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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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New Books
A savage critique of China’s ‘great rise’Why China Will Never Rule the WorldBy Troy Parfitt(Western Hemisphere Press)The title of “Why China Will Never Rule the World” points to a provocative argument, but few readers will be prepared for just how damning an assessment author Troy Parfitt makes of a
Sept. 9, 2011
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Modern life in desolation
Tower of AntsBy Choi In-ho(Hollym)A young man who isn’t happy with his job as a copy writer for an advertising company, one day finds his flat suddenly infested with ants. He tries to get them out of his place, but their numbers only grow until they take over his personal space. This grotesque and r
Sept. 9, 2011
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Colin Meloy tunes into book world with ‘Wildwood’
A baby is snatched by crows. His sister treks into the woods to find him and is followed by one Curtis Mehlberg, “son of Lydia and David, resident of Portland, Ore., comic-book fan boy, persecuted loner.”Wild adventures ensue.If the story sounds like modern-day folklore from the band the Decemberist
Sept. 9, 2011
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Russian novelist talks about his Korean roots
Anatoly Kim shares how he inherited artistic spirit from famous ancestorsHis grandfather was a Korean farmer who wanted land of his own.After realizing he would never be able to own land in Korea, his home country, he decided to move to the Russian Far East in 1908, leaving everything behind includi
Sept. 9, 2011
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English book on Korean Wave published
The Korean Culture and Information Service has published the English-language book “The Korean Wave” to introduce the country’s contemporary pop culture, which has gained attention overseas with the spread of K-pop and Korean dramas. The book is the first publication of the four-part “K-Culture Seri
Sept. 7, 2011
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KBS radio to feature life of late Catholic priest in English
KBS CoolFM (89.1 Mhz) will feature the life of late Catholic missionary and physician Lee Tae-seok, who devoted his life to helping people in southern Sudan, for its special English program for children Sept. 12-13.Prepared exclusively for the upcoming Chuseok holidays, the show, titled “The Greates
Sept. 7, 2011
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Yi’s novella featured in The New Yorker
U.S. magazine publishes Korean short fiction for the first timeThe English-language translation of author Yi Mun-yol’s 1982 novella, “An Anonymous Island” will be published on the New Yorker’s upcoming issue on Sept. 12, Yi’s local publisher Minumsa said.The American magazine ― established in 1925 ―
Sept. 5, 2011
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Author Yi Mun-yol’s novella featured in The New Yorker
New York magazine publishes Korean short fiction for the first timeThe English-language translation of author Yi Mun-yol’s 1982 novella, “An Anonymous Island” will be published on the New Yorker’s upcoming issue on Sept. 12, Yi’s local publisher Minumsa said. Yi Mun-yolThe American magazine -- estab
Sept. 5, 2011
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Pelecanos’ new crime novel
The CutBy George Pelecanos(Little, Brown and Co.)At Thrillerfest, a crime writers conference held in Manhattan this summer, dozens of literary agents spent half a day listening to would-be authors pitch their ideas for books about grizzled Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who return to the states t
Sept. 2, 2011
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The Dangun legend for children
Dangun Wanggeom: Founder of the First Korean KingdomBy Chung Chul-heon(Seoul Selection)He is said to be the grandson of heaven, and his mother a bear who transformed into a human.The story of Dangun Wanggeom ― the semi-legendary founder of Gojoseon, Korea’s very first kingdom ― is an entertaining re
Sept. 2, 2011
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‘Rosemary’s Baby’ with bedbugs
“Bedbugs,” a modern gruesome horror novel by Ben H. Winters. (MCT)After reading “Bedbugs” you might want to fumigate any apartment you rent. You also might want to call in an exorcist.Ben H. Winters, who authored the mash-ups “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” and “Android Karenina,” takes on
Sept. 2, 2011
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It’s been a very goon year for Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan takes bold leaps all over the literary map. Her latest novel, “A Visit From the Goon Squad,” has been called wildly ambitious, bravura, a virtuoso performance. “Is there anything Egan can’t do?” crowed the New York Times Book Review.Heck, yes, she’d say if you asked her. At the moment,
Sept. 2, 2011
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‘Having foreign readers gives me strength’
Author of ‘Please Look After Mom’ shares her experience of first world book tourWhen author Shin Kyung-sook took off to New York City in September of last year, she was just looking forward to relaxing in the foreign city. She absolutely had no idea she’d have to go through her first world book tour
Aug. 29, 2011
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Chinese writers call for more translations
BEIJING (AP) ― More Chinese books need to be translated and more thought-provoking ideas need to be used in novels to elevate China’s literary standing in the world, some of the country’s top writers said Friday.Speaking to promote China’s top literary award ― the Mao Dun Literature Prize ― the auth
Aug. 28, 2011
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Lippman’s new stand-alone
The Most Dangerous Thing By Laura Lippman(William Morrow)In 1979, two girls and three boys on the brink of adolescence spent an idyllic summer exploring heavily wooded Leakin Park on the outskirts of Baltimore. But one day, something happened there that none of them wanted to talk about.The friends
Aug. 26, 2011
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Love in the turbulent 80s
The Ancient Garden: A Love StoryBy Hwang Sok-yong(Picador Asia)While undergoing intense industrialization and economic development, Korea had a turbulent political landscape in the 1980s. Many civilians in Gwangju, in particular, stood up against former president Chun Doo-hwan’s military coup d’etat
Aug. 26, 2011
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They were just roomies, then a bond was forged
Friendships are often forged in uncomfortable environs, when individuals who wouldn’t ordinarily meet are forced to interact. Such is the case in “Dreams of Significant Girls,” a young-adult novel that unfolds in a Swiss boarding school and makes roommates of three girls from radically different bac
Aug. 26, 2011
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‘The Help’ makes the leap from bookshelf to big screen
Movies cost a lot of money to make. Some estimates say that the average budget for a mainstream Hollywood release, including the costs of promotion and advertising, is more than $100 million. So studios don’t usually take a chance on unproved ideas (unless they’re self-explanatory concepts like “Sna
Aug. 26, 2011
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Brains and beauty on show at naked readings
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Sit back and enjoy readings of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or Henrik Ibsen, sip a glass of wine ― oh, and gaze upon the readers themselves: they’re naked.That combination of delights is on offer once a month in New York thanks to the enterprising group Naked Girls Reading.At a recent s
Aug. 22, 2011
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Biography of playwright
Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy WassersteinBy Julie Salamon(The Penguin Press)Wherever Wendy Wasserstein went, women came up to her and wanted to talk about her struggles to find a meaningful balance of work, love and family ― all the while being thin.In plays like the Pulitzer-
Aug. 19, 2011