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Joan Vos MacDonald

Journalist and Author

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Featured Articles

  • The Trailblazing Story of Alexandrine Tinné, the Victorian Explorer Who Attempted to Cross the Sahara Desert

    A well-chaperoned Grand Tour of Europe offered wealthy Victorian women a way to safely admire …

  • Kim Jung-Hyun Hopes His Drama ‘Mr Queen’ Will Make Viewers Smile

    King Cheoljong, a character in the tvN drama Mr. Queen, appears to be an easy-going Joseon-era …

  • ‘Dramaworld’ Star Sean Dulake Sums Up Why Viewers Love K-Dramas

    Actor and producer Sean Dulake can sum up the entertainingly addictive nature of Korean dramas in a …

  • How Director Wayne Wang Found A Home For ‘Coming Home Again’

    Director Wayne Wang had long been a fan of the story Coming Home Again, written by award-winning …

  • Justin Chon Finds Writing, Acting And Directing Incredibly Fulfilling

    Justin Chon is an actor, writer, director and producer, who finds all these expressions of …

  • What Girls Generation’s Seohyun Loves About Acting And ‘Private Lives’

    Seo Ju-hyun, known professionally as Seohyun, debuted with the k-pop group Girls Generation in 2007. …

  • ‘Parasite’ And ‘Record Of Youth’ Star Park So-Dam On Pursuing Dreams

    In Record of Youth, Park So-dam’s character An Jeong-ha is a talented make-up artist with big …

  • When Mongol Queens Ruled the Silk Road

    As a girl, Alaqai Beki mastered horseback riding and archery, the skills expected of a Mongol woman …

  • How Actress Son Ye-Jin Says She’s Managing During The Pandemic

    Restrictions designed to minimize the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in people spending more time …

Featured Books

Book Cover: Religion and Free Speech Today

Religion and Free Speech Today: A Pro/Con Debate

Book Cover: J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling: Banned, Challenged, and Censored

Book Cover: High Fit Home

High Fit Home: Designing Your Home for Health and Fitness

Book Cover: Tanzania

Tanzania (Africa: Continent in the Balance)

Latest Posts

Can Real Men Compete With Robots For K-Drama Romance?

May 30, 2019 by Joan Vos MacDonald

My Absolute Boyfriend is the latest robot-themed romance to debut in k-dramaland, following Are You Human Too? in 2018 and I'm Not A Robot in 2017. In this girl-meets-robot story, Young Goo, played by Yeo Jin Goo, is a love robot, designed to give …

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Children of Nobody: Unspeakable Acts Under The Moonlight

January 20, 2019 by Joan Vos MacDonald

Whenever someone mysteriously dies in the drama Children of Nobody, the police find fragments of a poem, poetry that is lovely, but at the same time sinister, hinting at dark and unspeakable acts under the moonlight. The poetry is a good metaphor …

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Will Park Bo Gum Free Song Hye Kyo From Her Icy Tower In Encounter?

December 3, 2018 by Joan Vos MacDonald

It's easy to guess that Encounter will be a Cinderella story from the opening credits, and if you still missed that visual clue, Song Hye Kyo's character, a cool aloof CEO, also entrusts her shoes to the freewheeling young traveler, played by Park Bo …

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