Robert Rauschenberg, a master of pop art, said, “Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made – I try to act in the gap.” “Art” is the word that causes people to feel suddenly heavy and burdensome. However, as Rauschenberg says, art is not something difficult to connect with. It

A tweet by Eric Nam claims phrases like “Thank You” and “I Love You” are meaningless unless spoken. Since joining The Sookmyung Times, I too, have been guilty of making those phrases meaningless. Throughout my two year span with SMT, I’ve met so many people, but rarely outwardly expressed my gratitu

Tall men and women dressed in black suits, wearing sunglasses, and carrying guns while talking on walkie-talkies is probably the image that comes into mind for most people when they hear 'bodyguard'. In reality, however, there is much more to being a security guard than cool appearance. To e

“You need to separate plastics when you recycle. Protect our environment!” Everyone has heard this sentence several times since childhood, and we follow the rule routinely. However, have you ever thought of plastic being turned into material for art? The Sookmyung Times strongly recommends visiting

Snow is falling Carols are playing everywhere. One of the world’s biggest winter event is right around the corner―Christmas is coming! Even though you are an adult, don’t worry. You can still enjoy the special season with a special Christmas present named ‘magical Event’. SMT reporters welcome you t

On 14 September, New £10 note entered circulation. It is the second currency in England to be printed on polymer plastic and it is the second to feature a woman on a bill of currency. The lady on the note is Jane Austen, one of the most beloved authors of all times. She died roughly 200 years

Dystopia, also called anti-utopia, is the darkest, most negative future world that one could imagine. It is the direct opposite of an ideal and perfect world. In a dystopia, today’s problems are much more prominent. One can imagine such a dystopian world when reading the famous line, “Big brother is

Alice had begun to get bored of just lazing about the side of the river bank with nothing to do when she spotted a white rabbit looking at its watch saying “I’m late, I’m late”. Alice follows the rabbit down into a large rabbit hole under a hedge. This is the start of Alice’s adventures. In the seri

Themed cafés can now be found as a complex cultural space. While they offer customers a place for relaxation, they also do much more. There are cafés like sleep therapy café, fishing café, and escape room adventure café. However, the book café is the most co

It’s a rapidly changing world, and the trend is to focus on living in the present. However, it is easy to find the beauty of the past affecting today’s busy hectic modern life. But there is an age that past artists and current photographers are together. To offset an age of massive image overflow on

Synopsis In the 1890s, Sherlock Holmes returns to London in a dream. He is presented with the murder mystery, ‘The Ghost Bride’. A bride who recently committed suicide by shooting herself with a gun is found roaming the streets of London as a ghost. The ghost bride kills her husband in front of the

As you enter the dark room, you will see twinkling lights. You will also hear loud pop songs that make you feel as though you were at a club dance party. Every part of the room shines from the neon lights. Can you guess what this place is? It isn’t a party room or a club. It’s a bowling pub! Here yo

Have you ever watched ‘Crime Scene’ the JTBC TV program where contestants guess the murderer? Or have you ever been to a room escape café? These and other similar shows and activities have become quite popular with many people joining them on various media platforms. When did they start to be

April 25th, this is SMT reporter’s birthday, and I wanted to spend time with family or friends. Unfortunately, in 2017, April 25th fell during midterm period, so I spent the day studying. Friends, trying to cheer me up, suggested holding a belated birthday party once exams were over, so I went onlin

With all the changes from the development of technology, what part of your life do you think will be the most affected? Many ideas will pop into mind, and it is also likely that most of those ideas will be related to employment. Today, it is often said that artificial intelligence will take away peo

As exams approach, you might be searching for good places to get rid of stress. One such place SMT would like to introduce to you is a place full of lights and digital images. Lights sparkle amongst each other and digital images are lively shown all about the room. It appears as though digital art v

“Death” sparks negative images such as sadness, despair, depression, darkness, and anguish. The reason is, like the phrase ‘Where there is life, there is death, and where death is, there is life’, death is double-faced: one is the look of a fatalistic existence and the other is a monster that arouse

Are you familiar with the word 'Heuk hyeong' or seen it on the internet? It refers to an African-American male and is abbreviated from heuk (black) and hyeong (bro). The word was first used to describe and express surprise at an African-American male's height and muscular body or their t

What dwells in men? What is not given to men? What do men live by? God sends the angel Michael down to Earth to find answers to these three questions. However, these very same questions are the ones Leo Tolstoy invites his readers to explore in his book. While the answers to these questions might se

Take a breath, and recall your childhood. Do days of delight at the market pop to mind? For SMT reporter, eating hot dogs and tteok-bokki at traditional markets come to mind recalling her warm childhood memories. Did you know that in the vicinity of Sookmyung Women’s University there’s a place that