American culture

Korea's Godfather of Rock Shin Joong-hyun got his start as a teenage guitarist at the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. Now the US military base is closing.

The US military's Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul

The US military is closing its Yongsan military base in the South Korean capital. For people who grew up around the base, it was where they learned about American music, culture and food. But it's also leaving behind environmental problems.

The US military's Yongsan Garrison leaves a mixed legacy in Seoul
Matthew Sullivan working on a prototype operating table | Suspended Animation, Boytan Beach, Florida, USA 2010

Here's what it looks like to be frozen

Here's what it looks like to be frozen
"Mañana Means Forever" by Tim Z. Hernandez

A novelist finds 'the Mexican girl' from Jack Kerouac's book On the Road

A novelist finds 'the Mexican girl' from Jack Kerouac's book On the Road

The NFL is moving the ball, but hasn't yet scored, in China

The NFL is moving the ball, but hasn't yet scored, in China
Richard Blanco, America's fifth inaugural poet.

Thanksgiving bridges cultures, but it's not always pretty

Thanksgiving bridges cultures, but it's not always pretty

Commentary: Inspirational Irony

Commentary: Inspirational Irony

Commentary: Tuning Out

Commentary: Tuning Out

Commentary: Culture as Product

Commentary: Culture as Product

Commentary: Just a $10 Word For Euphemism

Commentary: Just a $10 Word For Euphemism

Commentary: Re-vamp, Re-use, Re-run

Commentary: Re-vamp, Re-use, Re-run

TV & The Law

TV & The Law

Commentary: The Po-Mo Name Game

Commentary: The Po-Mo Name Game

Commentary: Edifying Oxymorons

Commentary: Edifying Oxymorons

Commentary: Counting Culture

Commentary: Counting Culture

Commentary: Counting Culture

Commentary: Good Humor-less

Commentary: Good Humor-less