“What happened to your hair? Are you sick? Did you split with your boyfriend?” These are very common questions others ask whenever one cuts their hair or does not wear makeup. The person likely cut it because they did not like long hair any longer or felt burdened to put on makeup one day. The quest

On March 14, at Sookmyung Women's University, the ‘Simultaneous Bundle Wednesday Demonstration’ was held under supervision of 2018 Peace Butterfly Network. The demonstration focused on once again bringing the public’s attention to the issue of ‘comfort women’. This demonstration, however, is not the

Have you ever heard “Because the day was good, the day was bad, and the day was proper. All days were fine”? The words come from the drama “Goblin”, one of the most popular dramas of 2016 and 2017. The main character, Goblin, and Ji Euntak who is the heroine of the drama fall in love, but they suffe

The awaited Black Widow film has been confirmed. Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, is a powerful hero and skillful spy in Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), talented actor Scarlett Johansson took on the role starting from the film “Iron Man 2” in 2010. With each MCU film, the

On January 7 2018, the 75th Golden Globe Awards was held, but it was much different than in past events. The red carpet was black. Female actors like Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, and Nicole Kidman wore black colored dresses, and male actors like Hugh Jackman and Chris Hemsworth wore black shirts or

Have you ever heard the song lyrics ‘on beautiful land, our founding father Dangun settled to establish Korea’? These lyrics are from the song ‘100 Great People Who Brought Honor to Korea’, but have you ever stopped to wonder how many of those 100 great people mentioned in the song are women? Surpri

The highly anticipated Korean film of the 2017 summer ‘V.I.P.’ faced fierce criticism. Although the film was filled with famous movie stars like Lee Jongseok, Kim Myeongmin, and Jang Donggeon, and directed by Park Hunjeong, a well-known director for the film ‘New World’, it only stayed on the box of

On September 8, an interesting discovery about the ancient Vikings was published in ISI Journal Citation Reports. Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson and her fellow researchers found the remains of a female Viking buried in a well-furnished warrior tomb(Bj 581) during the Viking Age in the town of Bir

What comes to mind when you hear the name of a women’s magazine? Fashion? An image of daily living? Tips on child education or housekeeping? Most magazines aimed at women have gorgeous female celebrities on the cover. They are also portrayed as having flawless skin and slender bodies. Articles in th

“I am Moana of Motunui. You will board my boat and restore the heart to Te Fiti.” Anyone who has seen the movie ‘Moana’ will know these lines. Moana, the young lady and main character in the movie utters these words assertively, positively, and wisely. She dreams of exploring the vast ocean and spen

“I play to win!” This is a famous utterance by D. va, a character in the popular FPS game, 'Overwatch'. D. Va is a popular professional gamer, who, because of her outstanding reflexes and instincts as a gamer, is drafted to be a pilot of a mechanized armored drone unit(MEKA) by the South Kor

Last January from the 21st to 31st, one painting became the center of a hot debate at the satire cartoon exhibition ‘Soon, Bye!’, which was held at the National Assembly Member’s Office Building. The painting entitled ‘Dirty Sleep’ was a drawing satirizing President Park GeunHye. In the painting, a

Kim Yunseok recently made a formal apology to his fans for his comment on stage at the opening of the movie 'Will You Be There (2016)', which was seen by many as sexual harassment. Kim Yunseok’s fans voiced strong objection to the comment and presented him with a book on feminism. Kim Yunseo

“As a woman, I have no country.” This is a quote by Virginia Woolf. She spoke these words in opposition to war, but it is used now in a much broader sense. ‘Birth map’, a website that was created on December 29th by the Ministry of the Interior, makes use of it. Ministry spokesperson claims the gove

On October 23, 2016, the Ministry of Health and Welfare was officially announced the enactment of the new ‘Immoral Medical Treatment Act’, which will include current ‘illegal’ abortions. According to the revisions to the Act, doctors who provide abortion services will be punished more severely. In t

As a big fan of Sherlock, the U.K drama, this SMT reporter usually downloads episodes onto her smartphone to watch. She releases her stress listening to clear explanations about crimes from people using British accents. The reporter also downloaded ‘Sherlock: The Abominable Bride’ recently released

Some Sookmyungians feel nervous and uncomfortable using dating applications, but the reviewing of profiles and photos of recommended persons on the apps has become routine. In fact, a large number of university students have made love connections through the applications. While surfing a dating app

Can you forgive the person who says I love you and then assaults you? You might consider it unforgivable as that is not love and you might think you’d have nothing more to do with that person. However, what if your boyfriend did that to you? Maybe, you couldn’t be so quick to call it quits with the

Skin lotion, blemish covering, and various facial packs are now the norm on men’s desks. They can be seen entering the bathroom to sit in front of the cosmetic table mirror just like women nowadays. Using his delicate touch, he can be observed applying skin lotion to his face. After this, he will ge

A certain time of the month, you wake up uncomfortable. After going to the bathroom, you realize you’ve begun your monthly period. Despite the awkwardness of using a sanitary pad and the menstrual pain you feel, you have to head to school or work. You feel terribly and don’t want to do anything due