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KPop Demon Hunters and the Soft Power of Seoul

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
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iPINIONS examines how South Korea’s soft power has gone global, even through animation. KPop Demon Hunters turns pop stardom into mythology, blending fantasy, feminism, and fandom in a way even Hollywood can’t match. Read it on my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/kpop-demon-hunters-and-the-soft-power Read more.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: British Invasion, Cultural Influence, Global Pop Culture, KPop, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix, Seoul, soft power

The Last Diplomat Standing: Can Sports Still Unite a Divided World?

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
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International sports may be thriving, but can they still deliver the unity global diplomacy keeps failing to achieve? From Trump’s World Cup meddling to Putin’s Olympic exile, iPINIONS explores how sports remain the world’s last honest broker — even as everything else burns. Read it now on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-last-diplomat-standing-can-sports Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Fifa, Gaza, international relations, IOC, NBA, NFL, Olympics, Putin, soft power, sports diplomacy, Trump, Ukraine, World Cup

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