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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Beer to try: Rodenbach Grand Cru
Rodenbach Grand Cru is a Flanders red ale, a Belgian style that is lighter-bodied but deeply complex. Despite its relative lightness, a well-executed Flanders red is sweet, sour, fruity, dry, rich and clean all at once.Little wonder that an almost 200-year-old Belgian label like Rodenbach would be a definitive take on one of the country’s signature styles. In standard Rodenbach, 25 percent of the batch is aged for two years, then blended with an unaged version. The Grand Cru changes the ratio to
FoodNov. 11, 2011
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Dubu jeongol (Tofu hot pot)
Dubu jeongol is a hotpot of tofu, beef, and vegetables in broth. Dubu-jeongol is rich in protein and soft in texture. Jeongol (hotpot) is a communal dish that fits in ideally with Korean dining culture in which several people around the table enjoy food from a large pot in the center. Ingredients ● 250g tofu, ¼ tsp salt, 2 tbsp starch, 2 tbsp vegetable oil ● 150g beef (top round or sirloin) for broth : 300g beef (brisket), 6 cups water ● For fragrant seasoning: 20g green onion, 10g garlic● For s
PerformanceNov. 11, 2011
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Platter up! Cheese makes for easy entertaining
A cheese platter is a staple of home entertaining, but spending a little extra time at the cheese shop can help you create a board that rises above the average lump of cheddar.Cheese is probably the easiest appetizer to serve because it requires no preparation and is universally enjoyed. (There’s a reason why you see it at every party.)When putting together a cheese platter, there are no rules, but there are a few guidelines that can help make the presentation both tasty and interesting.First, c
FoodNov. 11, 2011
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Billy Crystal returning to host the Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Billy Crystal, a veteran Oscar host, said Thursday on Twitter that he has agreed to host the Feb. 26, 2012, Academy Awards. It will be his ninth such stint.“Some of the best moments of my career have happened on the Oscar stage,” said Crystal in a later statement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “I am thrilled to be back there.”Academy president Tom Sherak added: “I’m thrilled to welcome Billy back to the Oscar stage. He’s a comic legend and Oscar icon, an
PeopleNov. 11, 2011
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Violin, Kim Ye-ji, Seoul Arts High School
Violin, Kim Ye-ji, Seoul Arts High SchoolI want to thank my teacher and parents. My mother encouraged me to start playing violin but I think it was a good decision to do music. My favorite musician is Itzhak Perlman. I will try my best to become a musician who inspires people. Violin, Hwang Jae-yeon, Yewon SchoolI am really pleased to see a better-than-expected result because I could not prepare enough for the competition, which was just before an exam for high school admission. I thank my teach
EntertainmentNov. 10, 2011
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Young musicians honored by The Korea Herald
Singers, violinists, cellists and more take top prizes in nine categories total of 25 young artists have won first place at the 3rd Korea Herald Music Competition. The competition to discover young musicians with great potential was held at Seoul Arts High School in Pyeongchang-dong on Sept. 17-18 for preliminaries and on Sept. 25 for the final competition.The competition had invited all aspiring musicians from elementary to university students to compete for cash prizes and a letter of recommen
PerformanceNov. 10, 2011
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Medical staff struggle to help traumatized Yeonpyeong islanders
North Korea’s shelling of Yeonpyeongdo last year left its residents shocked and in fear. But the four doctors and two nurses at the public health care center on the island have had no time to give in to anxiety.Lim Yeon-jeong, an administrative nurse at the center, and her colleague Jung Yi-sun were at the center when the shelling broke out. Lim and a doctor were looking after a patient who needed stitching. It was just Jung’s second month into her work on the island. Neither had expected anythi
PeopleNov. 10, 2011
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Jang to direct ‘Saturday Night Live Korea’
Movie director and screenwriter Jang Jin will direct and write scripts for a Korean version of comedy show “Saturday Night Live” on entertainment channel tvN. The operator of the cable channel CJ E&M said “Saturday Night Live Korea” would air for eight weeks starting Dec. 3 at 11 p.m.The American late-night TV show, which started in 1975 on NBC, has been on the air for 37 years every Saturday, inviting top celebrities to perform sketches on politics and culture. Celebrities such as Madonna, Lady
TelevisionNov. 10, 2011
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Edgy NYC museum to show film of ants on crucifix
NEW YORK (AP) ― A major exhibition that includes a film of ants crawling on a crucifix opens next week at the Brooklyn Museum, an institution known for presenting edgy and bold artworks that in the past included a painting of the Virgin Mary that incorporated elephant dung.“A Fire in My Belly” is a film by the late David Wojnarowicz that was pulled from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington when the exhibition was shown there last year. The ant scene angered some in Congress and the Cathol
FilmNov. 10, 2011
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Magritte’s absurd world on display at Vienna’s Albertina
VIENNA (AFP) ― The absurd world of Rene Magritte, an artist known for his bowler-hatted men and green apples, is shown in a new light with a comprehensive exhibit at Vienna’s Albertina museum opening late Tuesday.With some 250 pieces from private and public collections all over Europe, North America and Japan ― some of them rarely seen ― the exposition retraces the surrealist artist’s progress from collages to his famous “Empire of Light” phase.“It’s a world we know from our dreams,” Albertina d
PerformanceNov. 10, 2011
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Han Bi-ya excited about new U.N. job, still loves to travel
JEJU ― Han Bi-ya, a popular travel writer and newly appointed advisor to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, is excited about her new job and proud of her accomplishments. “My job is to aid underfunded emergencies around the world, and make sure the victims get the help they need,” Han told reporters during a press conference on Jeju, Tuesday. “I am very excited and will do my best for the next three years.”The 53-year-old, who is known for her best-selling travel books and emergency relief
TravelNov. 10, 2011
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Planting artist’s thoughts in major museums
Korean contemporary artist Yang Haegue blurs national and genre boundariesArtist Yang Haegue walked into the interview room in Kukje Gallery in Sogyeok-dong, central Seoul, looking chic as usual, donned in black from head to toe, including her signature black smoky eyes. After greeting the interviewer for a few seconds, her eyes quickly darted towards an artwork installed at a corner of the room. “This is placed wrong. I never do it like this. You see how all the pressure is on this part? Someth
PerformanceNov. 10, 2011
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Morgan Freeman earns DeMille Award at Globes
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman is taking home a new prize ― a lifetime-achievement honor at the Golden Globes.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday that Freeman will receive the group’s Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 69th annual Globes ceremony on Jan. 15.The 74-year-old Freeman is a five-time Oscar nominee who won the supporting-actor prize for 2004’s “Million Dollar Baby.” Freeman’s Oscar nominations include best actor for 1989’s “Driving Miss Daisy
FilmNov. 10, 2011
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Pop star Rain adjusting well to military life
Fans wept as he was drafted into the army last month but South Korean pop sensation Rain is apparently adjusting well to military life.Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-Hoon, will become an assistant instructor next month at the boot camp which he entered in October, the defence ministry said Wednesday.“Assistant instructors are chosen based on outstanding training results and their willingness, and Jung has shown that,” a ministry spokesman told AFP.Rain was recently also named top marksman at t
PerformanceNov. 10, 2011
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Brains, guts, glitz are honored at Glamour fest
NEW YORK (AP) ― His wife couldn’t be there herself to accept her honor. So Mark Kelly, husband of recovering congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, spoke on her behalf. But, he made clear, his wife was still running the show.“We went over my remarks very carefully,” Kelly said at Glamour’s Women of the Year awards on Monday. “She’s still in charge.”Giffords was one of 11 women honored at the Carnegie Hall ceremony, the 21st time the awards have been presented. As always, the assembled group was a for
PeopleNov. 10, 2011
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Book prize for ‘distinguished’ Keith Richards
NEW YORK (AP) ― On a night he was honored for his way with words, Keith Richards was clearly winging it.“This is one for the books, if you get my drift ― you hacks,” the 67-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist joked Tuesday as he accepted the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography, a prize earned by his million-selling memoir “Life.”Wearing tinted glasses, a long scarf around his neck and a wide red band around his sprawl of salt and pepper hair, Richards stood before hundreds dressed in suits an
PerformanceNov. 10, 2011
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Marc Jacobs perfume ad banned in UK
LONDON (AP) _ Britain's advertising standards watchdog on Wednesday banned a Marc Jacobs perfume ad starring actress Dakota Fanning, saying it seemed to sexualize a child and could cause serious offense.Four readers complained about the magazine ad for Jacobs' recently launched ``Oh, Lola!'' perfume
FilmNov. 10, 2011
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Roy Lichtenstein canvas pops $43 million auction record
NEW YORK (AFP) ― A Pop Art canvas by Roy Lichtenstein, “I Can See the Whole Room! ... and There’s Nobody in It!,” popped previous world records for the landmark contemporary artist when it sold for $43.2 million in New York on Tuesday.The sale at Christie’s beat the artist’s previous auction record of $42.6 million and led a strong performance for contemporary works.“I Can See the Whole Room! ...” was executed in 1961 with oil and graphite in Lichtenstein’s familiar cartoon style, depicting a st
PerformanceNov. 9, 2011
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France bars London gallery from leaving with ‘stolen’ art
PARIS (AFP) ― France laid claim on Monday to a French baroque painting that it said was stolen 200 years ago, and barred a London gallery that brought the work to Paris for an exhibition from taking it back.France’s culture ministry said the picture, “The Carrying of the Cross” painted by Nicolas Tournier around 1632, had been stolen from a museum in the southern city of Toulouse in 1818 and still belonged to the French state.London’s Weiss Gallery had brought the painting to the French capital
PerformanceNov. 9, 2011
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String of intimate chamber music at Seoul venues
The merit of going to a chamber music concert is being able to enjoy individual artists’ different performing styles along with the harmony of the instruments.The intimate nature of chamber music will be displayed at the Kumho Art Hall and Seoul Arts Center’s IBK Chamber Hall through to the end of the year.At the Kumho Art Hall, a series of three chamber music concerts will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8 and Dec. 29.The first performance is by Curtis and Friends, consisting of pianist and Yonsei Un
PerformanceNov. 9, 2011