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Beauty, Information, Korean

The Changing Face of Koreans

Sep 25. 2014

You probably presumed from the title of this post that I will be talking about plastic surgery. ;-) Well, you're partly correct. My intention behind this post is to share with you an article published in today's WSJ: "The Changing Face of South Korea," which discusses how Korean faces are changing over time — from tens of thousands of years ago to 100 years into the future. The Korea Face Institute (only in South Korea would such a thing exist :-P ) has taken 20,000 photographs and skull measurements, then factored in interracial marriage, plastic surgery, and nutrition in order to create the following "past," "present," and "future" pictures: The Korea Face Institute's assessment of a typical Korean face in 12,000 B.C. The typical Korean...

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Beauty, Korean, Personal, Reviews, Shopping

My Korean Skincare Routine: An Update

Sep 24. 2014

It's been almost 3 months since I ventured into the wonderful world of Korean skincare products. (Not sure what I'm talking about? See here and here.) And because I have tried a few new products since my last post on the subject, I wanted to give you guys an update. :-)  First things first: how is my skin holding up? I think I've mentioned before that in the past, after about a month or so of using a new product, my skin seems to adjust and adapt, somehow making the product less effective.This hasn't been the case with my Korean skincare routine at all! My skin remains softer, smoother, and more supple than I can ever remember. In fact, my skin probably hasn't been this...

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Art/Design, Facebook, Funny, Web

Thoroughly Depressing Comics About Our Relationship to Facebook

Sep 23. 2014

FACEBOOK TO BEGIN CHARGING USERS $2.99/MO STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, the headline read.

A friend — who is very active on Facebook with over 1,000 friends and numerous subscribers — had shared the article to her timeline. The response was swift and immediate.

Grief. Denial. Rage. Threats to move to other social networks.

Only then did an astute commenter point out that the article was a hoax; there was no need to panic.

I couldn’t help but be reminded of this incident when I came across these clever and powerful comics yesterday.

The truth hurts, doesn’t it?  😉 

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Entertainment, Infographics, Movies

A Comprehensive Chronology Chart of Disney Movies

Sep 23. 2014

Ever wonder where exactly in known history (or future) your favorite Disney movie takes place? Or how they compare chronologically to other Disney films? Now, you can, with this handy chart from Disney's New Groove. Aish, the creator of the timeline, explains: Disney movies in order of historical setting. (Excludes most of the package films. Some films, eg The Lion King, are impossible to pin down exactly and some, like Aladdin and Treasure Planet, are anachronistic, so these are estimations. A few have been split into 2 if there is more than one time period in the movie, and sequels have been put together.) Via Geeks Are Sexy. ...

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Aerin, Parenting, Personal

Chalazion

Sep 22. 2014

A couple of months ago, we noticed a small lump under Aerin's left lower eyelid. (You can kinda see it in the first picture from this post about summer camp.) It wasn't painful and it didn't seem to bother her, so we took the "wait and see" approach. But over the weeks, the lump grew larger and redder. We took Aerin to the pediatrician who suspected the lump to be a sty and — because it hadn't gone away on its own — prescribed an antibacterial ointment. In addition to the ointment, we were to give her warm compresses, and hopefully the sty would go away on its own. When Aerin's eye didn't get any better after 10 days, we visited the pediatrician's...

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