Korean Reddit asking the important questions

Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth (1972) Sadao Nakajima. #NowWatching This is all at once wildly beautiful, totally unnerving & pure psychedelic poetry in motion. This is not a shroom or acid movie, or is it?🤔😅 Thanks to those who suggested this! #actiontwitter #FilmTwitter

Noboru Ando, Meiko Kaji and Ken Takakura in Teruo Ishii's 'History of Modern Chivalry' (1973).

Movie tweet of the week.

Green Snake (1993) dir. Tsui Hark #MaggieCheung #JoeyWong

Every post-2005 knife swap in modern action has just been desperately trying (and failing) to top the king

SM and HYBE, two of South Korea’s largest labels, having to issue a statement today about “tree planting” being used in lyrics in the context of M&A deals. If this is not peak K-pop, I don’t know what is.

Ricky Gervais I think about glonk a lot. #WorldBookDay2023 flanimals

Somewhat refreshing to see Bang PD, arguably the most influential person in the K-pop industry, candidly talk about K-pop's market share relative to other genres like Latin music & Afrobeats & how its growth is slowing down. His major concern that it might have peaked.

Genji-Kuro who wields the secret sword, Agehacho. A period drama based on the original work by Shibata Renzaburo, known for Nemuri Kyoshiro.👍 源氏九郎颯爽記 白狐二刀流（1958） Directed by Tai Kato #NowWatching #源氏九郎颯爽記白狐二刀流 #中村錦之助

Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kinji Fukasaku and Bunta Sugawara on the front cover of Kinema Junpo.

Yeah, intolerable.

why I read writers’ diaries

Wittgenstein is undefeated

New York Asian Film Festival 2023: Five Must-See Movies at the Summer’s Coolest Fest trib.al/BcDDOPV

We just won our Senate race! As a son of immigrants, a public school kid, I never could’ve imagined I’d get to serve as a US Senator. I’m deeply humbled and grateful to NJ and for everyone who got us here. I promise I’ll serve with honor and integrity as a public servant for all.

god it must feel so good not to give a shit about other people — to be liberated from the burden of defending even your own self-interest.

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Indignation internationale après les violences à Amsterdam contre les supporteurs israéliens du Maccabi Tel-Aviv lemonde.fr/international/…