(Reuters) – Carlyle Group Inc (CG.O) said on Tuesday that Glenn Youngkin will step down as co-chief executive to dedicate himself to public service, leaving Kewsong Lee as sole CEO of one of the world’s biggest private equity firms. Lee, who joined Carlyle seven years ago after spending 21 years at private equity firm Warburg…
WORLDWIDE OPEN CALL FOR VIDEO AUDITIONS ONLY! KPOP the Musical is searching the world for talented performers for an exhilarating new Broadway show that takes a fictional look inside the KPOP universe. Due to COVID-19, they are not holding in-person auditions at this time. Video submissions ONLY for this fall’s pre-Broadway production of KPOP Seeking…
A remarkable selection of Korean movies awaits on Amazon Prime, which PC Mag recently named as the top streaming service for movies. The phenomenon of the ascendance of Korean entertainment worldwide is called the Korean Wave or Hallyu, which is made of two root words: han (한) meaning “Korean”, and ryu (류) meaning “flow” or “wave”. A treasure trove of Hallyu…
For most of my life, I had short skimpy Asian lashes that weren’t long enough to even bother with an eyelash curler or mascara. I say most of my life due to a brief, and unhappy, stint with lash extensions; but more on that later. After trying an exhausting number of lash products and services,…
It’s easy to get started with Pickleball but also easy to get the wrong equipment that will be a waste of money. If you haven’t tried Pickleball yet it’s time to give it a try. It’s a great family game that takes the edge off skill levels and age differences plus it’s super easy to…
When BTS fans talk about the group’s world domination, they’re not exaggerating. Following the release of their new Japanese album, Map of the Soul: Journey, the Korean pop septet now claims the bestselling album of 2020 in the United States, Korea, Japan and worldwide. Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey easily became the…
How is America not the leader in the world’s response to a global pandemic? How is it, instead, the world leader in Covid deaths? One ready answer is that, the full implications of unconstrained individualism, namely, selfishness, has reared its ugly head, and that there is no turning back for us. As our country limps…
Recent study has pointed to kimchi for low COVID-19 fatality rates of South Korea. According to the British newspaper The Sun, Dr. Jean Bousquet, honorary professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Montpellier University, France, and his team studied a link between low fatalities and national dietary differences and found that countries where fermented cabbage forms a…
What it’s like to fly right now and eat in Koreatown. After four months of lockdown in our two bedroom condo in Minneapolis, my wife and I finally broke down and decided it was time to fly East to see our kids and parents for a summer vacation. During those four months, we dreamed of…
Like most of you, I am holed up with my family, quarantined, isolated, missing man time. I’m missing 2:00 am kimchee jjigae with my boys in Koreatown after a night of drunken karaoke where we had just spent the last two hours singing love songs to each other because the wives had left at midnight.…