My favourite Korean idiom is a version of “looking for a needle in a haystack” that goes 서울에 가서 김서방 찾기. It means “searching for a Mr. Kim in Seoul”

"There’s a theory in Asia that the tiniest rooms enable one to think about the cosmos. That’s why I prefer small spaces: so I can consider the universe in complete silence." www.artforum.com/features/100...

I become, again, the child whose mouth is full of air.
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New research by the Booksellers Association has revealed the “range and depth of bookshop contributions to our culture and society”, w/ 92% of indies running activities and events for their local communities, and 65% supporting local literary and arts festivals. www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...

Of all the objects that were lost that day, the loss of our books has been the most difficult to absorb, and grief over their loss appears in odd, unpredictable ways. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/o...

Estou aqui, podemos dizer, porque as pessoas nessas fotos, aquelas cujos nomes minha boca foi ensinada a preservar, não se tornaram cadáveres documentados por um fotógrafo em missão. revistazum.com.br/ensaios/laco...

jeju is famous for three things: rocks, wind, women.
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