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How the media can defang poisonous political discourseTelevisionJan 12, 2011PHILADELPHIA ― Following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D.-Ariz., Saturday in Tucson, many people asked: Did the violence of U.S. political rhetoric have anything to do with this? Did a gun...
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Universal Music gives recordings to Library of CongressMusicJan 12, 2011LOS ANGELES ― There’s good news, more good news and some nebulous news for anyone interested in the nation’s musical heritage in Monday’s announcement that Universal Music Group is donating a cache o...
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Hyun Bin to join the Marines in MarchTelevisionJan 12, 2011Top South Korean actor Hyun Bin has announced that he aims to join the Marines in March to serve his mandatory military duty. Hyun Bin’s agency, AM Entertainment, said on Wednesday that the actor to... -
Actor Hyun Bin to join MarinesTelevisionJan 12, 2011Korean actor Hyun Bin, who is one of Asia’s top stars, said on Wednesday he would join the Marines in March to serve the mandatory military duty. AM Entertainment, an agency representing Hyun, said... -
Studying men and womenTelevisionJan 11, 2011Jealous husband kills 3, then himself A 74-year-old Italian man went on a shooting spree -- killing two neighbors, his wife and finally himself -- apparently motivated by jealousy. Carlo Trabona su... -
iPhone becomes cinematic mediumFilmJan 11, 2011From visual voicemail to a portable media player and an Internet client, the iPhone has been serving the international public as a great multi-tasker with its revolutionary, diverse functionalities. ... -
Korean dance world broadens its scopeTheaterJan 11, 2011Major dance and ballet companies are expected to showcase a broad spectrum of dances and ballets in 2011, ranging from Korean classical ballet to French classical romantic ballet to Korean contempora... -
Bong Joon-ho to judge at Sundance...Film FestivalFilmJan 11, 2011Korean director Bong Joon-ho has been selected as one of the five jury members at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Utah from Jan. 20 to Jan. 30. Bong will be judging a total of 58 films in competi...
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At CES, three directors ponder film’s futureFilmJan 11, 2011LAS VEGAS ― At the International Consumer Electronics Show, the massive annual expo in Las Vegas devoted to the hard sell of high tech, it’s just assumed that the next big thing is always better than... -
New girl group Dal Shabet is named after a children’s story bookMusicJan 11, 2011A growing number of netizens are protesting against a new girl group who appear to be using the title of a children’s book for their name. The book’s author is none too pleased with the new six-memb... -
Stuntman-turned-actor spills the beans on real ‘Secret Garden’TelevisionJan 10, 2011Kwon tells about life of stunt performers Less than a week remains until the final episode of SBS’ smash hit series “Secret Garden” airs. For the past 18 episodes, the weekend drama has amassed a b... -
Boy bands performing in pairs to generate heat in 2011MusicJan 10, 2011Expect a fierce rivalry on the Korean music scene this year, as top boy bands are ready to make a comeback. Until now, the Korean music channels were mostly dominated by popular girl groups or singe... -
Chang’s retrospective exhibition offers simple and heartwarming paintingsTheaterJan 10, 2011Having a stable job for eight years ― two years as a researcher at the National Museum of Korea and six as a professor at Seoul National University ― was enough for Chang Ucchin. Without much hesita... -
High note: Music thrills trigger reward chemicalMusicJan 10, 2011People who become euphoric over music unleash dopamine, a brain chemical that also induces the sense of reward that comes from food, psychoactive drugs and money, an unusual study says. McGill Unive... -
‘Mahler fever’ sweeps Seoul classical sceneMusicJan 9, 2011The Mahler craze started in 2010 when Korean classical concert-goers scrambled to get tickets to Gustav Mahler’s symphonies at the Seoul Arts Center. Last year, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and c...
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