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Music and Cultural Bridges: A Tiny Shop in Gimhae, Korea
In a small shop in Korea, a man named “Spring Snow Star” plays instruments from faraway lands — and reminds us that healing between cultures begins with…
Oct 5
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Patrick M. Lydon
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How to Walk Barefoot in a City
There is a small forest tucked between a Korean river and the city, where people take off their shoes, and let nature loosen the grip of modern life.
Aug 24
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Patrick M. Lydon
25
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Two Kinds of Urban Air-Conditioning
There is air conditioning and then, there are the 'other ways'. A short visual story about cooling down in a warming city.
Jul 27
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Patrick M. Lydon
16
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Catch a Fish, Sip Some Wine, Be Wild — How to Use an Urban River at 5pm
One heron, two otters, and three humans mozy into a river. One of them asks: are we allowed to sit here together?
Jul 20
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Patrick M. Lydon
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A Highway, A Beautiful Rush Hour
Well over 2,000 years old, this might be one of the oldest highways in the world. It is definitely one of the most beautiful.
Jul 13
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Patrick M. Lydon
14
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Cities, Dads, and Stars: A Neighborhood in the Cosmos
My dad taught me how to find the Big Dipper.
Jun 15
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Patrick M. Lydon
21
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The Golden Poop and the Sacred Fly — An Adventure in Japanese Printmaking
What can a pile of poop teach us about art, beauty, and the cycles of life? Probably more than we think. An illustrated dive into ancient printmaking…
Jun 9
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Patrick M. Lydon
21
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How to Use an Urban River #5 – A Heron Yogi
Along the river in Daejeon, Korea, a heron teaches us a thing or two about life ... and yoga.
May 25
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Patrick M. Lydon
14
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How to Use an Urban River #4 — The Art of a Riverside Nap
In between the traffic-clogged streets and shopping districts, a woman and a tree team up for my favorite urban life hack.
May 11
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Patrick M. Lydon
14
2
How To Use an Urban River #3 — Mugwort Flows Through Generations
At a hidden riverside spring in Korea, a grandmother and granddaughter pass down an ancient tradition — and transform it into something new.
Apr 27
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Patrick M. Lydon
15
7
How To Use an Urban River #2 — Exercise with Your Mom
In Korea, 5:30am is rush hour—not for traffic, but for riverside dance parties, intergenerational workouts, and a national culture that wakes up with…
Apr 21
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Patrick M. Lydon
15
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How to Use an Urban River — Lessons from a Korean City
They say you get what you build for. On this urban river, you sometimes get heron and kids and the scent of fried chicken. But this is a river in…
Apr 12
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Patrick M. Lydon
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