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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility
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Art of restoration
National Museum restores two Joseon paintings owned by the British MuseumIt’s a sunny Wednesday afternoon, and the office of the National Museum of Korea’s conservation team is busy. Located on the first floor of the National Museum, the high-ceiling office specializes in restoring damaged paintings and prints.The process is arduous. A large painting from the late Joseon period is on the table, and two scholars, dressed in doctor-like gowns, are leaning over the piece. Using their tweezers and
April 13, 2012
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Theater“Catch Me If You Can”: “Catch Me If You Can,”a successful 2002 U.S. comedy-drama movie is being staged as a musical in Seoul. The plot is based on the real-life story of Frank Abagnale, Jr., one of the most famous impostors of the modern times. The movie’s Broadway musical adaptation was made in 2011, and its Seoul run features some of the most celebrated Korean musical stars as well as K-pop idols. Musical and TV actor Um Ki-joon shares his role as Abagnale with singer Kim Jeong-hoon, po
April 13, 2012
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Paul van Dyk evolves little on ‘Evolution’”Evolution” Paul van Dyk(Vandit)German trance music titan Paul van Dyk treats us to his musical evolution with an album aptly titled “Evolution,” a light listen that features his signature synth-soaked approach. The good news for van Dyk fans is that he hasn’t lost his touch.The bad news is it’s the same old touch, delivered at the same old pace and does little to show that van Dyk has truly evolved since five years ago, when he last delivered similar st
April 13, 2012
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Artday auction offers artistic feast
Artday, a subsidiary of the Herald Media group, is opening its fourth art auction next week.It will roll out a total of 105 art works by acclaimed Korean artists, ranging from up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim to renowned artists like Hwang Yeom-soo, Kim Chang-yeol and Cheon Gyeong-ja. Celebrated Chinese artists Chen Ruo Bing and Yin Jun’s works are also on the block.This year’s notable items include artist Kim Whan-ki’s 1968 abstract painting, which was created during his stay in New York.
April 12, 2012
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Italy’s museum czar: Culture can save the economy
ROME (AP) ― One of Italy’s top culture officials has pushed private investment in the country’s museums and galleries and the seemingly insatiable Chinese and Indian appetites for art and archaeology as the way to pull the country out of its recession.Mario Resca, a former CEO of McDonald’s Italian operations who was appointed in 2008 by the government of Silvio Berlusconi to be director-general of the Culture Ministry, said that an increase in ticket sales to Italian museums has not been matche
April 12, 2012
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Axl Rose snubs rockers’ Hall of Fame honor
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Guns N’ Roses star Axl Rose will not attend a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony this weekend to be inducted into the prestigious music pantheon, he said in remarks published Wednesday.Rose wrote an open letter to The Los Angeles Times’ music blog explaining why he is refusing the honor from the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame, which holds its annual ceremony on Saturday.In the lengthy letter he cited the various line-ups of the hard rock band over the years, saying he did not
April 12, 2012
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Black Keys headline Lollapalooza 2012
CHICAGO ― The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup announced Wednesday reaffirms that the culture of DJs and electronic artists is catching up with rock as a live attraction on the lucrative summer festival circuit.Two of the rock headliners for the Aug. 3-5 festival in Chicago’s Grant Park ― the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a reunited Black Sabbath ― have a retro feel. Also playing closing slots on the main stages will be the Black Keys and Jack White, two acts that update classic, guitar-based blues and rock
April 12, 2012
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Photo project aims to capture the world in a day
LONDON (AP) ― Robyn is turning photographer, for a day.The Swedish pop singer is joining an anti-apartheid icon, a former Irish president and thousands of people around the world in an attempt to capture a day in the life of the planet.The project ― aday.org ― is inspired by the “Family of Man,’’ a 1955 exhibition of international photography that became a multi-million-selling book.Since then, digital technology and the Internet have made millions of people published photographers, and the proj
April 11, 2012
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Great Mountain Music Festival to feature dance music
Annual music festival in Gangwon to explore inseparable relationship between music and danceGreat Mountain Music Festival & School, a classical music event held in the summer, will focus on the intertwined relationship between music and dance this year, festival organizers said on Wednesday.Under the slogan “Dancing Through the Centuries,” the festival will feature a wide range of dance music or music composed to accompany dancing from the 17th to 20th century, offering the audience a rare chanc
April 11, 2012
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Dublin artist opens shredded 1.4 billion euro house to public
DUBLIN (AFP) ― An artist is welcoming tourists to his Dublin home ― made from 1.4 billion euros ($1.8 billion) of shredded bank notes ― to stimulate debate about Ireland’s ailing economy, he told AFP on Monday.Frank Buckley built the three-roomed apartment-cum-gallery over three months, from bricks made of mulched, decommissioned notes provided by Ireland’s Central Bank.With the help of some donated timber and a door and a window given by a friend, the total cost to the struggling artist was jus
April 10, 2012
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Korean contemporary art introduced in Mideast
Standard Chartered Korea sponsors ‘Korean Eye’ that showcases Korean artwork in Abu DhabiA group of Korean contemporary artists and their works are being introduced in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, through an exhibition titled “Korean Eye: Energy and Matter.”The exhibition, sponsored by Standard Chartered, a leading global financial group, presents 19 works by 14 established and emerging contemporary Korean artists including Kang Hyung-koo, Shin Mee-kyoung and Bahk Seon-ghi
April 10, 2012
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Pacific atoll goes gaga for pop diva
The tiny Pacific atoll of Niue is attempting to lure U.S. pop superstar Lady Gaga to its shores by pledging every single person from the island will attend if she performs there.Singer Lady Gaga (MCT)The island, about 2,500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand, has about 1,600 inhabitants and Niue Tourism spokesman Mike Hogan said they were all keen to see a concert by the chart-topping diva."It's
April 10, 2012
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Hong tackles Decker’s stark, modern ‘Traviata’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Last season Willy Decker’s radical restaging of Verdi’s “La Traviata’’ took the Metropolitan Opera by storm, with soprano Marina Poplavskaya giving a vocally flawed but dramatically riveting performance as the doomed courtesan Violetta.This season seemed to promise more of the same with the title role taken over by Natalie Dessay, who is noted for her acting ability and has struggled with vocal problems in recent years.But Dessay canceled Friday night’s opening because of a cold,
April 9, 2012
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Grigorovich, National Ballet reunite for ‘Spartacus’
Russia’s legendary choreographer calls KNB professional, its members enthusiasticHe is back in Seoul to showcase one of his most famous productions, the heroic tale of a Roman slave who sparked a rebellion during the Third Servile War (73-71 B.C.)Russia’s legendary ballet choreographer Yury Grigorovich is to present his 1968 work “Spartacus” with Korea National Ballet this week. “The piece requires high level of techniques and energy from the dancers,” said the choreographer during a press meeti
April 9, 2012
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Artifacts worth $3.2m stolen from U.K. museum
LONDON (AP) ― Two Chinese artifacts with an estimated combined value of 2 million pounds ($3.2 million) have been stolen from a British museum, authorities said Saturday.Two men and a woman from the West Midlands area have been arrested in connection with the Thursday night theft at Durham University’s Oriental Museum, but the items had not yet been recovered, police said.The northern England-based university confirmed that two “priceless’’ artifacts were stolen when thieves broke into a ground-
April 8, 2012
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Audacity pays as Belgium’s little opera defies austerity
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Defying hard times in Europe, the Brussels opera house is filling seats by offering bold and innovative shows despite a tight budget, shrinking subsidies and a smaller workforce.“In a period of crisis, audacity pays off,” Peter de Caluwe, the 48-year-old head of La Monnaie opera house (“The Mint” in English), told AFP.“Austerity is not a word that scares us,” de Caluwe said. “It forces us to be daring and show imagination.”Opera lovers are flocking to La Monnaie to hear classics
April 8, 2012
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MOCA’s digital catalog wins award
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea has won an international award for its innovative digital catalog.“National Museum of Contemporary Art Digital Publishing Campaign” received the silver prize at the Fourth Annual Internationalist’s Awards for Innovation in Media held last week in New York.The digital catalog project contains materials related to a 2011 MOCA exhibition featuring 23 Artists of the Year from 1995 to 2010. A joint project between MOCA and Digital D Folio, the iPad-base
April 8, 2012
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Kinkade: Artist drew many fans, few critical raves
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade’s commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seascape or a colorful garden or a cottage brimming with warm light.Kinkade’s vision, and the artworks he prolifically created from it, paid off handsomely for the self-described “painter of light,’’ whose business grew into franchised galle
April 8, 2012
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New Multitudes honor Guthrie with new album
NEW YORK (AP) ― The idea for the New Multitudes’ new album was conceived even before the group was created.Jay Farrar, Yim Yames, Anders Parker and Will Johnson took unfinished songs, poems and other musings of Woody Guthrie and re-imagined them for “New Multitudes,’’ the veteran musicians’ first project together. Because each of the men is in different groups, it took at least two years to get the album finished.“The sessions (came) slowly but surely, as the thing has come from various corners
April 8, 2012
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Dance“Spartacus”: Korean National Ballet presents the tragic tale of “Spartacus.” Packed with dynamic, manly choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, the ballet is expected to be a long-awaited changed of pace for ballet-goers who are tired of bubbly, romantic ballet. It will run from April 13-15 at Seoul Arts Center’s Opera Theater in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Tickets range from 5,000 won to 100,000 won. For more information, call (02) 587-6181 or visit www.kballet.org. “Seoul International Improv
April 6, 2012
