How Do You Make a Living, Travel Journalist?
Nell McShane Wulfhart talks to Noah Davis about the value of being where other writers are not, paying her own expenses, and how Gangnam Style helped launch her career.
Korea
The Pentagon Has Finally Identified the Remains of a POW Lost Since 1942
Long buried alongside hundreds of unknown U.S. soldiers in the Philippines, Private Arthur “Bud” Kelder is on his way home after a lawsuit by his family.
A Korean Hallyu Threatens American Cultural Dominance
The Korean wave has only picked up momentum since the late 1990s, and its influence is impressive.
Shelf Help: New Book Reviews in 100 Words or Less
What you need to know about Bad Feminist, XL Love, and The Birth of Korean Cool.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: Andrew Kim, 26, East Asian Studies
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
Pentagon Finally Overhauls Effort to Identify Its Missing
The restructuring promises to address many of the problems laid out in a recent ProPublica and NPR investigation.
The Secret World of Fast Fashion
From 1960s Korea, through Brazil, to today's Los Angeles: Inside the world that brought you Forever 21—and those skinny jeans in your closet.
Busker Busker's Brad Moore on Superstar K3 and Korea's K-Pop Machine
Inside the Korean music machine
Election Results From the Rest of the World
The U.S. isn't the only country experiencing election fever right now.