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    Unfortunate names

    Bum Suk (often spelled Beom Seok in English to avoid embarrassment but pronounced the same way) is not an uncommon name for men in Korea.
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    "bath salts"

    You might be interested in the first part of this podcast. http://www.againstthegrain.org/program/626/mon-111212-zombies-labor-and-catastrophism The speaker sees zombies and vampires as the most common horror tropes as they reflect the fears of capitalist society. He draws a bit too long a bow...
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    Korean music (not Gangnam or K-pop)

    Really not sure if there's any Korean stuff out there that you're looking for. There's a certain kind of trot called ppongjjak (named after the kind of beat they use) that sounds pretty out there, all weird synth sounds and trot style singing over the top. I've heard it a few times when I've...
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