Nowadays, the pervasiveness and popularity of Korean culture beyond its home country is unquestionable. With BTS and Blackpink making big moves around the world, korean music, famously known as Kpop, is thriving everywhere it spreads. K-dramas have also joined Kpop on the worldwide media platform. According to the Korea Creative Content Agency, about…
The United States is easily the strongest nation in the world while North Korea (DPRK) can be considered one of the most belligerent nations in the world. This is because DPRK is one of the few communist countries that still stays true to authoritarian beliefs, unlike China or Cuba who have granted its…
At approximately 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2019, a construction crane fell in Seattle, Washington, killing four people. This crane had been working on a Google office building, and allegedly fell over partly due to gusty winds. The crane fell onto Mercer Street, a crowded area in Seattle and four people were…
For Donald Trump, the prospect of impeachment over the allegations of a conspiracy between his campaign and Russian hackers regarding interference in the 2016 presidential election has been a specter looming large over the first two years of his presidency. This specter has been, at least for now, dismissed: Robert Mueller,…
As the NBA season comes to a close, there is much to reflect back on about this season for basketball fans in Los Angeles. Both teams were ready to compete at the beginning of the season after making numerous changes to their roster. In the end, the Lakers finished the regular season with a 37-45…
If you live in the 45th district of California like me, you would be very familiar with the phrase, “How liberal is Katie Porter?” Katie Porter is a Democrat, who ran against the Republican Mimi Walters, in the year 2018. The spammed ads of Katie Porter have been repeatedly shown on social media, and…
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is making history. At 15 years old, Thunberg began sitting outside the Swedish parliament every Friday to protest against climate change. After her protest gained media coverage, it led to the school strike for climate movement in November 2018. This movement is about students who come together all…
When we are asked what we would wish for if we were granted a wish, many of us would immediately say immortality. Throughout history, even during the prehistoric times, humans have tried to find ways to live forever in order to grant themselves an immortal life. Humans have always thought, maybe even unintentionally,…
A dolphin was discovered in Florida with a surprising amount of plastic waste in its stomach. According to Fox News, “Researchers made a sad discovery in the stomach of a dolphin who was found stranded on a Florida Beach last week.” After the dolphin was euthanized, scientist found the dolphin’s belly polluted…
US consumers waste an average of nearly 150,000 tons of food per day. According to the activist organization, Olio, “Over one third of all food produced globally goes to waste. The annual value of food wasted globally is $1 trillion, and it weighs 1.3 billion tonnes.” America’s agricultural industry produces…
