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Yoon plunged South Korea into political crisis when he sought to subvert civilian rule in December last year, sending armed soldiers to parliament in a bid to stop lawmakers voting down his martial law declaration.

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On Friday, the country's army said it had thwarted an "attempt to subvert the constitutional order" and arrested several senior military officers.

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For disabled artist Panteha Abareshi, this expectation is subverted as they present their desire and bodily experience to be dissected and examined in “CAREOTICS: on giving and taking” at Human Resources.

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Opponents of the proposition have focused on the mechanics of redistricting, arguing the ballot measure subverts the will of California voters who enacted the independent redistricting commission more than a decade ago.

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It just felt like, how do we subvert the expectations of the audience and do that in a way that still feels true to who these characters are?

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