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Joan Vos MacDonald

Journalist and Author

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  • puppets

    Where Puppets Speak: The Magical World Of Amy Trompetter

    It’s easy to walk past Redwing Blackbird Theater and never imagine the riot of color quietly waiting …

  • Ocean Vuong Brings A Lyrical Meditation On Loss And Living To CPW

    Ocean Vuong is, quite simply, a magician with language. His ability to transport and transform …

  • Every Step Is A Flower In Jae Joong’s New Album ‘Flower Garden’

    Kim Jae Joong is very happy these days. It’s easy to guess that much from the songs on his new album …

  • Kevin Woo: From K-Pop Star To ‘K-Pop: Demon Hunter’ Star

    K-Pop: Demon Hunters film tells the story of two very different k-pop groups. Huntr/x is a girl …

  • K-Pop Rookies Close Your Eyes On Their Style, Teamwork And New Album

    Seventeen million global fans knew talent when they saw it. That’s how many fans voted during the …

  • The Monsters In Yeon Sang-Ho’s Film ‘The Ugly’ Are All Humans

    The Ugly, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, is directed by Yeon …

  • Teenage Wasteland: New Documentary Revisits Middletown Students Who Exposed Toxic Dumping

    Teenage Wasteland is a documentary about a documentary. The original film, Garbage Gangsters and …

  • ‘Typhoon Family’ Director Celebrates Courage Amid A Crisis

    The story of Typhoon Family takes place during South Korea’s IMF Crisis, when the nation experienced …

  • Daniel Dae Kim On His Spy Thriller ‘Butterfly,’ K-Dramas And Karaoke

    The glossy well-constructed spy thriller Butterfly is the story of a secret operative who risks his …

  • Among Stone & Sky: White Oak Farm Offers Homage to the Landscape

    Toward evening, the hilltop at White Oak Farm turns to silhouette, and the house seems to light from …

  • Creating Royal Dishes That Dazzle In ‘Bon Appétit, Your Majesty’

    By its third week on the air, the k-drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty reached the Netflix Top 10 in 73 …

  • Park Bo-young

    Why Park Bo-Young Wanted To Play Twins In ‘Our Unwritten Seoul’

    For Park Bo-young the script for Our Unwritten Seoul seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime challenge — …

  • Twisted Ridge

    Twisted Ridge Offers a New Slant on a Roof Line

    A simple twist was all it took to create a distinctive roofline. The architects who designed the …

  • The Rose

    The Rose Discusses Their Musical Journey, Their Fans And New Film

    The Korean indie rock band The Rose performs at Madison Square Garden this July and their new …

  • Nemesis

    Mun Ka-Young Shares Her Favorite Scene In ‘My Dearest Nemesis’

    My Dearest Nemesis, the k-rom-com about former gamers who meet again in the corporate world, …

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