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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Eric Clapton’s ’Old Sock’ is cozyEric Clapton"Old Sock"(Bushbranch/Surfdog Records)Imagine a jam session at Eric Clapton’s house. He‘s not likely to trot out "Layla" for the 3,478th time. Instead, he and pals with names like Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan and Steve Winwood would probably deep dive into a tasty bag of cover tunes that inspires and delights them. Such is the cozy feel one gets listening to "Old Sock," Slowhand’s 21st studio album and his first on his own Bushbranch record label. Recor
March 29, 2013
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New Orleans Jazz Festival to celebrate native American heritage
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― As this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s detailed lineup was released Tuesday, a month before the gates open, organizers said they are energized and expecting to build on last year’s growth in attendance.“Last year’s festival was really special,’’ festival producer Quint Davis said at a news conference. “It was the first to show attendance going up a notch. We came out of last year with tremendous momentum and after 44 years to be relevant and growing is a treme
March 28, 2013
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British actress Swinton takes an artful nap at Museum of Modern Art
NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s not the kind of performance that will win her another Academy Award, but British actress Tilda Swinton certainly has people buzzing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.But keep quiet, please. She’s trying to sleep.The “Moonrise Kingdom’’ star has been engaging in a different kind of performance art. She’s presenting a one-person piece called “The Maybe,’’ in which she lies sleeping in a glass box for the day. The first performance was over the weekend, and the museu
March 28, 2013
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Mars, Venus lose body parts as Berlusconi ‘surgery’ reversed
ROME (AFP) ― An ancient statue of Mars has lost its fake penis and his counterpart Venus her hands, in the reversal of cosmetic changes ordered by Italy’s ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, a newspaper reported Wednesday.In 2010 Berlusconi decided the two marble statues adorning the official residence of the prime minister were “incomplete” and ordered a swift intervention to remedy their shortcomings.In a move which horrified the art world, Mars was touched up with a fake penis, shield, hand
March 28, 2013
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The Cure, Foals to join Ansan Valley Rock Fest headliners
Eleven new acts have been announced for the second lineup of this year’s inaugural Ansan Valley Rock Festival.The four acts that will be joining Nine Inch Nails, The XX, fun. and Coheed & Cambria as the overseas headliners are British alternative rock band The Cure, the Foals, the Hurts and the punk rockers of Yellowcard. The local band second lineup includes Nell, Galaxy Express, Daybreak, Dear Cloud, E Z Hyoung, 2nd Moon and Achime. These acts will be joining the festival along with the previo
March 28, 2013
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Opera Gallery greets spring with masterpieces
While the chill still lingers in the morning air, spring is here in flower buds waiting to bloom and warm breezes in the afternoon sun. Opera Gallery Seoul is celebrating the season with an exhibition of masterpieces by artists such as Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Bernard Buffet, Salvador Dali, Raoul Dufy and Rene Magritte. The exhibition “Le Sacre Du Printemps,” meaning the Rite of Spring, borrowed from the music of Stravinsky which premiered in Paris in 1913, features 70 artworks inspired by t
March 27, 2013
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‘Altar’: Traditional dance meets modern fashion
As if directing fashion brands KUHO and LEBEIGE wasn’t enough, it seems Jung Kuho can’t get enough of dance. After the Korean National Ballet’s “Poise” last year, in which he participated as the stage art director and costume designer, Jung is ahead of his second dance show ― this time with the National Dance Company of Korea.The state-run traditional dance troupe was founded in 1962 with the aim of creating and performing new dances based solely on Korea’s traditional dance. The upcoming show,
March 27, 2013
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High-tech kabuki theater set to open in Tokyo
TOKYO (AFP) ― The curtain is about to go up at a new theater dedicated to Japan’s centuries-old kabuki-za performing art, sited in a high-tech venue in a 29-storey Tokyo office building.The theater in the upscale Ginza shopping district, which will open to the public at the start of next month, will let audiences use portable monitors to read subtitles to explain the sometimes difficult to understand art form.The service will be available only in Japanese at first. But theater managers hope to i
March 26, 2013
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Younha to join world stars at women’s music festival
Singer Younha will participate in the 2013 Muse in City Festival that will be held at the Olympic Park’s Jandi Madang on June 15. Younha will be participating along with other preeminent stars including Australian singer-songwriter Lenka, singer-songwriter and Damien Rice’s muse Lisa Hannigan, and Korean indie-pop singer Han Hee-jung, according to Access Entertainment, the concert organizer.The inaugural 2013 Muse in City Festival will be celebrating female artists in the music scene. Additional
March 26, 2013
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Art world shivers at sale of Henry Moore statue
LONDON (AP) ― The massive bronze sculpture is formally known as “Draped Seated Woman,’’ a Henry Moore creation that evoked Londoners huddled in air raid shelters during the Blitz.To the East Enders who lived nearby, the artwork was known as “Old Flo,’’ a stalwart symbol of people facing oppression with dignity and grace. But now, Old Flo may have to go. The cash-strapped London borough of Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest communities in Britain, plans to sell the statue ― estimated to be worth a
March 25, 2013
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Kim Whanki: Pioneer of abstract painting
Some big titles are used to describe artist Kim Whanki. The artist is called a “pioneer of abstract art,” for adopting simplified compositions in his paintings, and the “Korean Picasso” for his prolific creation of more than 3,000 works. He is also a best-selling artist in the contemporary art market. One of his earlier works, a painting called “Moon and Plum Blossom,” sold for $663,750, almost double its estimate of $350,000-$400,000, at the Japanese and Korean art auction at Christie’s in New
March 25, 2013
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‘Gangnam Style’ enters 31st week on U.K. top 40 singles chart
South Korean rapper Psy’s global mega-hit “Gangnam Style” has landed at 39th for this week on Britain’s top 40 singles chart, marking the single’s 31st straight week on the list, according to the chart updated on Sunday (British time).Psy topped the chart on Sept. 30 with “Gangnam Style,” the first time a Korean singer has reached No. 1. He has since enjoyed steady popularity without any particular promotional activities in Britain.The single earlier became the 129th track to sell more than a mi
March 25, 2013
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UMF returns to Seoul for summer blow-out festival
One of the world’s largest annual outdoor dance music parties, the Ultra Music Festival, is returning to Seoul this summer with some of the hottest DJs from around the world for an electrifying two-day concert series of house music and fist-pumping. This year’s Ultra Korea 2013 music festival will be held on June 14 and 15 at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium Complex and will feature an all-star lineup of some of the top names in the EDM scene including three of the world’s top 10 DJs as listed by DJ Maga
March 25, 2013
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Park Jin-young reveals closure of U.S. operations
CEO and founder of one of the country’s “big three” record labels JYP Entertainment Park Jin-young, also referred to as JYP, revealed on Friday that he has shut the doors of his company’s New York City office and U.S. subsidiary corporation “JYP Creative” in November of last year after only a year in operation. The subsidiary JYP Creative was first established in November 2011 and it was reported that Park invested approximately $1.2 million in the branch to assist in his agency’s promotional ac
March 24, 2013
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My Chemical Romance breaks up after 11 years
NEW YORK (AP) ― The chemistry is over: rock outfit My Chemical Romance has disbanded.The New Jersey-based band announced Saturday that “it has come time for it to end.” The foursome thanked fans in a statement and said the experience was “a true blessing.”My Chemical Romance’s sound is a mix of alternative, punk rock and pop. Band members released their debut album in 2002 but really made a splash on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum-selling “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.” It featured
March 24, 2013
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When spring blooms
Tucked away off the streets of Anguk-dong sits a beautiful hanok, a traditional Korean house, filled with fresh flowers of many different shades. Among the pretty bouquets are pink tulip Dreaming Maids, purple sweet peas, violet roses, white cherry blossoms and mauve scabiosas. Spring certainly has arrived at florist Lee Joo-hee’s atelier Iena, opened three years ago. Unlike most flower shops in Seoul, Iena does not have a floral fridge. They are displayed rather naturally in one of the rooms of
March 22, 2013
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Bon Jovi offers self-help, catchy chorusesBon Jovi``What About Now‘’(Island Def Jam)Why does Bon Jovi crank out an unending string of relentlessly upbeat, unavoidably catchy songs in the style that made the Jersey boys famous 30 years ago and kept them there `till now?Because they can.The band‘s 12th album, ``What About Now,’‘ fairly bursts with the encouraging self-help anthems that have long defined the Bon Jovi sound and style, from the early days of Tommy and Gina ``Livin’ on a Prayer‘’ to k
March 22, 2013
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Lee Hi takes M! Countdown crown once again
Super rookie Lee Hi, who exploded onto the music scene with her debut single “1,2,3,4,” is back on top once again with her latest release “It’s Over.” The singer performed her newly released single on the M! Countdown comeback stage on Thursday, beating out veteran ballad singers 2AM to receive her fourth countdown crown in her short career. The 16-year-old unveiled the first part of her debut album, titled “First Love Part 1,” on March 3. “It’s Over,” the album’s title track that put her on top
March 22, 2013
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Girls Aloud confirms breakup
The British pop group Girls Aloud announced via Twitter it is breaking up after a decade of performing together."Dear Alouders, we just want to say from the bottom of our hearts Thank you!! This tour has been an amazing experience and the perfect chance to say thank you for being on this journey with us through a decade," singers Kimberley Walsh, Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts tweeted on the Girls Aloud account Wednesday night."It has far exceeded any of our dreams a
March 22, 2013
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Jeju landscape drawn by a native son
There’s something about landscape paintings that allows viewers to accept them as they are. When viewing Kang Yo-bae’s landscape paintings of Jeju island, one can stop trying to understand the art, but just let the works touch their hearts. The 61-year-old native of Jeju is a landscape painter who has been portraying the southern island of Jeju for more than two decades. Born on Jeju, the artist spent his 20s and 30s in Seoul, studying painting at Seoul National University and teaching high scho
March 21, 2013