LONDON (AP) ― He could have stayed in teaching. That’s what his parents wanted: it was the safe, secure route for a young man with working-class roots and a face few would describe as handsome.But Pete Postlethwaite wanted more. He wanted to pursue his passion for acting and, at 24, he left teaching to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theater. His parents remained skeptical, but when he was introduced

Film Jan. 4, 2011

SINGAPORE (AP) ― Wear red if you want to win at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands casino, but sport white to boost your luck at rival Resorts World Sentosa.So says feng shui expert Danny Cheong, who has seen demand for his skills soar thanks to last year’s opening of the city-state’s first two casino resorts.“Before I would occasionally get clients who asked for help with playing the horses or the lott

Travel Jan. 4, 2011

LG Arts Center said Tuesday Yun Yuh-soon, senior vice president of LG Academy in Incheon, has been appointed new CEO of LG Arts Center in southern Seoul, as of Jan. 1.Yu is known to Koreans as the first woman to become an executive in LG in 2000. She contributed to the development of “e-learning system” LG Cyber Academy in 1998, according to LG Arts Center. Yun Yuh-woon, CEO of LG Arts CenterShe h

Performance Jan. 4, 2011

Ruichi Sakamoto, Vienna Strauss Festival Orchestra to stage unusual performancesArdent classical concertgoers may find it easy to keep awake during a classical concert in the evening, even after a long day of hard work and a series of self-reminders not to make any noise louder than breathing.However, those less schooled in concert etiquette might secretly admit that they have at one time unintent

Performance Jan. 3, 2011

The nation’s largest-ever tourist shopping festival will kick off on Jan. 10 to lure international travelers to get discounts at major department stores and shopping malls through Feb. 28, the Visit Korea Committee said.During the “Korea Grand Sale” event, visitors to Korea who are identified as foreign nationals will be able to enjoy shopping, dining, hotel accommodation and cultural shows, eithe

Travel Jan. 3, 2011