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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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Wagner’s ‘Ring’ gets a new spin
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Retro, futurist, minimalist and powerful, the new production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle was staged in full this month by the New York Metropolitan Opera, giving this classic work a new spin.The Met says the new version of the four-opera cycle ― “Das Rheingold,” “Die Walkure,” “Siegfried” and “Gotterdammerung” ― produced by Robert Lepage is “the most ambitious production the Met has ever attempted,” weighing in with a budget of $16 million.Although the four operas have shown separa
April 26, 2012
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Director’s youth culture obsession continues in ‘contemporary retro’ film
MINNEAPOLIS ― There’s an unmistakable personal stamp to the romantic comedies of Whit Stillman. His esthetic as a writer and director reflects his Harvard Club roots, with a yearning for the sophisticated golden age of the East Coast American establishment. Cocktails are quaffed, urbane characters fence with four-syllable words, young men dress for parties in white tie, and debutantes fret over such One Percent problems as “a severe escort shortage.”Stillman was retro before “Mad Men” made it co
April 26, 2012
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Irish artist Louis le Brocquy dies in Dublin
DUBLIN (AP) ― Irish expressionist painter Louis le Brocquy, who was best known for abstract portraits of Ireland’s literary and artistic stars, died Wednesday. He was 95.Irish President Michael D. Higgins praised le Brocquy’s work as “amongst this country’s most valuable cultural assets.’’His family said he died in his Dublin home with his wife of 54 years, the artist Anne Madden, at his side. The cause of death was not announced, but he had been ill for the past year.Born in Dublin in 1916, le
April 26, 2012
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Students to stage protest at Gaga’s concert venue
U.S. sociologist says Christian protesters feel offended by singer’s use of religious symbolismA college group announced on Thursday that they will stage a “massive protest” outside Lady Gaga’s concert in Seoul on Friday, claiming the artist has offended many youngsters with her “abnormal, obscene” performances.“We, Korean students, are hereby warning Lady Gaga, who has performed sexually perverted acts on stage in the name of freedom of expression, to stop her vulgar concert and go home,” said
April 26, 2012
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Katie Couric to launch new Web show for Yahoo, ABC
NEW YORK (AP) ― Katie Couric is launching a weekly Web series for Yahoo News and ABC News about health and lifestyle issues.The series, “Katie’s Take,’’ will premiere Tuesday on Yahoo. Yahoo Inc. formally unveiled the show Wednesday at a presentation to advertisers in New York.Couric left the anchor chair of the “CBS Evening News’’ last year. She is currently a special correspondent for ABC News. She is launching a syndicated talk show, “Katie,’’ this September.In a statement, Couric said she is
April 26, 2012
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‘The King of Pigs’ becomes first Korean animation featured at Cannes
Five Korean films to be presented at upcoming film festival“The King of Pigs,” director Yeun Sang-ho’s feature debut from last year, has been invited to the upcoming Cannes film festival ― becoming the first Korean animated film to be featured at the event. The organizers of the film festival on Tuesday unveiled the full line-up of the Director’s Fortnight sidebar. Yeun’s film “The King of Pigs,” and director Hur Jin-ho’s latest work “Dangerous Liaisons” were among the 21 films selected for the
April 26, 2012
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Lady Gaga seen roaming around Seoul
Lady Gaga was spotted cruising around Seoul Thursday.A Korean actress Jin Jae-young said on her twitter that she witnessed the pop star passing by on a black sedan. “I just saw Lady Gaga. When I called out her name she blew a kiss at me and said “annyunghasaeyo -- Korean word for hello -- to me. It’s awesome,” she wrote.In the photo Jin posted, Gaga sits on a black vehicle and appears to say some
April 26, 2012
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Beyonce named People's most beautiful woman
People magazine has named Beyonce as the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2012. In this cover image released by People, singer Beyonce graces the cover of People magazine`s special issue naming her the World`s Most Beautiful Woman for 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)The 30-year-old singer tops the magazine's annual list of the World's Most Beautiful” in a special double issue. The announcement was made Wedn
April 26, 2012
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Critics slam protests against Lady Gaga
Some Christian groups oppose singer’s concert, others call for tolerance Artists and critics are calling for cultural tolerance from conservative Christian groups who are staging a series of protests against U.S. pop star Lady Gaga, accusing her of advocating homosexuality and pornography.Some churches in Seoul held group prayers or services against Lady Gaga, one of today’s most influential artists, while others are holding protests in front of the Hyundai Card head office building, calling on
April 25, 2012
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New York City portrayed online in 870,000 images
NEW YORK (AP) ― The two men were discovered dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft in a 12-story Manhattan building, as if dumped there, one man sprawled on top of the other.The rare crime scene photograph from Nov. 24, 1915, is one of 870,000 images of New York City and its municipal operations now available to the public on the Internet for the first time.The city Department of Records officially announced the debut of the photo database Tuesday. A previously unpublicized link to the images h
April 25, 2012
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Lee shares his Hollywood experience
Hallyu star returns as Storm Shadow in ‘G.I. Joe 2’Shooting his second Hollywood film required a number of things of actor Lee Byung-hun, including mastering every script line in a perfect American accent and getting used to the extremely strict shooting schedule.The hallyu megastar is returning as the famously heroic “Storm Shadow” character in his upcoming sci-fi film “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” which is a sequel to the 2009 picture “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.”“In Korea, things can be flexibl
April 25, 2012
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Filmmaker acquires rights to ‘Chinglish’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Plans are in the works to bring David Henry Hwang’s “Chinglish’’ to a movie screen.The filmmaker Justin Lin, who has directed several of the “Fast and Furious’’ movies, announced Tuesday that he has acquired film rights to Hwang’s play about an East-meets-West collision.“Chinglish’’ tells the story of a businessman from Ohio who goes to China to expand his business but struggles to be understood and falls in love with a Chinese woman.Hwang, who won a Tony Award as writer of “M. B
April 25, 2012
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Eclectic line-up revealed for Cannes sidebar
PARIS (AFP) ― The 2012 line-up of the Director’s Fortnight sidebar to the annual Cannes Film Festival was unveiled on Tuesday in Paris, an eclectic selection of 21 films of all formats.“This line-up is above all one of enjoyment, and it’s made so that the spectator goes from laughing to tears from one film to another and within the same film,” said the sidebar’s new artistic director Edouard Waintrop.“Deep emotion, that’s what drew me to cinema,” added the former newspaper cinema critic at the P
April 25, 2012
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‘The Raven’ reinvents life and work of Edgar Allan Poe as a horror fable
MIAMI ― This much we know is true: Edgar Allan Poe died on Oct. 7, 1849, at the age of 40, after having been found delirious and incoherent in the streets of Baltimore. His exact whereabouts in the few days previous remain unknown. His death has been attributed to everything from alcoholism to rabies to various medical conditions.“The Raven,” the sleek and brooding thriller, offers a different and improbable ― but much less mundane ― solution to the mystery. The movie, which incorporates several
April 25, 2012
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Maori haka opens London Shakespeare fest with a roar
LONDON (AFP) ― A rousing haka war cry by Maori actors kicked off a marathon programme of 37 Shakespeare plays in 37 languages on Monday as a cultural curtainraiser for the 2012 London Olympics.The Ngakau Toa theatre company, who launched the festival on Monday evening with their performance of “Troilus and Cressida,” shook London’s Globe Theatre with the rhythmic stamping and cries made famous by New Zealand’s rugby team.The actors’ tattooed thighs were an unusual sight at the Globe, a replica o
April 24, 2012
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Lohan to play Liz Taylor in biopic
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan will portray Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor in a television movie about her romance with actor Richard Burton, Lifetime said Monday.Production will begin in June in Los Angeles for the movie “Liz and Dick,” Lifetime said in a statement.“We are thrilled Lindsay will portray beloved Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor,” Rob Sharenow, executive vice president of Lifetime, said in a statement.“She is one of the rare actresses who possesses the talent,
April 24, 2012
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Sex addiction film too hot for Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― An acclaimed film on sex addiction will not be shown in Singapore after censors ordered a threesome between the main character and two women to be shortened, its local distributor said Monday.“Shame” by British director Steve McQueen was submitted to censors of the Media Development Authority, who rated it suitable only for viewers 21 and above on condition the scene was edited.“They did not request for the entire scene to be cut, just that they felt the scene was too long,” sa
April 24, 2012
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Zac Efron brings ‘Lucky One’ to London
LONDON (AP) ― Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron says it was luck that propelled him to super-stardom, not his acting ability.Speaking at the European premiere of his new romantic drama “The Lucky One,’’ the 24-year-old actor said that he’s had an easy ride so far, but it’s now time to prove he’s a legitimate thespian.“I got into this in a very lucky way, but it wasn’t the actor way, you know what I mean?’’ he said. “I would call what I had very much a lucky break.“So, my goal over the past few year
April 24, 2012
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Sinead O’Connor cancels tour, says she is ‘unwell’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sinead O’Connor says she is canceling her 2012 tour due to her bipolar disorder.The singer made the announcement Monday in a posting on her website. She wrote that she is “very unwell’’ and had been advised by her doctor to not hit the road after her “very serious breakdown between December and March.’’O’Connor was scheduled to perform May 12 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee.In December, O’Connor announced her split from therapist Barry Herridge after 16 days of marriage.The Iri
April 24, 2012
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French-Korean production to open Seoul dance festival
The 31st International Modern Dance Festival will be held in Seoul from May 19-31 under the theme of “Focus on Body’s Movement,” the festival’s organizer, the Contemporary Dance Association of Korea, said Tuesday.French choreographer Thomas Lebrun’s FranKorean Tale will open the festival at Arko Arts Theater in Daehangno, central Seoul, on May 19. Six South Korean dancers have been selected through auditions to join French dancers in the FranKorean Tale, directed by Lebrun, art director of Centr
April 24, 2012