korea

Does No Shave November exclude an entire group?

There’s an entire month out of the year where East Asian men are forced to confront their own Asianness. It’s a month called November, that is, 30 days out of the year where men are encouraged to grow out their facial hair for a good cause. How they’...

How actual Koreans think about Kbeauty will surprise you

On the ground floor level of the Korean luxury retailer known as Shinsegae – where Gucci, Dior, Prada, among other brands live – is … Lab Series. (Photo by David Yi/Very Good Light)I’m shopping at the high-end mall in Gangnam, one of the most affluent neighborhoods of Seoul, the same...