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The New York Times

5 Podcasts About Beauty, Skin Care and Self-Care

Defector

Normal Gossip: The Dream Of The Future Is Alive In That Musky Dorm Room

Pocketcasts

Guest List: Elise Hu

Vox

2023’s Best Books

Shout Out LA

Meet Elise Hu : Journalist, author and podcast host

The Atlantic

The Irony of the Sephora Tweens

MIZZOU Magazine

From J-School to K-Beauty

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

What Elise Hu’s Book Flawless Reveals About Beauty

The Globe and Mail

Think K-beauty is a trend? Think again. It’s the future

The Atlantic

How to Have a Realistic Conversation About Beauty With Your Kids

Fast Company

Lessons in Looks and Culture from the Capital of K-Beauty

WIRED Magazine

Digital Culture is Literally Reshaping Women’s Faces

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

Elise Hu Shifts Our Understanding of Beauty in ‘Flawless’

KUOW Soundside

Author Elise Hu on her new book and K-Beauty critique, ‘Flawless’

Betches

Your Summer 2023 Reading List Is Here

Katie Couric Media

Questioning K-Beauty: Is This Sweeping Skincare Trend Setting Dangerous Standards?

Conde Nast Traveler

Writer Elise Hu on Life in Seoul and the Rise of K-Beauty

Burnt Toast

When Beauty Work is a Rational Survival Strategy

Insider

Young women in South Korea spend $700 a month on skincare. Now they’re risking their jobs, relationships, and status to revolt against the K-Beauty industry.

Jezebel

In South Korea, ‘Lookism’ Is ‘Enforced With Open Discrimination’

W Magazine

14 New Books To Dive Into This Summer

Slate

You’ll Come Back Looking Like a Whole New Person

Shelf Awareness

Reading With … Elise Hu

Mochi Magazine

Flawless But At What Cost?

Culture Study

Beauty Culture is Hustle Culture

NPR

Beauty culture in South Korea reveals a grim future in ‘Flawless’

Pop Sugar

What Our Obsession With K-Beauty Reveals About All of Us

CBS This Morning

“Flawless” examines how Korean beauty trends, technology are changing global beauty standards

Katie Couric Media

13 Books by AAPI Authors To Read This May and Beyond

Book Riot

New and Upcoming Nonfiction & Poetry by AAPI Authors to Read and Preorder

PureWow

14 New (and New-Ish) Books to Read for AAPI Heritage Month

Nylon

13 May 2023 Books To Add To Your Reading List

The Unpublishable

7 Brand New Beauty Recs! (They’re Books)

Next Big Idea Club

The Next Big Idea Club’s May 2023 Must-Read Books

Electric Literature

7 Books About the Scam of Wellness

WHYY The Pulse

Skin Care And The Quest for Eternal Youth

NPR

How Girls Generation Shaped K-Pop As We Know It

Los Angeles Times

Bong Joon Ho’s tips on how he stays so chill

NPR

What I Learned From Writing Letters To Strangers Across America

NPR's TED Radio Hour

Elise Hu on The Beauty Ideal

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

In the Green Room with Elise Hu

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