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3 out of 4 shops, restaurants plan to stay open during Chuseok: survey
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Blue-skinned teen struggles with identity, alienation in 'Melanin'
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LGBTQ+ dating app ad taken down 4 days later due to complaints
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Another victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies, leaving 8 survivors
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[Hello India] India makes fresh overture to lure Korean financial firms
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NK sends over 1,000 trash balloons to S. Korea in last 5 days
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[Weekender] Feeling lazy but craving tteokbokki? Try a meal kit
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North Korea floats 190 trash balloons in resumed campaign
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Korea, US held simulation drills for nuclear deterrence in Washington this week: defense ministry
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Designed with cacti, floating stone, dining bar Vuur gives creative kick to local ingredients
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K-pop group Big Bang wins Best Worldwide Act
Big Bang won Best Worldwide Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Sunday evening.It was the first time a Korean act has won at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), Big Bang’s agency YG Entertainment said.South Korean Pop group Big Bang arrive at the MTV European Mus
Nov. 7, 2011
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British arts fest to run alongside Olympics
LONDON (AP) ― Cultural events will take over Scottish castles, ancient English monuments and every corner of London as part of a giant arts festival running in conjunction with the 2012 Olympics.The lineup for the 12-week London 2012 Festival, announced by organizers Friday, ranges from pop-up William Shakespeare to vintage Alfred Hitchcock, and includes artists, musicians, writers and performers from Britain and around the world.The festival opens June 21, 2012 ― Midsummer’s Day ― with a series
Nov. 6, 2011
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Conductor finds hope in young Korean musicians
When she was a teenager, Sung Shi-yeon used to listen to Metallica over and over again. The strong beat and symphonic development of heavy metal music may find a similarity in the deep and powerful orchestral sounds of Mahler’s symphonies, one of which Sung is to conduct soon.The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s associate conductor will showcase Mahler Symphony No. 7 at Seoul Arts Center’s Concert Hall on Nov. 11, as part of the SPO’s Mahler Series. After Sung’s No. 7, SPO music director Chung Myu
Nov. 6, 2011
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Jazz pianist Chick Corea celebrating at Blue Note
NEW YORK (AP) ― Chick Corea is occupying the Blue Note jazz club for the month of November and he has invited his musical friends for a belated celebration of his 70th birthday.During the month, the jazz pianist is performing in 10 different ensembles with nearly 30 musicians. And many afternoons are reserved for rehearsals at the club.”I’m kind of living here,” laughed Corea, interviewed on the club’s stage before a rehearsal with a new trio that made its debut Thursday night with drummer Brian
Nov. 6, 2011
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Alicia Keys continues to raise money at Black Ball
NEW YORK (AP) ― Alicia Keys performed hit songs, covers and collaborated with Usher and will.i.am at her charity’s annual event, but the singer also played the role of a charmer.During an auction to raise money for Keep a Child Alive, Keys took off two 18-carat gold bracelets and put them up for bid. Once someone agreed to buy the items for $14,000, a light bulb seemed to switch on in her brain.“Wait a minute, I have an idea. I was just thinking, since I have two that we could sell one to you fo
Nov. 6, 2011
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Classical Music“Curtis and Friends”: Curtis and Friends, consisting of pianist Lee Kyung-sook and her alumni friends from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, will hold a chamber music concert on Nov. 10, as the first leg of the Kumho Art Hall’s concert series “Beautiful Thursday.” The group of 10 Korean artists’ program will be Schumann Fantasiestucke Op. 73, Dvorak Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 26 and Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111. Tickets are 30,000 won and 8,000 won
Nov. 4, 2011
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Wale shows he’s determined with ‘Ambition’Wale “Ambition’’ (Maybach Music Group/Warner Bros.)With a slew of mixtapes, Wale built a reputation as a witty rapper who delivered quick punch lines. His skills eventually landed him a major-label deal and debut album, “Attention Deficit,’’ two years ago.But while his first record received favorable reviews, Wale says he felt artistically stifled under Mark Ronson’s Allido Records, a partnership with Interscope Records. So the rapper parted ways with th
Nov. 4, 2011
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Korean ceramics go to Washington
A collection of South Korea’s ancient ceramics, known for the art of inlaying designs using black-and-white pigments, has arrived in Washington for display at a national museum, officials said Thursday.Forty-four stoneware vessels dating from the 11th through the 16th century will be displayed in the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery starting this weekend, according to the officials. The assemblage showcases a decorative technique known as “sanggam.”Originally, san
Nov. 4, 2011
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[Photo] Sculpture by the Sea
An installation titled "Simple Black & White" by artists Alan and Julie Aston is part of the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Over 100 works by local and international artists are on display along a popular beach-side walk. (AP-Yonhap News) People move between
Nov. 4, 2011
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Klimt landscape fetches $40m in New York
NEW YORK (AFP) ― A landscape by painter Gustav Klimt that was stolen by the Nazis, then returned this year to the family of the Jewish owner, sold for a huge $40.4 million on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York.The painting, “Litzlberg am Attersee (Litzlberg on the Attersee),” easily topped its pre-sale high estimate of $25 million at the impressionist and modern sale.Depicting a pastoral scene of towering, wooded hills rising from water into a bright sky, the landscape was stolen after the Germa
Nov. 3, 2011
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New ‘Sound of Music’ exhibit
VIENNA (AFP) ― The Salzburg Museum unveiled Wednesday a new exhibit with all aspects of the “Sound of Music” from the von Trapp family’s real lives to the massively successful 1965 Oscar-winning film.Using 180 items from several collections in the United States and Europe, some of which have never been seen before, it explores the runaway popularity of the singing-and-dancing family both before and after World War II.“There probably isn’t a town with more than 50,000 people in America where we d
Nov. 3, 2011
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Susan Boyle aims for variety
Scottish singer Susan Boyle said she has a different sound in every song in her new album “Someone To Watch Over Me,” released Tuesday.The 10-track album features songs written by different musicians, such as “You Have To Be There” by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell.“Well, I try to add a bit of a variety to my songs. Otherwise people are going to get bored and stop listening,” Boyle said in an e-mail interview with The Korea Herald.“You’ve go to ex
Nov. 3, 2011
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Gaga launches foundation with MacArthur, Harvard
NEW YORK (AP) _ Lady Gaga is launching a foundation with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University.The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and ``issues like self-confidence, well-bei
Nov. 3, 2011
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Degas fails to sell in weak Christie’s auction
NEW YORK (AFP) ― New York’s autumn art sales got off to a weak start Tuesday with a celebrated bronze sculpture by Degas, two important Picassos and a dreamy Matisse among works failing to sell at Christie’s.Only 51 of 82 lots sold, a total of 62 percent, possibly reflecting jitters among big collectors at a time of renewed anxiety over stock markets and the stability of the euro.“Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” which shows a childlike ballerina with one foot extended, was meant to be one of t
Nov. 2, 2011
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K-pop stars heading to Brazil for concert
K-pop stars including B2ST, 4minute and G.NA will hold a concert in San Paulo, Brazil, in December, agency Cube Entertainment said on Wednesday.“United Cube Concert in Brazil” will take place at the Espaco das Americas on Dec. 13, it said.This will be the first time for K-pop artists to perform as a group in South America. Boy band Super Junior had planned a concert there over the summer, but later canceled it.After S.M. Entertainment initiated its family show SM Town Live Concert, other agenci
Nov. 2, 2011
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Glow and shine in less than 30 minutes
Quick makeup services attract budget-conscious women who want more for same moneyDropping by a salon to get a touchup on your makeup and hair before brunch is no longer a luxury reserved for celebrities and the well-off. Makeup salons offering quick and reasonably priced makeup and hair services are emerging to attract beauty-conscious women who are reluctant to spend time and money on more up-market services. Park Dong-mi, a 31-year-old office worker, dropped by blowblush, a hair and makeup sal
Nov. 2, 2011
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Glow and shine in less than 30 minutes
Quick makeup services allure budget-conscious women to get more for the money Dropping by a salon to get a touchup on your makeup and hair before brunch is no longer a luxury reserved for celebrities and the well-off. Makeup salons offering quick and reasonably priced makeup and hair services are emerging to attract beauty-conscious women who are reluctant to spend time and money on more up-market services. Park Dong-mi, a 31-year-old office worker, dropped by blowblush, a hair and makeup salon
Nov. 2, 2011
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Yoko Ono: ‘Imagine’ bigger than expected
NEW YORK (AP) ― Yoko Ono says John Lennon’s iconic “Imagine” wasn’t initially embraced by the public.She says the song, released in 1971, wasn’t really accepted; “it wasn’t ‘Wow!’”Ono, who is listed as a co-producer on the track, says she remembers when Lennon created it, calling that time “really beautiful.”Lennon’s 78-year-old widow made the comments at the launch of her “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign in New York City’s Times Square on Tuesday. The global campaign aims to raise money and
Nov. 2, 2011
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MOCA head’s resignation touches off speculations
The director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art abruptly quit four months before the end of his term of office. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism accepted the former MOCA head Bae Soon-hoon’s resignation on Tuesday. He is known to have submitted his letter about 20 days ago, soon after attending the parliamentary audit in which he felt extremely humiliated, according to museum officials. Several members of the National Assembly rebuked him for his “bad attitude” presented by cr
Nov. 2, 2011
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China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill
BEIJING (AP) ― Outspoken artist Ai Weiwei said Tuesday that Chinese authorities are now seeking $2.4 million in back taxes and fines from him, a sign that the government is not easing pressure on the dissident detained for nearly three months earlier this year.Two officials from the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau delivered a notice to the artist Tuesday saying he owed just over 15 million yuan ($2.36 million) in back taxes and fines, Ai said in a phone interview. He had been served a tax notice i
Nov. 2, 2011