology  bearing down from the east, too high in the sky for your untrained eyes to catch the distinctive figures … Read more

Most people who have been following the political climate over the past few decades will notice how increasingly polarized it has become. One of the markers of this division is the partisan divide over immigration, which has been and will continue to play a huge role in the upcoming presidential election cycle. And one of … Read more

There is nothing quite like a joke that falls flat. I say this from experience. While in Washington, D.C. this past summer, I set a personal goal of learning stand-up comedy by performing in at least one open mic a week. I’d show up to an inexplicably sticky bar in some yuppified corner of the … Read more

If the phrase “another one” instinctively reminds you of a man on your phone, you may already be familiar with DJ Khaled. A hip hop record producer turned Snapchat icon, DJ Khaled may be the man of the moment on social media. His influence is seen anywhere from the motivational hashtags inundating Facebook newsfeeds (people … Read more