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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Greek police recover ancient statue from goat pen
ATHENS, Greece (AP) ― Greek police recovered an ancient statue that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for 500,000 euro ($667,000).The marble statue of a young woman dates to about B.C. 520 and belongs to the kore type, a police statement said Wednesday. Police photos showed the 1.2-meter work to be largely intact, lacking the left forearm and plinth.Although dozens of examples of t
PerformanceMarch 29, 2012
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Boy bands are back and doing big business
Many are products of industry masterminds looking to capitalize on juvenilesLOS ANGELES ― Hundreds of glow sticks luminesced over the sold-out crowd at Gibson Amphitheatre on a recent Friday night. Prepubescent girls snapped cellphone pictures and out-screamed one another as younger kids were hoisted onto parents’ shoulders for better views.The cheers morphed into hysteria as Big Time Rush emerged.The scene onstage is familiar: five seemingly interchangeable young guys linked by one band name an
PerformanceMarch 29, 2012
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Cate Blanchett takes first steps on Paris stage
PARIS (AFP) ― Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett takes her first steps on the Paris stage on Thursday, playing a lonesome woman in the lead role of the surreal 1970s play “Big and Small.”Written by German playwright Botho Strauss in West Berlin before the fall of the Wall, and adapted in English by Martin Crimp, the work tells the story of Lotte, who falls apart when her husband deserts her during a holiday in Morocco.Directed by Australia’s Benedict Andrews, this version of the pla
PerformanceMarch 29, 2012
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Aerosmith promises new album in 3 months
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Aerosmith has reunited with longtime producer Jack Douglas and the band says it will release a new album in three months.Steven Tyler said Aerosmith was finishing two final songs for the album, its first since 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo.’’ Joined Wednesday by Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer at a Los Angeles mall, Tyler revealed three track titles: “Legendary Child,’’ “Beautiful’’ and “Out Go the Lights.’’ Earlier in the week, the band announced that its 18-stop “Global Wa
PerformanceMarch 29, 2012
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Winehouse family to get her $4.66 million fortune
Records show Amy Winehouse left an estate worth 2.94 million pounds ($4.66 million)) after her death last year.The 27-year-old soul diva was found dead in bed on July 23 at her London home.Probate documents showed Wednesday that she left behind assets totaling more than 4.25 million pounds ($6.7 million), with 2.94 million pounds ($4.66 million) remaining after debts and taxes.Since Winehouse did not leave a will, the money will go to her parents. The documents list father Mitch Winehouse as adm
PerformanceMarch 29, 2012
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James Cameron pilots plans for 3-D film about ocean dive
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― James Cameron will star in his next big-screen adventure, a chronicle of the expedition on which he has made record-setting ocean dives.Cameron said he plans a TV special for National Geographic and a 3-D theatrical release on the Deepsea Challenger missions, which included his 11-kilometer descent to the ocean’s deepest point in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific. It was the deepest solo dive ever.The film could be ready late this year or early next year, Cameron said
FilmMarch 29, 2012
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Rihanna avoids questions about Ashton Kutcher
Recording artist Rihanna arrives for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008.(Bloomberg)Rihanna isn't being drawn into questions about her relationship with Ashton Kutcher.At a press conference for her debut movie ``Battleship,'
FilmMarch 29, 2012
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Rights activist awarded POSCO TJ Park Prize
POSCO TJ Park Foundation on Wednesday awarded a nano-medicine expert, a school principal and a human rights activist the annual TJ Park Prizes for science, education and social endeavor, respectively. Cheon Jin-woo, professor of chemistry at Yonsei University, won the award for his research in the use of nanotechnology for medical purposes. Kwak Jong-moon, principal of Hangyeore Middle and High School, was awarded for his contributions in alternative education and helping teenaged North Korean d
PeopleMarch 28, 2012
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Park Jin-young opens N.Y. restaurant
Korean music mogul Park Jin-young has become an owner of a Korean barbecue restaurant in New York, featuring a special grill that he invented. Park, CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major K-pop record label and management company in Korea, held a press meeting in New York on Monday announcing the news. The newly opened restaurant, Kristalbelli, is located in Manhattan near Korea town, and is decorated like a high-end bar or a lounge. He said he thought of opening his own restaurant as he
March 28, 2012
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Fighter pilot donates bone marrow
Air Force Major Lee Myeong-woo of the First Fighter Wing has donated bone marrow to a leukemia patient, the Air Force announced Wednesday.According to the Ari Force, Lee registered with the Korea Marrow Donor Program as a potential donor after the story of Brian Bauman was made known in 1996. At the time Lee was studying at the Air Force Academy, and has since been serving as a fighter pilot. Bauman is a Korean-American who was adopted by American parents. He suffered from chronic myelogenous le
PeopleMarch 28, 2012
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Korean stars participate in charity auction
Social Welfare Society will open an online charity auction from March 29 through April 10.Korean stars including actor Lee Byung-hun, actor and singer Lee Seung-gi, 2PM’s Nichkhun and Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany have donated their personal items for the charity event.Lee Byung-hun donated his caps for the auction while Lee Sueng-gi donated his sneakers that he wore on a television show. Tiffany’s purse, Nichkhun’s woolen hat will be on auction, too. Other items include Korean actress Kim Hye-so
March 28, 2012
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Photo albums related to Nazi art theft unveiled
DALLAS (AP) ― Among the items U.S. soldiers seized from Adolf Hitler’s Bavarian Alps hideaway in the closing days of World War II were albums meticulously documenting an often forgotten Nazi crime ― the massive pillaging of artwork and other cultural items as German troops marched through Europe.Two of those albums ― one filled with photographs of works of art, the other with snapshots of furniture ― were donated Tuesday to the U.S. National Archives, which now has custody of 43 albums in a set
PerformanceMarch 28, 2012
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French ‘Snow White’ ballet aims to cast spell in U.S.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is hoping to cast a spell on US audiences with his ballet “Snow White,” an adaptation of what he calls the “thriller” fairytale by the Brothers Grimm.The edgy dance master created the 2008 work ― which opens in California this week before moving to the East Coast ― as a tribute to the great 19th-century romantic ballets like Swan Lake, Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. The production’s visual impact is enhanced by costumes from French design
PerformanceMarch 28, 2012
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Seoul Fashion Week features new designers at new runway
The nation’s 12-year-old fashion week is being reenergized this season with a new organizer and venue, and a lineup of designers that includes several new names.Co-hosted by Seoul Metropolitan Government and global fashion consulting company IMG, Seoul Fashion Week will showcase 2012 FW collections at Olympic Park’s World Peace Plaza in Bangi-dong, southeastern Seoul, in the first week of April. The event will be held in four tents set up at the park, with a tent each dedicated to Seoul Collecti
Arts & DesignMarch 28, 2012
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Exhibition dedicated to humble folk song
Historical documents, music records show cultural legacy of popular folk songWidely known and sung, “Arirang” is very often considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. Yet many aren’t aware that King Gojong, the last king of Joseon, and his wife, Queen Myeongseong, enjoyed listening to the song late at night, that it was made into Korea’s first opera, and that it even inspired American jazz musician Oscar Pettiford to write a piece of his own.Starting April 4, the National Folk Museum of
PerformanceMarch 28, 2012
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Big Bang and 2NE1 release albums in Japan
Pop groups Big Bang and 2NE1 released their new albums in Japan on Wednesday. Big Bang’s latest album, “Alive,” includes “Feeling,” a collaborative effort among Big Bang’s G-Dragon, Top and world-famous German artist Boys Noize,“ that has been selected as the opening theme song for Japanese TV animation series ”Transformers:Prime.“ 2NE1’s first regular album in Japan, ”Collection,“ features 12 songs including a reinterpretation of Madonna’s ”Like a Virgin“ and a remix of Japanese electronic art
March 28, 2012
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New Superstar K to look for hidden talent, create another touching story
Pop star Psy replaces Yoon Jong-shin on TV audition program Mnet’s “Superstar K4” will differentiate itself from the increasing number of audition programs here by discovering genuine musical talent and delivering touching stories from millions of applicants who dream of becoming a star, according one of the show’s judges. “The goal of the program is not only to introduce new talent to Korean audiences but also to convey the dreams and hopes of the contestants who want to become star artists thr
March 28, 2012
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Ko Hyeon-jeong says hosting own show not a cakewalk
Actress’ stint as MC for new SBS talk show ‘not easy’The overriding question overshadowing veteran actress Ko Hyeon-jeong’s new SBS talk show ― whose title “GO Show” takes its cue from her last name ― is whether or not this accomplished thespian has the verve, the wit and the quick-thinking ability to helm her own program. If the highlight reel that ran at the show’s press conference in Mokdong, Seoul Wednesday is an indication of Ko’s potential as an MC, then the answer is, “Yes.” Having alread
TelevisionMarch 28, 2012
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Park Jin-young opens Korean barbecue restaurant in New York
Korean music mogul Park Jin-young has become an owner of a Korean barbecue restaurant in New York, featuring a special grill that he invented. Park, CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major K-pop record label and management company in Korea, held a press meeting in New York on Monday announcing
FoodMarch 28, 2012
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Art critic Hilton Kramer dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) ― Hilton Kramer, the former chief art critic at The New York Times and founding editor of The New Criterion magazine, has died. He was 84.Kramer’s wife Esta said he had been suffering from a blood disease, and died early Tuesday. He had been in an assisted living facility in Harpswell, Maine.Kramer started his work as an art critic in the early 1950s and joined the Times in 1965 as art-news editor. He became the chief art critic in 1973. He left the paper in 1982 for The New Criter
PerformanceMarch 28, 2012