After a year or so Hiatus, your North Korean obsessed writer is back, And he is still perplexed by the Olympics. The PyeongChang Olympics went absolutely beautifully and is the most historically important Olympic Games […]
Author: Luke Dornbush
From Tiananmen to Today: Interview with a Tiananmen Protester
On September 13th of 1982, China was ushered into a new era as China’s Mao ZeDong passed away and Deng Xiaoping took the reins of what was one of the most secretive states of […]
Donald Trump, Kim Jong-Un, and a Pyongyang Showdown
As my mind was coming to grips with Mr. Trump seizing the White House, my thoughts instantly went to the multiple scenarios that could play out on the Korean Peninsula and surrounding areas. His speeches […]
James Dresnok: The Happiest Foreigner In An Unhappy Place
A lot of people in today’s world want to live and retire in a country other than their own. They feel like they need to escape, need to have a change of pace, or they […]
Sympathy is Absent When I Hear About Otto Warmbier
In April of this year, Otto Warmbier was detained in Pyongyang, North Korea and was charged with “acts of hostility towards the DPRK” and was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. I sympathize with […]
Dandong: Portal Into Another Dimension
The border between China and North Korea is separated by the Yalu River. Each side is vastly different. I arrived through the Chinese border city of Dandong via a train from Beijing. The moment I […]
Room 39: North Korea
It’s no secret that North Korea is a bizarre place that’s sheltered off from the rest of the world. With the passing of Kim Jong Il, the ascension of Kim Jong Un, the Sony hack, and […]
Holidays Around the World
It’s that wonderful time of year again. The season that we roast chestnuts on an open fire, sip hot cocoa in Santa Claus mugs, and watch the bottom rung football teams fight for the last […]
Straight Outta Compton and the N.W.A Legacy
Straight Outta Compton is the 2015 film that follows the story of 5 of some of the prominent pioneers in hip-hop: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, MC Ren and the late Eazy-E. The movie […]
Ivory Trade
At the dawn of human civilization, ivory was a crucial part of tools that helped humans survive and evolve. Its durability proved useful when being crafted into a part of a hammer or hunting weapon. […]
Growing Up a Millennial in The New Millennium, Part 2.
This is part two of living as a millennial in the new millennium. This article is dedicated to the people who grew up in the new millennium, the era where baggy pants were gone and […]
A Marriage of Two Cultures
Let’s face it, marriage is probably the biggest life changing moment you’ll ever have. You aren’t just deciding to hang out with a friend everyday. You are giving yourself to that person emotionally, physically and […]
Growing Up a Millennial in the New Millennium: Part 1
Millennials, a generation of people born from 1981 till now. The word we’ve heard countless times is slightly misleading due to the fact that millennials born in the early 80’s had already entered adulthood by […]
Back to the Now?
In Back to the Future 2, Doc and Marty travel to the year 2015 and enter a world of flying cars, hoverboards, and creepy interactive Michael Jackson monitors. This enigmatic film left fans, scientists, and […]
China’s Drug Problem
China has been a mysterious country for quite some time. Censorship, brutality, lack of democracy, and profound communist history has given the mindset to the average outsider that China is a country that controls people, […]
Minecraft Story Mode
For those who have been in a closet closed from entertainment, or are Amish, you know that Minecraft is the popular world building game that capitalized on creativity, freedom, and exploration. It has invaded millions […]
Is Virtual Reality Our New Reality?
Virtual reality has been at the forefront of the collective tech mind in recent years. Will it become a new way we consume media, or will it be another failed concept that remains stuck in […]
Interview with Heezy Yang
Seoul, one of the most technologically advanced places in the world, is filled with gadgets, gizmos, and particulary conservative viewpoints. Korea is well-known for its culture of normativity and idol worship. Men and women frequently […]