ARTS & CULTURE

Deals with the current creative trends.

Chocolate: A Dark, Bitter Story
Chocolate: A Dark, Bitter Story
Kim Hae-soo
“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination…”Timothée Chalamet enchanted the whole world with his performance in Wonka. The film provided our lonely world with just the thing it need...
Welcome to the Pride Parade
Welcome to the Pride Parade
The SNU Quill Editorial Team
The sun shone brightly on June 1, the street between Jonggak and Euljiro 1-ga Stations lit up with the colors of the rainbow. Dozens of tents lined the street and thousands of people waved brightly...
Defining K-pop: Not Just a Korean Repackaging of the Pop Style
Defining K-pop: Not Just a Korean Repackaging of the Pop Style
Lee Ye-ryong
K-pop songs are climbing the Billboard Hot Charts, and their artists are performing as headliner acts of global music festivals. The signs of K-pop’s global fame are everywhere. BTS, Blackpink, and...
A needlessly long and deep dive into the Rubber Duck
A needlessly long and deep dive into the Rubber Duck
Min Yun-geun
My feelings towards Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck Project are complicated and intense. While most people consider the Rubber Duck to be an endearing piece of contemporary art that has been increa...
Korean Drama: where the queer crossroads go
Korean Drama: where the queer crossroads go
Lee Ye-jin
Queer media representation in Korea is reaching its peak in the 2020s and is expected to continue to rise in the coming years. But while the entertainment industry capitalizes on the popularity of ...
Annoying ads and problematic products: My opinion on TikTok Shop
Annoying ads and problematic products: My opinion on TikTok Shop
Emma Hamrick
“Click the link in bio” is a phrase that no longer exists in the world of TikTok. In September 2023, Gen Z’s favorite social media app unveiled a new way to shop online, and quite literally, shoppi...
We didn’t start the fire on Tumblr
We didn’t start the fire on Tumblr
Chae Soo-min
Tumblr is renowned for being the original hellsite. Most users on Tumblr call it so in an affectionate manner: a testament to how the site has become a strange comfort zone for users, one that grew...
Avoiding the tourist-centric trap: Considerations for travel in the 21st century
Avoiding the tourist-centric trap: Considerations for travel in the 21st century
Tan Mi Siew
I was blessed with an opportunity to hike in the Karakoram range in Pakistan this summer. My friends and I trekked from Askole to the K2 Base Camp, over Gondogoro La pass, and finally to our last s...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Aesthetic Innovation (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Aesthetic Innovation (AI)
Chae Soo-min
“Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” sounds like it is an 18th-century fancy French oil painting. It looks like an 18th-century fancy French oil painting. In reality, it is barely a year old. It is a piece of...
Crush Culture: The Downfall of Instant Love
Crush Culture: The Downfall of Instant Love
Kim Hae-soo
“Crush culture makes me wanna spill my guts out…” This iconic line from Conan Gray’s song, Crush Culture, is exactly how I feel about our generation when it comes to love. We pine for love, we desi...
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