Where Dead Voices Gather, by Nick Tosches

I have a couple of novels I haven’t reviewed, but I’m going to leave off discussing those till I have my thoughts gathered. For now, I want to write about the book I finished today, which is <i>Where Dead Voices Gather</i>, by Nick Tosches.
It’s been a funny week, one of those weeks where whatever [...]

What in the World?!?

So I was looking around for Hwang Sin Hae videos on Youtube, and found this bizarre Korean remake of that song Venus, by Shocking Blue. (I think of it as “by Bananarama” but that just shows my age and ignorance.) What the hell is this from?
Video pasted in below for you non-LJers.

Why Can’t Korean Pop Culture Be This Bizarre?

I like the guy, and his writing, but the_flea_king is evil. Not as evil as some people, but still evil, for having done this to me (LJers, just click here instead, and then, if you’re still note satisfied, here):

UPDATE: slightly less odd, but still bizarre, video for the same song:

It Worked

If you’re a Boing-Boing reader, no point in trying — you know what’s in this video and it won’t work. But if you aren’t, then watch this video once, paying careful attention to how many times the balls are passed between people. Count ‘em up. Make sure you get the exact number of passes.
Here’s the [...]

Seoul Audiences: or, How to Buy Seats for a Classical Music Concert in Seoul, and What I’ve Seen of Late

Over the last couple of months, I’ve seen an unusual number of orchestra concerts, and mostly they’ve been quite good. I’ll get to all that in a bit, but I want to generalize a little about concertgoing in Korea first.
The programs here tend to be even more conservative than what I was used to in [...]

Earthday

Happy Earthday.
(It was celebrated on the weekend in Seoul. I missed it. Aiesh!)

허브

That title is Korean for “Herbs.” Predictably, it’s pronounced “Huh-beu.” Almost like the word “hub”, with an “eugh” added to the b at the end, to make it two syllables.
(Have I ever mentioned that “crazy,” when pronounced with a Korean accent, has four syllables?)
After a few years of my fruitlessly trying to score basil leaves [...]

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