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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Box Office: Set Me Free, Cart, Interstellar
Set Me Free (Korea)Opened Nov. 13Drama. Directed by Kim Tae-yongSeventeen-year-old Young-jae (Choi Woo-sik) lives in the “House of Isaac,” a group home sponsored by a Catholic church, with younger children who have nowhere else to go. Not knowing when he will be kicked out of the house because of his age, he pretends to be a good and pious boy before his foster parents. Though he steals donated goods from the church to sell to his friends, he also sings in the church choir, voluntarily does chor
FilmNov. 14, 2014
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Perfect day in Carmel: Beach picnics, wine walks and sunset concerts
Many travelers use Carmel-by-the-Sea as a base for exploring the greater area, taking in such nearby attractions as the always-fascinating Monterey Bay Aquarium and picturesque Point Lobos.I get that. Yet I also understand why someone might never want to leave once they set foot in this lovely European-style village. It offers just about everything one could want, from sandy beaches and gorgeous scenery to first-rate accommodations, restaurants and all kinds of recreational activities.It would b
TravelNov. 14, 2014
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In Norway, cool experiences trump luxury
Big box, luxury vacations got you down? If the thought of whiling away another uninspired vacation under an umbrella is less than motivating, you may need to rethink your travel strategy. So what to do? Consider recharging through adventure rather than sloth. Add a dose of adversity, which provides for the possibility of personal growth. But by all means, add levity. After all, this is supposed to be me-time.Here, a trio of offbeat Norwegian hotels where the experience goes beyond 400-count line
TravelNov. 14, 2014
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Visit NYC after holidays too: Tourism agency
New York (AP) ― New York City’s tourism agency wants to lure visitors between January and March by reminding them that there are great deals on theater tickets, restaurants and hotels.NYC & Co. President Fred Dixon says winter is “an ideal time to experience New York City at a more affordable price.”Promotions include Restaurant Week from Feb. 16 to March 6. A three-course dinner at participating restaurants will be $38 plus drinks, tax and tip.Tickets will be two-for-one during Broadway Week fr
TravelNov. 14, 2014
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Saint-Tropez hopes to draw Asian tourists
Saint-Tropez, a popular luxury vacation destination for Hollywood celebrities, hopes to see more Asian tourists following a promotional event in Seoul on Tuesday. The world-popular high-end vacation town with a population of just 5,000 draws more than 6 million tourists from 85 countries around the world each year. It became popular after French actress Brigitte Bardot acted in a movie there in the 1950s. The vacation spot for Western tourists expects to attract more Korean tourists as direct fl
TravelNov. 14, 2014
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Around the hotels
Top Chinese chef to present state banquet dishes at Lotte Hotel Seoul Jiang Bing Liang, the head chef of China’s Great Hall of the People, will be presenting Chinese state banquet dishes at Lotte Hotel Seoul’s Chinese restaurant Toh Lim. Jiang will collaborate with Toh Lim’s star chef Yeo Kyung-ok to provide lunch and dinner sets from Nov. 18-20. The lunch courses (138,000 won and 158,000 won) will include steamed shark’s fin with coconut, braised abalone with leek and oyster sauce, and hot nood
FoodNov. 14, 2014
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Thanksgiving dinners and desserts in Seoul
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. For those who do not have the time to roast a turkey at home, here are several options for one to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, complete with turkey, pumpkin pie and all the fixings. Dinner specialsLeft Coast Artisan BurgersOn Thanksgiving Day, Left Coast Artisan Burgers, a popular burger spot located in Seoul’s Itaewon-dong, will be hosting its second annual Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet. The buffet will feature turkey, ham, mushroom herb stuffing, mashed pot
FoodNov. 14, 2014
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Baek kimchi (white kimchi)
Baek kimchi (white kimchi) (Korean Bapsang)Baek kimchi is a variety of kimchi that’s made without red chili pepper flakes. It is enjoyed for its mild, refreshing taste. Baek kimchi is child-friendly and great for people who have issues with spicy food!The stuffing for white kimchi varies but usually includes typical kimchi ingredients such as radish, garlic, ginger, scallion, minari, pear, etc. I like to add colorful bell peppers, which are called paprika in Korea, for sweetness and additional c
FoodNov. 14, 2014
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Demi Lovato speaks out on eating disorders
LOS ANGELES (UPI) ― Demi Lovato would like society to show more compassion for those with eating disorders.The 22-year-old singer addressed the topic at length in a series of posts Wednesday on Twitter. Lovato asserted anorexics and bulimics don’t choose to have the disease, and asked for people to show understanding to those who struggle with mental illness. “Having an eating disorder doesn’t show ‘strength,’” she declared, possibly in response to Megan Trainor saying she wasn‘t “strong” enough
PerformanceNov. 14, 2014
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Park Chan-wook to direct Hollywood sci-fi thriller
Park Chan-wook. (AP-Yonhap)“Old Boy” director Park Chan-wook’s second Hollywood film is set to be a sci-fi thriller titled “Second Born,” American entertainment magazine Variety reported on Thursday. Based on a script by David Jagernauth, “Second Born” takes place in a futuristic world where people can store human consciousness in neural microchip implants, which has led to a body-swapping black market. David Lancaster’s newly launched Rumble Films, which recently produced “Whiplash” and “Nightc
FilmNov. 14, 2014
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Park Yu-chun snags rookie actor award
Singer-actor Park Yu-chun grabbed the Rookie Actor Award at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards for “Sea Fog” on Thursday. Park, 29, was recognized for his excellent acting skills in the film, in which he played the part of Dong-sik, an obedient young sailor on a Korean fishing ship. “Sea Fog” is better known by its official Korean title “Haemoo.” On the podium, the hallyu actor thanked the production crew and his fellow actors for their wonderful teamwork. “I gained a lot by simp
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53rd OSEAL Forum opens in Incheon
The 53rd Orient and South East Asian Lions Forum kicked off at the Songdo Convensia Convention Center in Incheon Free Economic Zone Friday. Some 30,000 members from 18 countries are participating in the four-day event. The OSEAL is a regional branch of the Lions Clubs International, a secular philanthropy group that engages in community-based humanitarian work in hospitals, retirement homes, schools and disaster-stuck sites around the world. Founded by American philanthropist Melvin Jones in 191
PeopleNov. 14, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Creator touts real bond between horses and riders
Normand Latourelle, the producer and creator of “Cavalia,” describes his show as an ode to the millennia-old relationship between horses and human. “‘Cavalia’ is not a circus. It’s not a horse show. It is a show about horses and the bond between horses and human,” he said in an interview with The Korea Herald inside one of the tents that make up the White Big Top, a makeshift structure specially designed for the Canadian touring production. “The horses are not forced to do this. There is a genui
CultureNov. 13, 2014
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[Herald Review] ‘Cavalia’ gallops into heart of Seoul
It was just a five-minute walk from Sports Complex Station to get out of the hustle and bustle of the capital city and into the surreal world of “Cavalia.”The cast of “Cavalia” — 50 beautiful horses and their 46 two-legged friends — delivered a magical mix of equestrian arts, acrobatics, multimedia and special effects on its opening night Wednesday, taking the audience on a fantastic twohour journey.The audience, in return, gave a rapturous standing ovation. In some parts, the show was poignantl
CultureNov. 13, 2014
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Lee Min-ho’s ‘Faith’ tops among K-dramas in Japan
“Faith: The Great Doctor” was selected as the best Korean drama in Japan.The SBS drama starring Lee Min-ho broadcast two years ago received the first prize in the Korean drama section of “GAYO Entertainment Awards 2014” on Monday.The winner was selected based on the yearly sales of “GAYO store,” Japan’s largest video streaming site that takes up about 80 percent of the video clip service industry. Poster for SBS drama “Faith: The Great Doctor”The drama’s success was mainly due to the popularity
TelevisionNov. 13, 2014
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Singer Lee Seung-chul releases ‘The Day’ for free
Singer Lee Seung-chul will release a song he performed on Dokdo in August for free after Japan refused him entry at Haneda International Airport on Sunday. Lee performed the song “The Day” on the easternmost islet with a choir of North Korean defectors in South Korea on Aug. 14, a day before the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). Its lyrics are about the wish for Korean reunification.Lee was held at the airport for four hours before being sent back home fo
PerformanceNov. 13, 2014
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Pitt: ‘Fury’ depicts horror of war
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt said Thursday that his new war flick, “Fury,” depicts the horrors and psychological pressure that soldiers had to face in a war zone. “This film for me speaks to the horrors of the war,” Pitt told a press conference in Seoul. “The film is about accumulative psyche and damaged psyche that these men and women (soldiers) had to go through.” “It is a ridiculous fact that you will be chopping each other (up) one year, and the next year, sitting down for a beer and for dinner
FilmNov. 13, 2014
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Final volume of Hockney biography
David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012By Christopher Simon Sykes (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) More than halfway through the second volume of his vivid, intimate biography of British artist David Hockney, Christopher Simon Sykes describes the moment in the 1980s when Hockney discovers the creative possibilities of the photocopy machine. A natural talent who drew from the moment he could pick up a pencil, Hockney falls deeply in love with the density of copier inks ― “the most beautiful black I had
BooksNov. 13, 2014
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New thriller from Preston & Child
Blue LabyrinthBy Douglas Preston and/Lincoln Child (Grand Central Pulishing)A family secret over 100 years old comes back to haunt FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s latest thriller, “Blue Labyrinth.” A knock on Pendergast’s door propels the story when it’s opened to reveal a tied-up corpse. The deceased is his estranged son. What’s found on the body leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine, and as he discovers deception and treachery, he also learns uncomf
BooksNov. 13, 2014
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Denis Johnson explores dark side of Africa
The Laughing MonstersBy Denis Johnson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)Denis Johnson, winner of the National Book Award for his Vietnam-era opus “Tree of Smoke,” has jumped genres again in “The Laughing Monsters,” a new thriller set in Africa. Johnson has done chameleon-like genre switches before, producing the noirish “Nobody Move” that evokes Elmore Leonard’s style and a Western of sorts, “Train Dreams,” that has a dash of Cormac McCarthy. Both books are solid works in their own right. “The Laughing M
BooksNov. 13, 2014