The wackiest national holidays to look out for in 2021
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We hope that things will improve in 2021, but even if this is not the case, we encourage you to find joy in these obscure national holidays.
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Can you fact-check whether North Korea is a ‘regime’?
Although copy editors can edit out blatant lies and ugly slurs in the articles we’re given, here are some things we don’t fact-check: framing and omission.
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5 delicious Korean dishes to cool down your summer
Trust us — these are some of the best cold dishes around, and boy, are they delicious. Check out these five Korean staples to cool down in the heat.
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Top college-themed shows to binge-watch before school starts again
There are only a few weeks of summer left, so why not get into the “college mood” and watch college-themed shows? We at the Clog have compiled a list of shows to help you get into the swing of things before we actually get back into life at UC Berkeley.
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A who’s who guide to BTS, the K-pop boy band breaking out in America
Korean pop music, or K-pop, has finally made its way to America — and it’s here to stay. Although Korean groups such as Wonder Girls and EXO have previously tried to break into the American music industry, Bangtan Sonyeondan, or BTS, has been the K-pop group to make its mark, specifically with its 2018 album Love
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Finding my ‘gogo’
Cal in Color
Coming to UC Berkeley made me realize that I could both be Korean and talk about sex — the two are not mutually exclusive.
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Beat the summer heat with a Korean-styled watermelon punch — subak hwachae
“Subak hwachae” is a watermelon beverage that has been a longtime household favorite in Korea.
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Kimchi quesadilla
The blend of tart kimchi and rich cheese dipped into an umami gochujang (Korean pepper paste) sauce makes an impressive meal that’ll have your friends coming over for breakfast every morning
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On saying and staying with a name
A lot of international students choose to go by an English name. I used to have one for my English class in high school, too. For a reason I cannot articulate, however, I chose not to use it.
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Language enthusiasts come together at Berkeley cafe
In a Berkeley cafe, bustling on a Tuesday night, two men lingered over a word: bonito. Bonito means baby, one of them suggested. The other one hesitated — not quite. Bonito is beautiful, he explained. Baby is bebé. And if one wants to admire one of these miniature humans: bonito bebé, beautiful baby.
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