The year 2026 has arrived. The "Red Horse" year is a repeating symbol in the East Asian 60-year sexagenary cycle (a traditional calendaring system). Historically, years around a Red Horse cycle have often coincided with political stress an…
Romanticism marks a cultural shift that centers feeling and imagination. It arose as a reaction to the Enlightenment (the 18th-century faith in reason) and the unchecked idea of industrial progress. It helped restore the idea of individual autonomy …
Netflix’s animated feature "K‑Pop Demon Hunters" is a global experiment that blends K‑POP with Korean shamanism (traditional Korean shamanic practice). Huntr/x is presented as a chart-topping idol group that also belongs to a family line o…
The documentary "Independent Army: Unfinished War" is being released to mark the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation. The film centers on General Hong Beom‑do's armed resistance and the pivotal battles at Bongo‑dong and Cheongsa…
Key summary Yorgos Lantimos’s Bugonia premiered at Venice. Emma Stone shaved her head and reimagines the original CEO as a woman. The film modernizes distrust of bio companies and plays with conspiracy narratives. Debate is already form…