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The Wedding That Was Actually a Licensing Deal
In September 1988, Seoul. Two names were printed on the invitations: Roh So-young and Chey Tae-won. Someone counted the guest list. A few from the Blue House, a few from SK, the rest distributed among Samsung, Hyundai, and LG. The groom's father, Chey Jong-hyun, stood at the entrance greeting guests, his handshake a little harder than usual.
By Jin13 days ago in Journal
The Chair in the Side Room
I In the story that circulates publicly, the Kushner family does not use her name when they talk about her inside the house.
By Jin13 days ago in Journal
Princess Charlotte Isn’t Living a Fairy Tale. She’s Living a Contract.
Most people see the title first. They see the bow, the balcony wave, the small hand raised at the right moment, the linen dress, the camera lenses, the crowd below. They see a child born into a position and assume the rest is decoration—resources, comfort, attention, a life arranged like a display table.
By Jin13 days ago in Journal
She Married Into a Media Dynasty. Thirty-Three Years Later, She Was Gone.
Lee Mi-ran came from a family of doctors and had studied at Korea University. She had an education, good manners, and a family name that commanded respect in Korean society. Later, she married Bang Yong-hoon, the man in control of the Chosun Ilbo . To outsiders, this was a well-qualified girl marrying into a wealthy, powerful family.
By Jin13 days ago in Journal
She Was Korea’s Sweetheart. The Chaebol Family Saw Three Assets.
In 1995, when the final episode of The Sandglass finished airing, the ratings numbers reached the set while Go Hyun-jung was taking off her makeup. She had wiped half her face with a cotton pad when someone called her name. She turned, and a small smear of eyeliner blurred at the corner of her eye. She was twenty-four that year, a former runner-up in the Miss Korea pageant, and the public’s affection clung to her like a fresh coat of paint, bright, but not yet dry.
By Jin13 days ago in Journal
Diana Was Never a Princess. Kate Was Never "Just" a Duchess.
Last month I forwarded a post to a group chat without reading it closely. It said Diana was a princess while Kate and Meghan were stuck as duchesses, and that the difference was the palace quietly ranking its women. I added "this is wild" and put my phone down.
By Jin13 days ago in Journal
Feng Yuanzheng Can’t Find an Actor Under 1.7 Meters. That’s a Bigger Problem Than Height.
Feng Yuanzheng sat in his office at the Beijing People’s Art Theatre with a stack of actor résumés. In the height column, women clustered around 1.7 meters and men started at 1.8. He went through the pile once. Then he went through it again. Then he looked up and said the theatre needs actors for sheng, dan, jing and chou: male leads, female leads, painted-face roles and clown roles. What arrives looks like parts from one assembly line.
By Jin14 days ago in Journal
The Boy Who Closed the Door: Remembering RJ Mitte
According to TMZ, RJ Mitte, who played Walter White's son Walter White Jr. (Flynn) in Breaking Bad , has died at 34. His agent confirmed the cause of death as suicide. The circumstances are still awaiting official confirmation from police, his family, and his management team.
By Jin15 days ago in Journal
Musk Lost $79 Billion in Four Days. The Roadster Couldn't Save Him.
Four days, $79 billion, about RMB 528.6 billion. On the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk's net worth slid from $1 trillion back to $921 billion, just a week after he had reclaimed the trillionaire threshold. Tesla fell 5.29% for the week. SpaceX fell 8.58%. The two companies weakened in tandem and pulled Musk's paper wealth down in amplified form.
By Jin15 days ago in Journal
Five Days in the Briefing Room: The Short, Strange Tenure of Katie Zacharia
One On October 7, the phone rang while Katie Zacharia was in the kitchen. She was holding a lunchbox, the youngest child’s, with a dinosaur sticker on the lid. She looked at the screen. Unknown number, Washington area code. She set the lunchbox down, wiped her unwashed hand on her jeans, and answered.
By Jin15 days ago in Journal
☕ Miss Lil's Tea Table:
☕ Miss Lil's Tea Table: Amelia Earhart, The Calls for Help, and the Island That May Hold Her Secrets Pour yourself a cup, dear hearts. Today's tea is a little quieter, because some mysteries deserve patience, compassion, and a careful listening ear.
By Lilithea Adasia15 days ago in Journal
MISS LIL'S TEA TIME:
When contraband cell phones become the only witnesses to the violence nobody wants to talk about. By Miss Lil | Pour the tea. Tell the truth. Hold somebody accountable.
By Lilithea Adasia15 days ago in Journal