Tag: Hard

After 20 years, a Korean action landmark still hits hard

[ad_1] It happened mere weeks before the COVID-19 lockdown, but it already feels like ancient history: When Bong Joon Ho’s biting class critique “Parasite” rode its critical wave all the way to a Best Picture Oscar in 2020, it was a watershed moment, not only for the international appeal of Korean movies but for all… Continue reading After 20 years, a Korean action landmark still hits hard

Why It’s So Hard to Forecast Wildfire Smoke

[ad_1] Picture the boreal forest, in northern Quebec, on the morning of June 1st. Bears, moose, and wolves roamed, circling its unusually dry lakes, bogs, rivers, and creeks. In the afternoon, after weeks of sunshine, severe thunderstorms suddenly rolled over the forest’s vast tracts of black and white spruce, subalpine fir, jack pine, and aspens.… Continue reading Why It’s So Hard to Forecast Wildfire Smoke