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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Herald Interview] ‘Time to Be Strong’ follows retired K-pop idols’ self-discovery
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Samsung chief returns from Europe after meeting with Pope, business leaders
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T-ara to add new members
Korean girl group T-ara will add new members to become a nine-member group for the upcoming album, the group’s agency announced on Friday.The new members will be revealed together with T-ara’s new album release in July, according to the T-ara’s management agency Core Contents Media.“T-ara will change from the current seven to a nine-member system, and if needed, we will replace old members,” Kim K
April 8, 2012
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Have whale of a time in Ulsan
Boat excursions offer a rare chance to see sea mammals up closeULSAN ― It’s spring, and if you are itching to get out of town, Ulsan could be an ideal place to spend a weekend. This suggestion may raise some eyebrows because Ulsan is a city known for its heavy industries. But sometimes one needs to see what’s happening on the far edge of the country, and there is something special about visiting this coastal city at this time of the year.Ulsan has been a driving force behind the country’s indust
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Dance“Spartacus”: Korean National Ballet presents the tragic tale of “Spartacus.” Packed with dynamic, manly choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, the ballet is expected to be a long-awaited changed of pace for ballet-goers who are tired of bubbly, romantic ballet. It will run from April 13-15 at Seoul Arts Center’s Opera Theater in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets range from 5,000 won to 100,000 won. For more information, call (02) 587-6181 or visit www.kballet.org. “Seoul International Improv
PerformanceApril 6, 2012
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Eungyo (Korea), Opening April 26Drama. Directed by Jung Ji-woo. Lee Jeok-yo (Park Hae-il) is a celebrated poet in his 70s, considered one of the most respected literary figures in the country. He one day receives a visit from a 17-year-old girl named Eun-gyo (Kim Go-eun). He finds himself falling for the teenager, while his young student Seo Ji-woo (Kim Moo-yeol) is evidently attracted to the young woman as well. Upon realizing his love for Eungyo, the old poet goes through emotional turmoil and
FilmApril 6, 2012
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Earle offers self-reflection on albumJustin Townes Earle"Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now" (Bloodshot)Four albums ago, Justin Townes Earle introduced himself as good-time rake who warned women about his rambling ways with a wink and a pinch. His music -- a jaunty update on old-time acoustic music steeped in swing, blues and mountain hoedowns -- perfectly matched his playful persona.Now 30 years old, Earle sounds as if he’s reckoning with his wayward ways. Even his lengthy alb
PerformanceApril 6, 2012
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Minaj feeds fans with 2nd album
Nicki Minaj“Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” (Cash Money/Universal Republic)Nicki Minaj is a bit schizophrenic. Or call her versatile. Either way, her success is unparalleled and stunning: She started on the scene as an oversexed female rapstress who stole the thunder from her male peers and anyone else who dared to share the spotlight. In just three years, she’s become arguably rap’s biggest name.But she’s also proved she’s more than hip-hop; with the success of “Super Bass” from her 2010 debut “Pi
PerformanceApril 6, 2012
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Jamaa Fanaka, dynamic black filmmaker, dies at 69
Jamaa Fanaka, who emerged as a dynamic black filmmaker with his gritty independent 1979 film “Penitentiary” and later made headlines with his legal battles alleging widespread discrimination against women and ethnic minorities in the film and television industry, has died. He was 69.Fanaka was found dead in his apartment in South Los Angeles on Sunday, said his daughter Tracey L. Gordon. The cause of death has not been determined, but she said it probably was the result of complications of diabe
FilmApril 6, 2012
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JW Marriott launches live performances
JW Marriott Seoul’s Bar Rouge offers new live performances by band Musica starting on April 10. This award-wining Filipino male-female duet has gained a reputation for breaking the stereotypes of existing Filipino bands and mastering a wide range of genres such as pop, jazz, bossa nova, reggae and R&B. The band will perform Tuesday to Saturday, from 9 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. Bar Rouge will also offer free membership to everyone who visits between April 10 and 14. Bar Rouge membership brings a wide va
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Imperial Palace Seoul hosts Black Day event
Imperial Palace Seoul’s New York-style lounge bar Zoe will host a “Black Day Event” from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on April 14. Black Day is a day known in Korea among singles who didn’t get to celebrate Valentine’s Day and White Day (March 14) as part of a couple.The hotel’s event offers various match making programs as well as games for couples formed that day. There will also be sweepstakes where winners can receive a complimentary stay in one of the hotel’s room, a complimentary coupon to Buffet Fami
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Millennium Seoul Hilton offers Campania taste
Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Italian restaurant Il Ponte will host a special promotion showcasing the foods of Campania. Diners can enjoy a special five-course menu that highlights the bountiful foods made famous from this southern region of Italy. Chef Anita Bidini has put together a menu composed of dishes such as spaghetti with mussels and oregano in white wine sauce and grilled sirloin of beef with prosciutto and mushroom sauce on broccoli with garlic and oil. Dinner options start from 69,000 w
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Hanjin Tour offers Balkan tour packages
Hanjin Tour is offering various tourism packages to visit Balkan countries. Tourists can depart on April 28 or every Saturday in May to Croatia on Korean Air flights. A nine-day tour which visits Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Montenegro is priced at 3.99 million won; another nine-day tour which makes a round of Croatia and travels as far as Hvar Island starts from 4.79 million won; and a package offering travels crossing four countries ― Croatia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary ― starts
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Book Benikea hotels on smartphone
Benikea, the nation’s largest tourism hotel chain run by Korea Tourism Organization, announced on Wednesday the launch of an application which enables booking through smartphones. Users can check real-time information and reservation rates of Benikea hotels. It can also be useful in locating a nearby Benikea hotel.The app is available in Korean and English, and can be downloaded from the android market as well as the iPhone app store. It will also be available at T-store within April. For more i
TravelApril 6, 2012
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For $65, Buddhist retreat provides a yurt, all the peace you can stand
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana ― No matter how I searched, the Wi-Fi wasn’t there. No television either. Even my phone, struggling toward two bars, conspired against modernity.But that’s what you pay for at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and its 108 wooded acres just south of this state’s flagship university. Not that you pay much. Renting one of the four yurts in these woods costs $65 per night.What you won’t get during your stay: what’s mentioned above. Or soap in the bathroom.What you d
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Money talks in search for London Olympic hotels
LONDON (AP) ― Coming for the Olympics with money to spend? Then there’s still time to ensure you can take tea at The Ritz, drink at the Savoy’s American bar, or sleep in an Art Deco room at Claridge’s.Most of London’s most exclusive hotels have been booked for the Olympics, snapped up by Olympic officials or companies block-booking rooms for favored customers, but there are still amazing places to stay.That is, if you can afford the bill.“You can still get some rooms in certain periods of the ga
TravelApril 6, 2012
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Blacks among Nazis
Half-Blood BluesBy Esi Edugyan (Picador) “Half-Blood Blues” takes its title from a jazz disc that doesn’t exist, but you wish you could hear anyway. It was, according to Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan’s version of 20th century European history, secretly recorded in Paris just before the Nazis triumphantly roared through the French capital in June 1940. Two black Baltimore expatriates, Charles “Chip” Jones and Sid Griffiths, played drums and bass, respectively. On lead trumpet was a gifted 20-year
BooksApril 6, 2012
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When kids kill: 3 novels explore a parent’s worst nightmare
There is a hierarchy of personal catastrophe, an informal but definitive ranking of all the terrible things that can happen, moving through categories that might be labeled “Worst Thing” to “Next-Worst Thing” to “Next-to-Next Worst Thing” and on down the line.At the upper end of that list, most people would probably agree, is losing a child. The world’s normal order ― parents predeceasing children ― is upended.But what happens if the child is indeed lost, but not gone? When the child, that is, t
BooksApril 6, 2012
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Scholars’ foray to discover ‘non-killing’ culture in Korea
Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture ExplorationEdited by Glenn D. Paige and Ahn Chung-siSeoul National University PressTo those used to studying the turbulent modern Korean history, which consists of war, division and an ongoing ideological dispute, the term “non-killing Korea” may not ring a bell at first.But the latest book published by the Seoul National University, “Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploration” is what the unfamiliar term is all about: It seeks to discover “nonkilling” or non-violent
BooksApril 6, 2012
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From happiness to unimaginable despair
Burn Down the GroundBy Kambri Crews (Villard)Kambri Crews’ debut memoir, “Burn Down the Ground,” places her firmly in the company of family-dysfunction specialists such as Augusten Burroughs, Jeannette Walls and, especially, Mary Karr, whose 1995 best-seller “The Liars’ Club” set the bar for tales of dirt-poor Southeast Texas upbringings.The biting humor of “Burn Down the Ground,” along with the author’s smooth, natural storytelling, reflect her adult years ― she’s been an actress, owns her own
BooksApril 6, 2012
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Jogaetang (clam soup)
Jogaetang is a soup made by boiling whole clams after they have been soaked to expel sediment. Jogaetang has a light, refreshing taste. It is enjoyed after drinking alcohol because clams are high in taurine which is believed to protect the liver.Ingredients● 300g short necked clam, 3 cups water, 2 tsp salt ● 20g small green onion ● 1/2 ea red pepper ● 6 cups water ● 1 clove garlic ● 2 tsp salt 1. Wash and clean the clam’s shell, put in the salt water for 3 hours for the clams spit out watery sed
FoodApril 6, 2012
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From curds to quark: Homemade cheese made simpler
Take some milk, add a little acid and give the mixture time to do its thing ― who would have thought homemade cheese could be this simple? What with all the equipment and specialized ingredients I’d read about, cheese making sounded like it was better suited to a chemistry lab than my tiny kitchen. That is, until I tried quark.I know. Hear the word “quark” and you may conjure up images of dancing physics particles or “Star Trek” characters. Or winding your way through “Finnegans Wake.” Any of wh
FoodApril 6, 2012