Photo: Some of the missionaries poke fun at the "Warning: Afghanistan is a dangerous war zone" sign prior to their trip. (The picture was posted to one of their blogs.) International observers were shocked a few days ago when it was announced that the South Korean government had paid $20 million to the Taliban to free 19 Korean citizens ...

The guys over at Coming Anarchy have written an informative post about the logo of Japan's newly-established Defense Ministry. The Japanese government had run a contest asking designers for logo submissions, and 767 responses came in. This was the winning logo: Cool? Lame? Awe-inspiring? Too Web 2.0-ish? Does it suck? If you're not sure ...

A couple nights ago, CNN hosted the first ever YouTube-tastic Democratic presidential debate, which asked candidates to respond to questions that had been submitted by YouTube users. It sounded like a great idea, but when the show finally aired, it wasn't very different from all the other lame debates that have been held so far. Sure, there was ...

For a country of about 50 million people, there are a lot of protests in South Korea. With a national average of 11,000 public protests a year, the average South Korean riot policeman is mobilized to contain 85 demonstrations a year. While the majority of such protests are probably pretty standard affairs involving marching, shouting, and possibly some ...