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Dennis Lehane starting imprint at HarperCollins

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dennis Lehane is the latest brand-name publisher.The author of “Mystic River,” “Moonlight Mile” and other thrillers is overseeing a new imprint at HarperCollins.The publisher announced Monday that Dennis Lehane Books will issue “a select” number of literary fiction works each year t

Books Oct. 11, 2011

Myanmar film in running for BIFF award

BUSAN (AFP) -- A movie shot secretly in Myanmar is in the running for a major award at Asia’s top film festival this week with its director saying he wanted to portray the “real” state of life in the country.“It is about the truth of Burma,” said Myanmar-born director Midi Z of his first full-length

Film Oct. 11, 2011

Belgian dance legend accuses Beyonce of stealing moves

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has called in her lawyers after accusing U.S. music superstar Beyonce of stealing routines for her latest music video “Countdown”, dance troupe Rosas said Monday.“We discovered the Beyonce clip on Friday and we noticed more than a few

Performance Oct. 11, 2011

Bjork: New album fuses music, tech, and nature

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- As a child growing up in Iceland, Bjork would compose music in her head as she walked to school.The cadence of her footsteps became the rhythm. The dramatic landscapes of her homeland became the inspiration.In her new album, Bjork says she fuses that natural world with iPa

Performance Oct. 11, 2011

Museum showcasing movie industry took several pitches

LOS ANGELES ― Los Angeles boasts world-class museums dedicated to art, cars and even tar pits. It may soon have an equally prominent showplace for the city’s signature industry ― motion pictures.In partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Performance Oct. 10, 2011

Modest 19th-century house lives larger but blends in, thanks to thoughtful makeover

MINNEAPOLIS ― Most people who update their homes want them to look bigger, better and newer. But Brita Hansen and Eric Hazen wanted their remodeled Minneapolis home to look like its small, 1880s self.“We really liked the proportions of the original house and the gables,” Hansen said.They bought the

Arts & Design Oct. 10, 2011

Modest 19th-century house lives larger but blends in, thanks to thoughtful makeover

Love Me Do: McCartney weds U.S. heiress in 3rd marriage

Paul McCartney and his new wife Nancy Shevell celebrate their wedding at Marylebone register office in London on Sunday. (UPI-Yonhap News)LONDON (AFP) ― Former Beatle Paul McCartney married for the third time on Sunday, tying the knot with New York heiress Nancy Shevell at the same London venue wher

People Oct. 10, 2011

Love Me Do: McCartney weds U.S. heiress in 3rd marriage

Asian art market shows signs of stalling

HONG KONG (AP) ― An uneven set of results from Sotheby’s autumn Hong Kong sales that wrapped up last Thursday indicates that the surging Asian art market is pausing for breath amid rocky times for financial assets such as stocks.A 15th century Meiping vase sold on Wednesday for HK$168.7 million ($21

Performance Oct. 10, 2011

Asian moviemakers embrace 3-D revolution

BUSAN (AFP) ― A 3-D horror movie set in a public toilet block is part of a revolution underway in the Asian film industry as low-budget 3-D productions take on the big studios at their own game.At the 16th Busan International Film Festival, audiences have been lining up to see the likes of multi-mil

Film Oct. 10, 2011

Asian moviemakers embrace 3-D revolution

Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on display

Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on displayANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is displaying a full statue of Hercules for the first time since a U.S. museum returned the top half after two decades of negotiations.The Boston Museum of Fine Arts last month returned the top half of Weary Heracles, Greek

Performance Oct. 10, 2011

Taiwan launches plan to expand national museum

TAIPEI (AFP) ― Taiwan’s top museum, which houses one of the world’s largest Chinese imperial art collections, has launched an expansion plan similar to France’s Grand Louvre project, an official said Sunday.The decade-long plan starting in 2012, officially unveiled by President Ma Ying-jeou last wee

Performance Oct. 10, 2011

Sperm donors father ‘families’ in U.S., Canada

Concerns raised about lax rules on use of donated sperm in North AmericaMONTREAL (AFP) ― In a scenario straight from science fiction, experts are increasingly concerned about lax rules for sperm donors in the U.S. and Canada where some men have anonymously fathered dozens of children.Unlike in some

Technology Oct. 10, 2011

Sperm donors father ‘families’ in U.S., Canada

Mastering wine in Asia gets easier

With wine consumption falling in Europe, producers are looking toward Asia as the driver of growth for the wine industry and consumers in the region have been receptive. But while there is plenty of enthusiasm for wine in Asia, consumers and sommelier students continue to struggle to understand wine

Food Oct. 10, 2011

Isabelle Huppert teams up with Asian directors

French actress Isabelle Huppert poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of the 16th edition of BIFF at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, on Thursday. (Yonhap News)BUSAN, South Korea (AP) ― French actress Isabelle Huppert says curiosity has drawn her to Asia and helped her discov

Film Oct. 9, 2011

Isabelle Huppert teams up with Asian directors

Santa Fe welcomes world‘s newest movie studio

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- This historic state capital and artistic enclave, long a favorite vacation and second home destination for celebrities, is expanding its star power this month with the opening of the world’s newest movie studio.But the development on 26 picturesque hectares southeast of

Film Oct. 9, 2011

Articles by Kim Hoo-ran