Kevin Bae
Non-Social in a Socially Networked World
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Chicago just lost a Korean-American giant
On July 22, 2025, Mr. Kun Chae Bae passed away. If there was ever a giant in Chicago’s Korean community, my father was it. Though largely forgotten by the Korean community today, in his time, he was the real deal. Before his life ended, he started companies in the pharmaceutical, hospitality, and restaurant industries, owned…
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Why I stopped producing my music podcast, Sats and Sounds
After a 100-episode run, I stopped producing my music podcast, Sats and Sounds (the site will remain up for some time). I billed it as one of the first Value4Value (V4V) music podcasts on the internet, and it was. Boostagram Ball predates my show, but not by much. I launched in August 2023 with a…
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I will never buy Pop-Tarts again
I was feeling a little nostalgic while grocery shopping and decided to pickup a couple boxes of Pop-Tarts. It’ll never happen again. I saw them on sale for $1.99 a box at my local Kroger and thought it would be interesting to try them again. I haven’t had one in well over a decade… maybe…
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New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago will have the trifecta of stupid
LA’s Karen Bass and Chicago’s Brandon Johnson might possibly be the dumbest mayors in the entire country. But strap in, folks, because it looks like New York might outdo them both when it comes to peak stupid. Enter Zohran Mamdani. He’s 33 years old and is a firm believer in socialism. After reading some articles…
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I guess no new wars is off the table
Trump campaigned on no new wars. Yet, with Israel’s attack on Iran and Trump effectively saying the United States gave the green light obliterates his campaign promise of no new wars. Trump was supposed to be the guy that gets us out of these quagmires. From November 2024. This was just 24 hours ago. This…
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Don’t blame Trump for expanding his power. Blame Congress and us.
I’m very bored by all the noise about Trump’s over steps. What the fuck did people expect? The public, fueled by media (legacy and new), seems to love being pulled in one direction or the other and give their blind faith to the guy in power that is from their tribe. Trump isn’t to blame…
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