So... the old question is getting asked again, at Asian Correspondent  about whether Native Teachers are actually needed or not (this time i...

A while ago I asked whether that show, "I am a Singer" is a ghastly spectacle, trotting out great old singers and making a specta...

After taking issue with "12 Rules for Expats," and disagreeing with the assertion that you NEED to drink like a fish to survive in...

OK. Chris in South Korea wrote about this , and I heard about it from @MikeonTBS's Twitter feed. David Wills weighs in, too , as does ...

SELCA is when people take a picture of themselves, while holding the camera. It's a Konglish contraction of self-camera.  I took two pre...

a few things I've learned that might not make it into the papers, but were interesting to learn nonetheless. from "The Games With...

Before we get into the REAL topic... some word play. The two longest one-syllable words: screeched - screeched is one I found when I sear...

Two events going down this Wednesday that you might like to know about: 1. "Project Obangsaek" at 7:30 is having a launch party....

So... with my grad school courses, I have access to all kinds of badass academic databases like EbscoHost (which generally rocks) and Jstor ...

ASKMEN.com, the website equivalent to Maxim magazine, just listed Seoul as the 6th best city in the world to visit . Also: the top city in A...

Go read it.   I like especially where it places blame.

Last night I saw Kim Yuna at the KCC Switzen "All That Skate" Ice Show.  Wifeoseyo somehow scored tickets, and it as a seriously a...

I like lots of music that my snobby friends consider "cool" and I am well capable of dropping the right band names to establish my...

Really, I should post this link once a month, just for good measure. Jason is a former K-blogger, and KOTESOL member, now living in China....

But I finished midterms today!  Wrote three huge pages, double-sided, on modernity, theoretical discussions of construction of history, na...

A few people have reported having trouble leaving comments on the site. I've turned moderation off. Please continue to observe the t...

Update: ATEK's President is Resigning. UPDATE II: ATEK's Official Statement Regarding Conflict of Interest  Explanation of  Discipl...

If you're a fan of 3 Wise Monkeys, and don't like that I criticized them, or if you think it's lame that I closed comments unt...

So Why Bother with ATEK? Why doesn't ATEK just pack it in? Let's not lose sight of these facts: 1. ATEK is a good idea.  It'...