The Tyler Cowen

1. Self-evidently, depressingly, hilarious. Via Marginal Revolution. 
2. How a new generation of tennis strings is changing the way the game is played. Via The Browser. 
3. Is the tone shifting in North Korea? 
4. An EXTREMELY dorky (but nonetheless interesting) description of the passive tense in English. Via The Browser. 
5. 360 degree interactive helicopter ride in Canada. Via The Awesomer. 

Teaching English in South Korea

Seoul

Times have been growing increasingly austere for foreigners teaching English in South Korea. When I first started teaching in 2005, the economy was booming. Korea's newly developed middle class had made their money through fierce competition and, like all parents who had struggled for success, wanted to give their children every advantage. For kids, this translated into an education regimen that would make even the nerdiest westerner blanch.