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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 Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Lips-Bite brings indie rock to the forefront
Whether it be hip-hop, punk or indie rock, the music scene in Hongdae is growing at a great speed with more indie musicians than ever. Indie band Lips-Bite is one of the many such rock bands. Having originally met in high school, it wasn’t until 2010 that the quintet ― Yeon Je-hong (vocals), Moon Hyun-ho (bass), Yi Sang (drums), Choi Kee-sun (guitar) and Kim Young-joon (synthesizer) ― got together with the aim to make great music. “There are many situations when you bite your lips,” vocalist Yeo
Feb. 13, 2013
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Spain museum finds ‘unique’ painting of French ruler
MADRID (AFP) ― Spain’s Prado art museum Monday unveiled a newly discovered jewel of French painting in which experts found a rare image of the historic French ruler Louis of Orleans.When the Madrid museum received it from a private family in 2011, the 15th-century painting “Prayers in the Orchard” showed just Jesus and three apostles watched over by God in a starry blue sky.But when experts scanned it and then removed layers of brown paint in the bottom left corner, they revealed a bald, red-hai
Feb. 12, 2013
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Michelangelo’s drawings on display in U.S.
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) ― Twenty-five drawings by Michelangelo began a two-city U.S. exhibition in Virginia on Saturday, including some works never before seen in the United States and many that offer a glimpse into the mind of the master and the tumultuous times in which he lived.“Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Masterpiece Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti’’ will be on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg through April 14, then move to the
Feb. 12, 2013
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Nam June Paik’s defiance of social order
Nam June Paik has been called the father of video art, having transformed video into an art medium. But Paik didn’t limit his creations to video art. He explored diverse fields such as performance, collaboration, music and writing to present his ideas. Through diverse media, Paik created symbolic performances that challenged social taboos and raised controversy in a conservative society. The new exhibition at the Nam June Paik Art Center sheds light on Paik’s political and ideological side, as w
Feb. 12, 2013
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The geek in the pink returning to Seoul once more
All-American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will be returning to Seoul in May to hold his sixth live show. The performer ― who has made a name for himself as a beloved entertainer in Korea ― will be holding his upcoming concert, “Jason Mraz and His Band,” on May 17 at the Jamsil Sports Complex starting at 6:30 p.m. The performance will also feature two guest performers who are yet to be announced. Mraz, who started his career playing in coffee houses, released his first commercial debut album “Wa
Feb. 12, 2013
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Rest in peace... “Not!”
Hateful online comments toward the late singer Lim Yoon-taek -- who died Monday from gastric cancer -- started to emerge on Tuesday, debasing Lim’s premature death.On humor website Daily Best (Ilgan Best), a netizen posted a picture of Lim’s wife with comments “My husband passed away. I was paid 1 billion won.” This appears to be a parody of a life insurance commercial that depicts a wife being paid insurance money after her husband dies.Another posting from the Daily Best featured a picture of
Feb. 12, 2013
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‘Unbalanced’ woman vandalizes famed Delacroix painting
LENS, France (AFP) ― French police were holding a mentally “unbalanced” woman after an attack on one of France’s most iconic paintings, Delacroix’s “Liberty Leading the People.”The incident happened at the recently opened northern satellite of the Louvre museum, in Lens, northern France, when a visitor scrawled on the painting with a black marker. It was not believed to have caused any permanent damage.Prosecutors in the town said that after having received a psychiatric report on the 28-year-ol
Feb. 11, 2013
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Toys as art: Michael Lau’s art toy collections on view in Seoul
Toys as playthings has long been a bygone perception. They have become objects to admire for adults who treat them as valuable collectibles on the same level as artwork, including more than 100,000 fans of Michael Lau’s art toy collections worldwide. The Hong Kong-based artist’s famous toy collections have arrived in Seoul for the first time amid much anticipation from local fans. Making vinyl figures into the most sought-after toy collection in the world, Lau is considered a pioneer in the fiel
Feb. 11, 2013
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ opens season for KNB
The Korea National Ballet is opening this year’s season with Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” featuring its star principals Kim Ji-young, Lee Dong-hun, and Spain’s Compania Nacional de Danza’s principal ballerina Kim Seh-yun in the lead.The troupe is presenting a version created by French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot of Monte Carlo Ballet Theater. The local troupe first premiered Maillot’s “Romeo and Juliet” in 2000, and had two separate runs in 2002 and 2011, respectively. The tr
Feb. 11, 2013
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Grammys shared among many on music’s big night
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Indie pop band fun. won two big prizes at the Grammys as the music industry’s top honors were shared out Sunday, on a night which united veteran artists with the latest generation of hitmakers.The New York group won Song of the Year for “We Are Young” as well as best new artist at the 55th Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center amid tight security as Los Angeles police hunt a former cop wanted for multiple murders.British rockers Mumford & Sons took Album of the Year with “
Feb. 11, 2013
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Psy first Asian to top 1m sales in U.K.
Psy’s “Gangnam Style” has topped more than 1 million sales in the United Kingdom.In an announcement made by the Official Charts Company on Feb. 8, “Gangnam Style” became the 129th track to sell 1 million copies in U.K. history, and the first by an Asian artist to reach the milestone.“This is an amazing achievement by Psy,” commented Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company. “It is further confirmation of ‘Gangnam Style’ as a true phenomenon ― it is the first U.K. million-s
Feb. 11, 2013
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Grammy red carpet still features plenty of skin
A warning not to show too much skin didn‘t seem to deter the stars out Sunday for the Grammy Awards.Jennifer Lopez was among those showing off thigh-high _ or higher _ openings in their dresses, and she joked about it as she took the stage to present an award. Katy Perry showed down-to-there cleavage in a seafoam gown.CBS put out a memo earlier in the week asking that ``buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered’‘ for the televised award show. The memo sent out Wednesday also warned agai
Feb. 11, 2013
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Psy performs 'Gangnam Style' at Rio Carnival
Under a shower of confetti and with pulsating samba music, portly King Momo on Friday officially kicked off Rio's famed Carnival, a five-day fest that will climax in spectacular weekend parades of top samba schools.Milton Rodrigues da Silva, the event's symbol of overweight excess, symbolically received a giant key to the city from Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes."The time has come to hand over my duties to magnificent King Momo so that the city may have fun under his rule," said Paes, wearing a white pa
Feb. 10, 2013
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McGraw broadens sound on new albumTim McGraw"Two Lanes Of Freedom"(Big Machine)Veteran country star Tim McGraw resolutely refers to independence and the highway in the title of his new album, "Two Lanes Of Freedom," his first since leaving Curb Records, his label for two decades. The title cut flaunts that freedom by employing world-music instruments, harmonies and rhythms to communicate just how creatively liberated he feels.But McGraw‘s always pushed at the boundaries of country music. Here he
Feb. 7, 2013
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A fresh look at Chinese contemporary art
A diverse spectrum of Chinese contemporary art can be seen at an art exhibition devoted to new Chinese art starting this week in Seoul. The “New Contemporary Art from China” exhibition, organized in celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China, offers a fresh look at contemporary art in China and insight into the current state and future of Chinese art.“I hope the exhibition gives new inspiration to the Korean audience and artists. There are two point
Feb. 7, 2013
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Korea’s first Buddhist rock band hits stage
“Udumbara Band” surprises many with its unique title as the first Korean Buddhist music band. Seven monks with musical talent passed an audition held last July and became members of Udumbara Band. They have been practicing for their debut since August 2012. Udumbara is a plant that flowers, according to Buddhist legend, once every 3,000 years. The band was named after this plant to celebrate the first Buddhist music band to be formed in Korean Buddhism’s long history. The band is made up of qual
Feb. 7, 2013
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Jason Mraz visits Korea for another concert
Jason Mraz, a singer-songwriter from the United States, will perform in Jamsil, Seoul on May 17, according to the Nine Entertainment.The new concert came about a year after the singer performed in Busan and in Nami Island near Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, in June 2012. Thanks to his poignant melodies, Mraz has become one of the most popular international singers among Korean fans. In 2008, Mraz released the album titled “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things,” which has since sold about 140,000 cop
Feb. 7, 2013
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Picasso lover portrait sells for $45 million: Sotheby’s
LONDON (AFP) ― A portrait of Pablo Picasso’s lover Marie-Therese Walter sold in London on Tuesday night for 28.6 million pounds ($45.0 million) Sotheby’s auction house said.The colorful and curvaceous “Femme assise pres d’une fenetre (Woman sitting by a window),” painted in 1932, was sold at a crowded salesroom to an anonymous telephone buyer, a Sotheby’s spokesman said.It had been expected to go under the hammer for between 25 million pounds and 35 million pounds.“We are delighted that this stu
Feb. 6, 2013
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Stage musical planned around Gloria Estefan
NEW YORK (AP) ― Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio are hoping the rhythm is going to lead to Broadway.The duo on Tuesday announced that they’ve teamed up with the Nederlander Organization to try to create a musical based on their lives and take it to the Great White Way.“We are very excited to share this story, which is based on hope, determination and the belief that with hard work and passion, our dreams can become our reality. Our music has been a true reflection of who we are, where we ca
Feb. 6, 2013
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A Grammy maybe? Carly Rae Jepsen heads for gold
NEW YORK (AP) ― Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe’’ became the soundtrack for endless viral online fun last year: U.S. infantry soldiers lip-synched to it in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. So did James Franco and the U.S. Olympic swim team. Models from Abercrombie & Fitch showed off their abs to it, as did hair-whipping Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. Dogs have barked the whole song. Parodies of it have been parodied.Fellow singers from Katy Perry to Selena Gomez embraced the pop goodness.Even the C
Feb. 6, 2013