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Jonnie Park has always gone by many names. The most google-able is his hip-hop moniker “Dumbfoundead”, which he has gone by for decades as a battle rapper and a multi-album artist while becoming one of the kings of Project Blowed – a hip-hop crew, record label and open-mic workshop. As a resident of Los Angeles’ Koreatown since childhood, he is still known as “The Mayor of K-tow...

Saros, the successor to the roguelike game Returnal, is shaping up to be one of the best games of the year. Finnish developer Housemarque has refined a great deal, added new elements and pushed the game close to a fully fledged third-person shooter, while remaining true to its roots and delivering a wild, challenging experience. The game, a PlayStation 5 exclusive, opens with a ...

Blue Seal ice cream, Spam musubi and taco rice have one thing in common: they are uniquely Okinawan, and locals absolutely love them. Tubarama is a popular Okinawan restaurant and izakaya in Naha. It is famous for its immersive experiences, in which traditional shima-uta, or folk music, is performed, in a setting resembling a pre-war Okinawan village, as local cuisine is served....

I was recently diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) after an overnight sleep test at a hospital. I had long known I was a loud snorer, but what finally drove me to seek medical help was persistent daytime exhaustion despite clocking a full eight hours of sleep each night. The results were alarming. A normal person has five or fewer “events” – when the airway is p...

Jennifer Lynn knows she is a “guinea pig”. The 43-year-old former ice hockey player turned athletic coach, who is based in Tampa Bay, Florida, has been “stacking” synthetic peptides for the last year. It is a trend that some see as the future of medicine, but others view as a reckless gamble. “I know a lot of people who are sceptical and who are not willing to be guinea pigs,” s...