[NEWS] Some pop culture links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Atlantic's James Parker explains the unique power of the lyrics of David Bowie.


• Asia Times notes how the Korean Wave is an issue among some Vietnamese, who remember South Korean military atrocities during the Vietnam War.


• The Toronto Star looks at the legacy of Toronto's Hammy the Hamster.


• Northeasternontario.com explores the legacy of northern Ontario's Highway Book Shop.


• The Inter Press Service features an opinion piece on the need to decolonize education, starting from the Rhodes Must Fall movement in South Africa.


• Open Democracy describes, from the Russian and the Ukrainian perspectives, just how badly Russia-Ukraine cultural relations have fallen since 2014.


• Vulture features an insightful interview with RuPaul on, among other things, drag and contemporary gay culture.