Nico Muhly talks scintillating score of pivotal ‘Pachinko’
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Though writing Korean dramas isn’t exactly Muhly’s niche, his sweeping scores are a testament to his versatility.
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Global travel restrictions complicate Berkeley study abroad programs
UC Berkeley’s study abroad programs have reopened for the fall 2021 semester, sending students across the globe amid uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aespa’s ‘Savage’ boldly advances group’s AI avatar concept with futuristic experimental production
Savage serves as an ambitious record highlighted by surrealist visuals, unflinching lyrics and futuristic experimental production.
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Quiz: Would you survive Squid Game?
You’ve probably heard of Squid Game, a Netflix K-Drama that is blowing up on the Internet. Would you survive if you played?
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Spice up tteokbokki with these recipe variations
Tteokbokki is one of my all-time favorite foods. It is a Korean rice cake dish made with a spicy red chili sauce base topped with fish cake and scallion.
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Foreseeing the unforeseeable: Fortune-telling in a time of uncertainty
My family and I raised our glasses and said a happy chorus of well-wishes to my happy marriage. As it turns out, I’m not, in fact, married.
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Hallyu that bundled us together
Raising glasses of grapefruit-flavored soju, we said to ourselves, “Everything’s going to be gwaenchanah-a (OK).”
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‘It’s strange’: UC Berkeley students reflect on decision to take gap semester
Disappointed with the virtual college experience, UC Berkeley students who elected to withdraw this semester are still keeping busy.
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Stumbling through Seoul: A personal essay
For the past six years, Jin and I had stumbled through every day of our lives together, so it only made sense that we would stumble our way through South Korea, too.
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‘Great Wave’ leaves audiences at sea with murky central theme, takeaways.
To the show’s detriment, the themes of cultural confluence become utterly lost in a sea of diverging plot points.
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