Buzz Bissinger has already called someone a moron on Twitter this day, but really, the virtuosic vitriol that has characterized his Twitter feed has been somewhat subdued lately.Instead, Bissinger is sitting on a chair in a family room off the kitchen of his house in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood and talking about stuff so personal, so self-flagellating, that it would make you gasp if it weren’t comically shot through with F-bombs.Next to him is his son, Zach Bissinger, 28, well know

Exhaustion reigns when a new baby arrives. Between the 2 a.m. feedings, endless diaper changes and extreme sleep deprivation, merely getting dressed becomes a herculean effort. And don’t even get us started on cooking one-handed while a purple-faced infant howls in your ear.Thank heavens for grandparents, colleagues and neighbors, because one of the loveliest rituals that accompanies new motherhood is the parade of dinners, lovingly delivered by family and friends. There’s lasagna, to be sure, b

This is an elegant expression of Nebbiolo (here called Chiavennasca) from one of Italy’s smallest appellations in the mountains near the Swiss border. Valtellina has several sub-zones, the best known of which is the wonderfully named “Inferno.” Giuseppe Rainoldi’s 2007 Valtellina Superiore “Inferno” Riserva is definitely a keeper. Though these wines age well, this one is drinking beautifully right now, so why wait? The bouquet of flowers, cherries and leaves seduces right away, but it’s the flav

Oi-sobagi is a type of kimchi made with slightly fermented cucumbers that have been slit and stuffed with seasoned Korean leeks. Oi-sobagi may also be served without fermenting. Ingredients● 3 ea cucumber (white), 30 g coarse salt ● saltwater: 380 g water, 20 g coarse salt ● 50 g small wild leaks ● 1 tbsp salted shrimp ● seasoning : 2 tbsp minced green onion, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1 tsp minced ginger, 2 tbsp ground red pepper, 1 tsp salt ● stuffed cucumber liquid : 3 tbsp water, 1/4 tsp salt 1.

Beyond Romanee-Conti and into the diverse world of historic French wine regionThe impact of Japanese comic book series, “The Drops of God,” on Burgundy and its wine can still be felt. When the press highlighted the bottle of wine that inspired “The Drops of God” and the series itself put the spotlight on Burgundy, the storied region in eastern France got noticed. It was a bottle of 1985 Domaine de La Romanee-Conti Echezeaux from Burgundy that fueled Shin and Yuko Kibayashi’s passion for wine, a

Ever since Lee Ui-jung came back to Seoul after a trip to London about half a decade ago, he has continuously searched for the same kind of bike he saw there ― colorful, slim, a design quite foreign and intriguing. After some arduous searching, he found what he was looking for: a second-hand track-racing bicycle he ended up purchasing.The bicycle he had spotted in London was a trendy fixed gear, already mainstream in other countries like England, the United States and Japan. Figuring there must

Broken glass and splintered wood crunch underfoot as Yangban Tal weaves his way through a cramped alley. Armed with a camera and a Korean mask, from which he draws his pseudonym, he’s come to a small cluster of abandoned traditional Korean homes, called hanok, to photograph, explore and document urban decay and growth across Seoul. For the last eight years since his arrival in Seoul, Yangban Tal, a 33-year-old writer and photographer, has been leading the urban exploration community throughout K

The Briton credited with designing some of Apple’s most revolutionary products ― the iPod, iPhone, iPad and iMac computer ― was knighted by Princess Anne Wednesday. Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design, was made a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.Ive, who is now entitled to call himself “Sir,” told the Daily Telegraph in a rare interview that the knighthood was “incredibly humbling.”  The products Ive designed not only t

The World Heritage Map, released each year in English by UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris, has been published in Korean for the first time by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU).  The world map points out a total of 936 world heritage sites around the world, including 10 sites in Korea such as Changdeokgung in Seoul and Bulguk Temple in Gyeongju. A total of 30,000 copies have been printed and distributed to more than 200 locations in Korea, including the World Heritage sites an

CHICAGO (AP) ― New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to the guidelines.About 8 million Americans would be eligible for screening under the new criteria, and if all of them got the scans, about 4,000 lung cancer deaths per year could be prevented,