Favorite Tweets: 2018
The very nature of Twitter is that tweets roll by and then disappear — or, rather, get hidden by a mountain of more recent tweets. These are some of the tweets that I would like to remember.
Year: 2018
Go Away With … Rufus Wainwright
Critically-acclaimed singer and composer Rufus Wainwright, 45, has never been one to shy away from controversial topics, whether it was advocating for LGBTQ rights or speaking up about politics. A portion of the proceeds from his latest single, โSword of Damocles,โ benefits programs to encourage voter registration. Based out of Los Angeles, the musician spoke to us about some of his most memorable travels.
Go Away With … Emily Jungmin Yoon
With her first full-length collection of poetry, โA Cruelty Special to Our Speciesโ (Ecco, $25.99), Emily Jungmin Yoon takes readers inside the world of war, colonialism and sexual slavery. Born in Busan, South Korea, and currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago, Yoonโs critically-acclaimed work conveys lyrical beauty, even as it tackles brutal and political subject matter.
Go Away With … Drew Chadwick
Best known for his work with Emblem3, musician Drew Chadwick says he finds inspiration in his travels, which have taken him all over the world. But thereโs no place like home for the 26-year-old โPacificโ singer. โIโve done a pretty significant amount of traveling,โ he says. โBut nowhere has ever been as beautiful or held as much sentimental value as Washington State, which I consider to be home base number one.โ
“Sunny” (์จ๋)
Released in 2011, “Sunny” focuses on a group of middle-aged women, who reunite to fulfill their terminally-ill friend’s wish to see them all together again. The premise sounds maudlin, but deftly directed by Kang Hyeong-Cheol, the film moves seamlessly between the women’s current lives and their (relatively) care-free high school days.
“Burn the Stage: The Movie”
“Burn the Stage: The Movie” is a taut, entertaining look at BTS — the world’s most famous boy band. While the music, choreography and comic elements will endear the group to moviegoers, it’s their kindness that I remembered long after I had left the theater.
Go Away With … Lindsay Price
“After 50 years of being in America, I took my mother back to Korea,” says actress Lindsay Price. “She had been adopted at age 12 and had never been back since. I was seven months pregnant with my first child and I wanted to understand where she came from in a deep and true way. It was the most profound trip ever for the both of us, but it was also no vacation. Talk about coming home exhausted. But Iโll say it will be the trip of my lifetime as far as meaning and transformation goes. And man, do I love Seoul.”
“My Secret, Terrius” (๋ด ๋ค์ ํ ๋ฆฌ์ฐ์ค)
A spy and a widowed housewife become embroiled in espionage, kidnapping and murder. But it’s not all thrills in this breezy series (also known as “Terius Behind Me”), which offers comic relief in the form of an apartment complex full of nosy neighbors, who are almost as skilled in ferreting out secrets as the secret agents.
Go Away With … Josh Duhamel
“While a lot of people may think of North Dakota for its outdoor activities, which are awesome, there are also many North Dakota cities with fun downtowns,” says actor Josh Duhamel. “I love all the unique restaurants, live music venues and craft breweries popping up all over the state. Each community has its own personality. I love when my schedule allows for a trip to Fargo in the fall months.”
“The Smile Has Left Your Eyes” (ํ๋์์ ๋ด๋ฆฌ๋ ์ผ์ต๊ฐ์ ๋ณ)
A remake of the 2002 Japanese TV series, “Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi,” “The Smile Has Left Your Eyes”ย wasn’t nearly as subversive as the original, which had almost no moral compass (incest, murder, underage sex). A Korean film could’ve tackled those topics. But I knew there was no way a primetime Korean drama would delve too much into the seamier aspects of society.