Beanie level: Errand boy

Korea is celebrating, too.

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    “Too”?
    And what are they saying?

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      My Korean is not that good, but it’s obviously big news there—a milestone for Korean-Americans.

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    This is thrilling, Andy Kim (D) will be the new Senator from New Jersey. When he was a Representative he became famous for helping to literally pick up trash in the Capital Rotunda the night of January 6th.

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      That iconic image appeared in all the American news. He’s a man of great integrity, taking over the seat vacated by the disgraced Senator who took bribes from the Egyptian government. Andy and his fellow New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, are both wonderful people.

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        I think, at this point, it’s these little victories we really have to allow ourselves to see and out minds and hearts to clutch onto. One day at a time. One event/milestone at a time.

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At the moment, much of the U.S. election is still undecided, but here’s one win we can celebrate now. Go, New Jersey!!!!
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    Yay 🎉🎉🎉 Andy Kim is such a good guy, it’s heartening to the American to know he will be in the Senate.

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      To THIS American, can’t even type this morning ☹️

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        I told my friends I was going to sleep for the next four years, and asked them to wake me in time to vote in the next Presidential election. But it’s better to stay wide awake, fighting the good fight. 💪🏼💪🏼 The midterms are only two years away…

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I agree that dogs can be wonderful companions, but I find it disturbing when people treat their pets better than themselves.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/world/asia/south-korea-dogs-pet-popularity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk4.i-wV.myRbZ01bZPQs&smid=url-share
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    Wow, that happened quickly. So I guess the younger brother’s business idea for pet travel was actually behind the times (Romance in the House) 🐶

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Congratulations to Nobel Literature Prize-winner Han Kang! A great day for her and Korean writers as a whole.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/arts/nobel-prize-literature.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RE4.z1Nf.4rXj1SR1PJAd&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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@epyc2010 and @marcusnyc20 – Back in June, there was a discussion about where to watch the film The Book of Fish. Just found it free on Tubi!
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Terrific story from The NY Times. Nice to see something positive come out of tragedy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/world/asia/south-korea-dmz-honey.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FU4.qpmS.66twXOInf7-X&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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I used to be able to post longer comments here by composing, copying and pasting from Pages. Anyone know why it\’s no longer working?

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    Use the TextEdit app and then paste using right click.

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      I was using Pages to compose the post, and then copying and pasting using COMMAND+V, which didn’t work. As you suggested, I tried pasting using right click instead, and it worked. Thanks for the tip!

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        I have a Mac too, so as soon as you mentioned Pages, I knew this method would work for you. However… all credit to @attiton from whom I originally learned this trick! 😉

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    If you’re an Apple user, I am still able to utilize this trick if I first type out my long post on the Notes app, then Copy & Paste onto my FanWall to post 😊

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Excited about Presidential candidate, VP Kamala Harris. Found an article about her hubby attending the inauguration of SK President Yoon Suk-yeol. Gender equality and a double order of kimchi, please!

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    I am, too. And he’s quite an impressive person himself. I really appreciate how he’s embraced the role of Second Gentleman with pride and grace. I also enjoy how his presence has forced the organizers of international events to reconsider the VERY traditional feminine activities they lay on for the presumed wives of national leaders.

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      His presence will have even more of an impact if he’s elevated from Second to First Gentleman.

      Also excited about another potential political first in the upcoming November elections, when it’s almost certain that Andy Kim will become America’s first Korean-American senator. And he’s from my state, New Jersey!

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I knew South Korea’s had some draconian drug laws, but this takes the cake.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/jul/17/south-korean-airport-trader-joes-bagel-seasoning-crackdown-poppy-seeds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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    Oh wow, I had no idea about this.

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      My brother-in-law used to work for a U.S. company where the employees were periodically tested for drugs. He had to refrain from eating anything with poppyseeds for a week or so before the test because it might make him test positive for opiates…even though eating the amount of poppyseeds found in food will not get you high.

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And here’s the real-life model.
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Hurrah! @britney solved the exasperating riddle of the Queen Elizabeth/corgi Kdrama. And the answer is… Vincenzo!
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It’s hard to focus on reading the New York Times with this kind of visual distraction…
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    True dat! 👏💕

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    I stop and take a moment every time I pass by the TUMI store in the mall that I frequent 😊 I am just loving and revelling in the increased global (South) East Asian representation in the consumerism world as of late

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Hooray! The New York Times finally included a Korean show (Sweet Home) among their recommendations of what to watch on Netflix. Not the one I would have chosen, but I’ll take it.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-tv-shows-netflix.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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    Nice! Good to see the love being spread. What would you have chosen?

    I think I’d have gone for
    Hospital Playlist
    Romance is a Bonus Book
    The Good Detective/Stranger

    Especially the first two appeal in format to shows already popular in the US (medical procedural and human drama). I didn’t see a real procedural cop show that I thought was similar to the western style (Bad and Crazy maybe?) but The Good Detective and Stranger are both just so well done with the overarching mystery that I think they’d appeal to the same audience. It did to me 🙂

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      I like your recommendations, except for Romance Is a Bonus Book, which I’ve tried twice to watch but couldn’t get through the first episode. I know a lot of people who loved Extraordinary Attorney Woo, but I usually recommend Crash Landing on You, Hyena, Because This Is My First Life, or Misaeng. With the possible exception of CLOY, these fall into genres that would be familiar to Western audiences. But the main reason I suggest them is because they’re such well-made dramas and rank among my favorites.

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        Nice! I also love Misaeng – it was probably when I discovered that depressing dramas can be really really good hahaha (not that it was all depressing, but you probably get what I mean)

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    On the one hand, great news (and definitely not the one I would have chosen, but I guess we’ll have to take it).

    But, on the other hand, the mini rebel in me wants to stand up on a rooftop and scream: The NYTimes can thoroughly go and fuck itself.

    The majority of the absolute best shows to watch on Netflix according to them are mostly US-focused, and when they are not US-focused, they are in English and preferably dubbed. There are so many, so so sooooo many great non-English-speaking and non-US-friendly-topic shows out there. There was no effort made to open and challenge the mind of the audience 🙁

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Just posted my comments on Nokdu Flower on “What We’re Watching,” and thought I’d post the image I described. A gorgeous composition that added so much meaning to the scene.
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    As I said before, it was an unforgettable moment.
    The colors are talking, but they are open to interpretation.

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      I’d love to know what you thought about the colors. It can be quite enlightening to see something through someone else’s eyes!

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        I understood the black and white side of the screen as Yi Hyun’s ultimate fall in hell. The point of no return. One of the saddest moments in the drama.

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          I can totally see that. I just noticed that the vertical trees sort of look like a cage or prison bars. It makes is appear as if YH is confined in a narrow space.

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As I’m preparing to rewatch all 3 seasons of Happy Valley, I can’t help but fantasize about a Korean remake, with Kim Hye-Soo as the tough-as-nails policewoman and Kim Young-Kwang as the psychopath.

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I just came across this fabulous article from the BBC highlighting the increasing presence of women—especially older women—in leading roles in Kdrama. Yay! 💃🏻👏👏👏
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67583282

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    Ooh…ooh…I have just the gif for this!!! Stealer. I love this whole scene as Lee Chun-ja’s running the show for Skunk as he gets her money back…while in her robe…messy hair…and drinking her wine.

    Happy New Year, Babylilo!!!! All the best for a marvellous 2024 from me.

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      Haven’t gotten to Stealer yet. You just moved it up a couple of notches on my watch list.

      Happy New Year to you as well, Seon-Ha. Wishing you a truly gif-able 2024! 🍾🎉

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Not sure whether I’ll watch Castaway Diva, but I’d love to know whether the title is meant to be a play on words with “Casta Diva,” the famous aria from the opera Norma.

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