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The Hunger Games film franchise that set the early 2010s on fire is back, with the new film The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, directed by Francis Lawrence, literally taking us back to the early days of the Hunger Games in a post-war Panem. From the physical background to the young
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Justin Jae Young Kim Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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“HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969, A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND” — the words engraved on the Apollo 11 Lunar Module’s descent stage, left behind as the ascent stage detached and flew up into lunar orbit, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the spa
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Alazar Teka Gemechu Junior Staff Reporter
2023.12.19 00:37
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Online movie streaming has never been more popular. Services such as Netflix, Disney Plus, and Prime Video have made exploring our taste in cinematography easy and affordable. With just about 10 bucks a month, one can get access to a plethora of movies and series of different genres filmed all aroun
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Fuad Samadov Staff Reporter
2023.11.19 16:38
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As the scorching heat of summer dies down, the sky is ever so high and clear; the breeze becomes cooler, and the leaves stain themselves in shades of red and yellow — it’s time to go on a hike.Hiking is a pretty common pastime, almost a tradition, in Korea. From a young age, kids are led up low moun
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Hae-Rim Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2023.10.13 21:19
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Ahsoka, a spin-off series from the main Star Wars franchise, began on August 22 with the release of two pilot episodes. Directed by Dave Filoni, it is centered around Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker’s former Padawan (a Jedi Apprentice in the Star Wars universe), the series canonically fills in the lat
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.10.13 21:19
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The 2023 Daejeon International Wine Expo took place on September 3 to 10, with the week-long program separating events for sommeliers, professionals, as well as the general public. The expo was open to regular wine enthusiasts on September 8 to 10 during the Wine Trade Show, providing both domestic
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.09.25 16:41
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Known for mind-bending films such as Memento and Inception, as well as the critically and commercially successful The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan is one of only a few directors in Hollywood whose name alone could convince people to buy a movie ticket. The status that Nolan holds among fil
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.09.25 16:41
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Many of us, especially as KAIST students, are aware of the importance of direct, intentional focus for academic performance. For the most part, we understand focus as being in possession of a switch — the control of an ability that some have more than others to direct their entire conscious effort t
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Justin Jae Young Kim
2023.06.12 07:05
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On the last day of the timely three-day weekend before finals, I made my way to Hanbat Arboretum. Had I lived in a campus dorm, it would have taken me a 20-minute bike ride through Gapcheon Stream and across Daedeok Bridge in front of the Shinsegae Mall. Thankfully, I live nearby, and the downpour f
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Kun-Woo Song
2023.06.12 07:05
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Millions of fans worldwide were disappointed when the Jonas Brothers broke up as a band in 2013 after a rocky hiatus. The band’s biggest appeal — the fact that they were brothers, by blood — was also their biggest vulnerability. Every family has its problems, and this friction was magnified by the p
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Senior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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As the semester goes on and the weeks fly by in the blink of an eye, the last thing you’d probably like to be reminded of is the examination week — a week of continuous studying, sleep deprivation, and voids created on the many aisles of the campus’ convenience stores from grabbing quick meals betwe
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Aow Si Li, Sara Junior Staff Reporter
2023.05.21 16:23
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Last March 25 and 26, five-member K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) kicked off their second world tour, “Act: Sweet Mirage”, at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. As someone who has followed TXT for a couple of years now, I was lucky enough to snag a ticket for the second night of their Seoul concert:
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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In a world afflicted by the ruinous effects of a parasitic fungus, the human race is at the precipice of annihilation. Yet, amidst the wreckage and pandemonium that dominates this post-apocalyptic realm, a flicker of hope persists. The Last of Us is a television series that transports viewers to thi
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Muhammad Faizan Zahid Junior Staff Reporter
2023.04.14 02:19
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that Hogwarts acceptance letters were sent out on February 10, with Potterheads worldwide celebrating the release of Hogwarts Legacy — an open-world game set in the Harry Potter Universe. Despite being set in the 1890s and lacking many of the familiar names from the be
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2023.03.27 00:02
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Every few decades, a musical rises to become a cultural sensation. After its international success, Six the Musical opened its first-ever tour in Korea on March 10, which will continue with a Korean cast from the end of March to the end of June. The question is, does Six The Musical shine as the new
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Evy Eun Hwangbo Staff Reporter
2023.03.27 00:02
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The story told in Decision to Leave is aching. And it is yet to be completed.Penned by Chung Seo-kyeong and Park Chan-wook, and directed by the latter, the film is a two-hour-long narrative of a seemingly coincidental but destined couple, Hae-joon and Seo-rae, their history, present, and open-ended
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Kyu-Ri Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:44
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After their critical acclaim with the German sci-fi epic Dark, Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese are back with another Netflix sci-fi epic, this time, with more languages. Set in the eponymous year, 1899 follows a group of multinational migrants from Europe — each with their own secrets — on their way
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2022.12.08 13:44
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The extensive world of Star Wars received its newest instalment on October 26, with the release of the first season of Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. The series is a brainchild of Dave Filoni, who has a long history of writing and directing fan-favourite Star Wars series such as Star Wars: The Clone
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Justin Jae Young Kim Head of Culture Division
2022.11.17 23:11
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, also known by its abbreviation EEAAO, was released in Korea on October 12. Like its name, the movie is a comprehensive delight gift-wrapped for all audiences, giving us all we could have ever wanted. It has hallmark characteristics of science fiction, comedy, East
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Han Hee Jang Senior Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 23:11
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When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came out, the idea of turning the opening crawl of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope into a movie seemed absurd. It looked like a classic Disney corporate move of squeezing out as much money they could from a franchise. Little did I know, Rogue One was better than
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2022.11.17 22:06