May 2018 Fitness Diary!
Tuesday, May 1: May began with a late-night homework: abs, sides, lower back, and calves. Wednesday, May 2: An evening weights session: chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, thighs, hamstrings, and forearms. …
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2018 Reading Diary Part 2!
MAY TO AUGUST On the first day of May, I finished reading The Unwomanly Face of War (1985) by Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich. They were so young – younger than my …
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April 2018 Fitness Diary!
Lats April, I exercised 5-6 days a week, but soon after, my trips to the gym and the intensity of my efforts there gradually faded away. As I write this, …
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The Return of JMS & The Rise of #MeToo
In February, to mark the release of cult leader and serial rapist Jeong Myeong-seok from jail, I wrote Cult Leader, Convicted Rapist, Free Man: The Story of JMS for Korea Expose. The …
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JANUARY TO APRIL I began George R. R. Martin’s Tuf Voyaging (1986) on 2017’s last day and passed the midpoint well before 2018 came into existence. Having raced through the …
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March 2018 Fitness Diary!
Thursday, March 1: Weights and a little cardio to start the month. Weight included chest, shoulders, triceps, traps, and core. Cardio consisted of one skipping set of 80 jumps and …
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Brainwashed Annie: Taken By The Shinchonji Cult
On February 24, 2018, The Australian published an in-depth and disturbing article entitled “Brainwashed Annie – Taken By The Cult”. Written by author and journalist Chris Johnston, it explores the activities of Korea’s Shinchonji cult …
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National Assembly Human Rights Forum: Bring My Father Home
On Tuesday February 13, Mr. Hwang In-cheol, National Assembly Member Hong Il-pyo, former Vice Minister of Unification Kim Seok-woo, former Ambassador for Human Rights Lee Jung-hoon, Director of the UN’s …
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