Seongyong Cho
@kaist455.bsky.social
A disastrously lazy postdoc gay dude from KAIST, S Korea.🏳️🌈 An unfathomably devious far-flung correspondent at http://rogerebert.com
Review blog: https://kaist455.com/
Review blog: https://kaist455.com/
I revisited "Planes, Trains, Automobiles" (1987) this evening. I found myself again freshly learning its invaluable life lessons. My 4-star review. kaist455.com/2025/12/01/p...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): An enduring Thanksgiving Day classic
As a South Korean who has seldom left his country during last 42 years, I have never experienced Thanksgiving Day for my whole life, but I could not help but amused and touched by John Hughes’ 1987…
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December 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I revisited "Planes, Trains, Automobiles" (1987) this evening. I found myself again freshly learning its invaluable life lessons. My 4-star review. kaist455.com/2025/12/01/p...
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Tech oligarchs have been scrambling for products to retain dominance since the plateau of the home computer and mobile phone. Today, they're forcing 'AI' garbage on us while pushing for mass surveillance and war products, even if they have to make the wars to service them. We can reject this future.
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Tech oligarchs have been scrambling for products to retain dominance since the plateau of the home computer and mobile phone. Today, they're forcing 'AI' garbage on us while pushing for mass surveillance and war products, even if they have to make the wars to service them. We can reject this future.
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Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
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December 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Old Bob Kennedy is... despicable.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Old Bob Kennedy is... despicable.
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윤 전 대통령은 2022년 11월25일 관저에 국민의힘 지도부를 초청해 저녁을 먹으면서 “나에게는 비상대권이 있다. 내가 총살을 당하는 한이 있어도 다 싹 쓸어버리겠다”고 말했다. 취임 뒤 불과 6개월이 지난 시점이었다. 수정 2025-12-01 11:03 www.hani.co.kr/arti/society...
윤석열, 취임 6개월 때부터 “싹 쓸어버리겠어”…내란 준비 신호탄
윤석열 전 대통령은 ‘12·3 비상계엄이 경고성·호소형이었다’고 주장한다. 내란이 실패하자, 치밀하게 준비하지 않은 일이었다는 항변이다. 하지만 수사·재판을 통해 비상계엄은 ‘대통령 윤석열’의 오랜 숙원이었다는 점이 드러나고 있다. 처음엔 ‘황당한 음모론’으로 치부됐지
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December 1, 2025 at 4:18 AM
윤 전 대통령은 2022년 11월25일 관저에 국민의힘 지도부를 초청해 저녁을 먹으면서 “나에게는 비상대권이 있다. 내가 총살을 당하는 한이 있어도 다 싹 쓸어버리겠다”고 말했다. 취임 뒤 불과 6개월이 지난 시점이었다. 수정 2025-12-01 11:03 www.hani.co.kr/arti/society...
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For context: This is one of the ministers at Lake Street Church of Evanston, arrested earlier this month outside Broadview.
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
For context: This is one of the ministers at Lake Street Church of Evanston, arrested earlier this month outside Broadview.
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Which means we're about 3 weeks away from the 6th year anniversary of another disaster:
The day both CATS and THE RISE OF SKYWALKER were released.
The day both CATS and THE RISE OF SKYWALKER were released.
6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Which means we're about 3 weeks away from the 6th year anniversary of another disaster:
The day both CATS and THE RISE OF SKYWALKER were released.
The day both CATS and THE RISE OF SKYWALKER were released.
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[단독] “북한 오물풍선전, 사실상 국군이 먼저 도발…아군에도 비밀이었다”
내란 365일
대북전단 살포 병사의 증언
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내란 365일
대북전단 살포 병사의 증언
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[단독] “북한 오물풍선전, 사실상 국군이 먼저 도발…아군에도 비밀이었다”
( ☞한겨레 뉴스레터 H:730 구독하기. 검색창에 ‘한겨레 h730’을 쳐보세요.) “아니요. 국군심리전단의 대북 전단 살포가 먼저였습니다.” ‘탈북민 단체의 대북 전단 살포→북한의 대남 오물풍선 살포→한국군 대북 확성기 방송→북한군 대남 확성기 방송’의 악순환이 이
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December 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
[단독] “북한 오물풍선전, 사실상 국군이 먼저 도발…아군에도 비밀이었다”
내란 365일
대북전단 살포 병사의 증언
수정 2025-12-01 08:33 www.hani.co.kr/arti/politic...
내란 365일
대북전단 살포 병사의 증언
수정 2025-12-01 08:33 www.hani.co.kr/arti/politic...
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“일과가 끝난 야간에 작전이 이뤄졌는데, 다음날 휴식을 주지 않았다. 야간 작전은 원래 다음날 보상책으로 전투 휴무를 줘야 하는데, 그게 없었다. 전투 휴무를 인정하려면 ‘밤에 무엇을 했다’를 보고해야 하는데, 전단 살포 작전은 공식 보고나 기록을 남길 수 없으니 그랬던 거다. 병사나 간부나 그것 때문에 불만이 컸다. 그래서 작년 5월부터는 밤에 살포 작전 몇번 나가면 외출이나 휴가를 줬다.”
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“일과가 끝난 야간에 작전이 이뤄졌는데, 다음날 휴식을 주지 않았다. 야간 작전은 원래 다음날 보상책으로 전투 휴무를 줘야 하는데, 그게 없었다. 전투 휴무를 인정하려면 ‘밤에 무엇을 했다’를 보고해야 하는데, 전단 살포 작전은 공식 보고나 기록을 남길 수 없으니 그랬던 거다. 병사나 간부나 그것 때문에 불만이 컸다. 그래서 작년 5월부터는 밤에 살포 작전 몇번 나가면 외출이나 휴가를 줬다.”
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“2023년 10월에 훈련이 끝나고 나서 간부가 소대원을 모아놓고 ‘훈련 사실을 가족이나 친구들은 물론, 다른 소대에도 절대 말하면 안 된다’고 지시해 부대 분위기가 무거워졌다.”
“우리 부대는 주로 전단만 보냈는데, 라디오를 몇차례 같이 보내기도 했고, 드라마 ‘사랑의 불시착’이 들어 있는 유에스비(USB)도 보냈다.”
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“우리 부대는 주로 전단만 보냈는데, 라디오를 몇차례 같이 보내기도 했고, 드라마 ‘사랑의 불시착’이 들어 있는 유에스비(USB)도 보냈다.”
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[단독] “북한 오물풍선전, 사실상 국군이 먼저 도발…아군에도 비밀이었다”
( ☞한겨레 뉴스레터 H:730 구독하기. 검색창에 ‘한겨레 h730’을 쳐보세요.) “아니요. 국군심리전단의 대북 전단 살포가 먼저였습니다.” ‘탈북민 단체의 대북 전단 살포→북한의 대남 오물풍선 살포→한국군 대북 확성기 방송→북한군 대남 확성기 방송’의 악순환이 이
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December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“2023년 10월에 훈련이 끝나고 나서 간부가 소대원을 모아놓고 ‘훈련 사실을 가족이나 친구들은 물론, 다른 소대에도 절대 말하면 안 된다’고 지시해 부대 분위기가 무거워졌다.”
“우리 부대는 주로 전단만 보냈는데, 라디오를 몇차례 같이 보내기도 했고, 드라마 ‘사랑의 불시착’이 들어 있는 유에스비(USB)도 보냈다.”
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“우리 부대는 주로 전단만 보냈는데, 라디오를 몇차례 같이 보내기도 했고, 드라마 ‘사랑의 불시착’이 들어 있는 유에스비(USB)도 보냈다.”
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The whole subplot about the three fishermen who discover a dead body during a fishing trip and decide to NOT report it until after their trip turns my stomach more than just about any gory exploitation film I've ever seen. And thr scene when Tim Robbins
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The whole subplot about the three fishermen who discover a dead body during a fishing trip and decide to NOT report it until after their trip turns my stomach more than just about any gory exploitation film I've ever seen. And thr scene when Tim Robbins
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Rewatching Robert Altman's SHORT CUTS (1993). Something that Altman rarely gets enough credit for is that he truly understands how cruel, how unbelievably, devastatingly cruel, everyday people can be.
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Rewatching Robert Altman's SHORT CUTS (1993). Something that Altman rarely gets enough credit for is that he truly understands how cruel, how unbelievably, devastatingly cruel, everyday people can be.
Sergei Parajanov’s 1969 film “The Color of Pomegranates” is being shown in South Korean theaters. I only give it 3 stars, but I am glad to watch it at a local movie theater. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) ☆☆☆(3/4): The life of an Armenian poet
In my humble opinion, a good movie can reach to your heart and mind, no matter how vague and elusive it is in what and how it is about. In case of Sergei Parajanov’s 1969 film “The Color of Pomegra…
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November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Sergei Parajanov’s 1969 film “The Color of Pomegranates” is being shown in South Korean theaters. I only give it 3 stars, but I am glad to watch it at a local movie theater. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/12/01/t...
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s “Kontinental ’25” (2025), which is one of the two films from him during this year, amused me to some degree. It is being shown in South Korean theaters at present. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/11/30/k...
Kontinental ’25 (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bailiff who cares a lot
Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s “Kontinental ’25”, which is one of the two films from him during this year, amused me to some degree. While being relatively less edgy and provocative than his …
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November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s “Kontinental ’25” (2025), which is one of the two films from him during this year, amused me to some degree. It is being shown in South Korean theaters at present. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/11/30/k...
Japanese film “Kokuho” (2025), which was selected as the Japanese entry to Best International Film Oscar at the 2026 Academy Awards, is an ambitious backstage drama to behold. It is being shown in South Korean theaters now. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/11/30/k...
Kokuho (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Becoming a living national treasure
Japanese film “Kokuho”, which was selected as the Japanese entry to Best International Film Oscar at the 2026 Academy Awards, is an ambitious backstage drama to behold. Yes, this is another typical…
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November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Japanese film “Kokuho” (2025), which was selected as the Japanese entry to Best International Film Oscar at the 2026 Academy Awards, is an ambitious backstage drama to behold. It is being shown in South Korean theaters now. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/11/30/k...
South Korean film “Hallan” (2025) turns out to be a lot more haunting than I expected at first. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/11/30/h...
Hallan (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young mother and her little daughter in the Jeju Uprising
South Korean film “Hallan” turns out to be a lot more haunting than I expected at first. Closely following the harrowing survival drama of a young mother and her little daughter in the middle of th…
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November 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
South Korean film “Hallan” (2025) turns out to be a lot more haunting than I expected at first. My late review. kaist455.com/2025/11/30/h...
“Blue Moon” (2025), which is incidentally one of the Richard Linklater’s two movies released during this year, is a biographical drama film packed with a lot of insight and personality. My sloppy review. kaist455.com/2025/11/28/b...
Blue Moon (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): He is surely blue…
“Blue Moon”, which is incidentally one of the Richard Linklater’s two movies released during this year, is a biographical drama film packed with a lot of insight and personality. Mainly focusing on…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“Blue Moon” (2025), which is incidentally one of the Richard Linklater’s two movies released during this year, is a biographical drama film packed with a lot of insight and personality. My sloppy review. kaist455.com/2025/11/28/b...
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I recently subscribed to Vulture just so I could read an article like this.
My oral history of the orgy scene from EYES WIDE SHUT. www.vulture.com/2019/06/eyes...
An Oral History of the Eyes Wide Shut Orgy
Staging that scene from Stanley Kubrick’s divisive final film.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I recently subscribed to Vulture just so I could read an article like this.
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When EYES WIDE SHUT came out, a friend was writing reviews for a major outlet and saw it at a press screening. He reported back that it was a disaster, telling me that when it was over, one woman turned to her friend and said, "I want to slap Stanley Kubrick." We've come a long way since then!
One of the reasons why EYES WIDE SHUT has become such an unlikely Christmas movie is that it’s basically the IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE of fucking. www.vulture.com/2019/06/eyes...
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
When EYES WIDE SHUT came out, a friend was writing reviews for a major outlet and saw it at a press screening. He reported back that it was a disaster, telling me that when it was over, one woman turned to her friend and said, "I want to slap Stanley Kubrick." We've come a long way since then!
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TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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