Jae-Ha Kim

The author offers a fresh, modern take on "Chunhyangjeon"

Oli Higginson is an actor who's best known as Footman John in the “Bridgerton” franchise. But he also has the musical alter ego Modern Oli who released the song “People Pleaser” and toured the U.S. earlier this year, before finishing his European tour this fall. “[Acting and singing] both arrived at the same time,” he said. “From as early as I can remember, I've been obsessed with acting, singing, dressing up, [and] performing. But most of all, [I liked] the weird and kind of shamanic exercise of becoming a character, becoming someone else. Like that line between Norma Jean and Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier and Hamlet, David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust.”

"Go back to where you came from!" is an unhinged racist motto

For New York City-based activist and model Ava Dash, traveling is less about an itinerary than it is about embracing the moments she never planned for, like “watching the sun set over the ocean with close friends, discovering a tiny restaurant you found by accident, or getting completely lost in a city and ending up somewhere even better than where you intended to go.” The daughter of music mogul Damon Dash, she co-wrote the novel “96 Words for Love” with her mother, Rachel Roy. Additionally, Dash is one of the stars of the Bravo reality series “Next Gen NYC.” Fans may find her on Instagram (@ava_dash) and TikTok (@avadashh). This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

For New York City-based activist and model Ava Dash, traveling is less about an itinerary than it is about embracing the moments she never planned for, like “watching the sun

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Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe made history last year as a member of the all-female Blue Origin crew. “The mission was about so much more than going to space,” Bowe said. “As a science payload operator, I helped conduct research on how plants respond to microgravity and radiation. The work could one day help us feed astronauts on long-duration missions and support humanity's future beyond Earth. But when I looked back at our planet, I wasn't thinking about the research. I was thinking about the journey. I thought about my teachers, mentors, family members and the student who once struggled in math and never imagined she'd one day look down at Earth from space. For me, the mission wasn't just about reaching space. It was about expanding who gets to see themselves there.”

Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe made history last year as a member of the all-female Blue Origin crew. “The mission was about so much more than going to space,”

Also, this episode reminded me of how much I miss "Eat Jin."

Kim Theory is a punk band of four L.A. teenagers who love Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, and Kim Shattuck. We interviewed them before they play Lollapalooza