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Normal Gossip: The Dream Of The Future Is Alive In That Musky Dorm Room
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Vox
The Atlantic
MIZZOU Magazine
The Washington Post
Review: ‘Flawless’ dives deep into the booming Korean beauty industry
Asian Review of Books
Elise Hu, author of “Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital”
El Pais
Digital culture is changing our face: How South Korea is inspiring new cosmetic trends
WBUR Here and Now
Elise Hu’s Flawless Examines the Dark Side of South Korea’s Beauty Standards
South China Morning Post
The Globe and Mail
The Atlantic
How to Have a Realistic Conversation About Beauty With Your Kids
Fast Company
WIRED Magazine
Forbes
Flawless Details the Role of Hallyu in the Success of K-Beauty
Austin Chronicle
Elise Hu Unpacks the K-Beauty Industry in Her New Book, Flawless
Airmail
Face Value: Inside South Korea’s Booming Plastic Surgery District
Boston Globe
KUOW Soundside
Author Elise Hu on her new book and K-Beauty critique, ‘Flawless’
Betches
Katie Couric Media
Questioning K-Beauty: Is This Sweeping Skincare Trend Setting Dangerous Standards?
Conde Nast Traveler
Burnt Toast
Insider
Jezebel
In South Korea, ‘Lookism’ Is ‘Enforced With Open Discrimination’
W Magazine
Slate
Shelf Awareness
Mochi Magazine
Culture Study
NPR
Beauty culture in South Korea reveals a grim future in ‘Flawless’
Pop Sugar
CBS This Morning
“Flawless” examines how Korean beauty trends, technology are changing global beauty standards
Katie Couric Media
Book Riot
New and Upcoming Nonfiction & Poetry by AAPI Authors to Read and Preorder
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Nylon
The Unpublishable
Next Big Idea Club
Electric Literature
WHYY The Pulse
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Los Angeles Times
NPR
What I Learned From Writing Letters To Strangers Across America
NPR's TED Radio Hour
KERA News
From Plano To Seoul, NPR’s Elise Hu Threads The Needle Between Missiles And Motherhood
The Los Angeles Times
With choir performance canceled, moms debate how to talk to their kids about Monterey Park shooting
Zocalo Public Square
The Dallas Morning News
Far from her Plano roots, NPR reporter Elise Hu chases news in South Korea and across Asia
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