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Wine of the Week: 2009 Walter Hansel Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

From Hansel Family Vineyards comes this fine expression of Russian River Pinot. Round and silky, with a beautiful balance and taste of red plums and black cherries, the 2009 is a splurge, but worth it for a California Pinot of this quality.Save it for a special dinner party to have with roasted or b

Food Sept. 30, 2011

Wine of the Week: 2009 Walter Hansel Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Kimchi’s new chapter: Korea’s traditional condiment blurs culinary borders

Marja Vongerichten’s new cookbook and public television travel/culture/cooking series share the same name: “The Kimchi Chronicles.” The choice of kimchi in both titles was easy.“Kimchi is so distinct to Korea,” Vongerichten says. “It’s the first thing people think of. It’s a great attention-grabber.

Food Sept. 30, 2011

Kimchi’s new chapter: Korea’s traditional condiment blurs culinary borders

Nepal launches Great Himalayan Trail

KATHMANDU (AFP) ― Nepal has officially opened the Great Himalayan Trail, one of the longest and highest trekking routes in the world, the tourism board said on Thursday.Billed as the ultimate trek, the arduous hike over Nepal’s mighty Himalayas stretches from Taplejung in the shadow of the world’s t

Travel Sept. 30, 2011

French feminists fight to give ‘mademoiselle’ a miss

PARIS (AFP) ― French feminists have launched a campaign to abolish the use of “mademoiselle,“ a term for an unmarried woman still used on official papers which they say demeans and enshrines sexism.France has no equivalent to the ambiguous “Ms” used in English, and French feminists do not see the ne

Culture Sept. 29, 2011

Tony Bennett, 85, tops U.S. album chart for first time

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Tony Bennett made music history Wednesday when he topped the Billboard album chart for the first time in his 60-year career ― and became the oldest living act ever to do so.Bennett, 85, a 15-time Grammy winner who plays London and Copenhagen next week, reached the summit with “Du

Performance Sept. 29, 2011

Russian Orthodox Church slams 2 acclaimed authors

MOSCOW (AP) ― A senior Russian Orthodox official claimed Wednesday that novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez justify pedophilia and said they should be banned in the nation’s high schools.Father Vsevolod Chaplin’s demand that Russia’s government investigate and limit the use of the

Books Sept. 29, 2011

Elton John starts 3-year Las Vegas run at Caesars

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year headlining gig at Caesars Palace.The five-time Grammy winner was set to perform Wednesday night for the first of 16 shows scheduled through October, the first performances of a new show titled “The Million Dollar Piano.”The remai

Performance Sept. 29, 2011

Bob Dylan paintings under fire

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Bob Dylan faced uncomfortable questions Wednesday over several paintings in a New York exhibition by the prolific singer-songwriter that appear to have been copied directly from other artists’ photographs.The paintings are part of a show at the Gagosian Gallery titled “The Asia Seri

Performance Sept. 29, 2011

Roving art show brings Picasso to Cuban masses

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) ― A traveling exhibition of art donated by a U.S. philanthropist is giving Cubans outside the capital a rare chance to see works from masters such as Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol that would normally hang in world-class galleries instead of sleepy provincial cities.Selection

Performance Sept. 29, 2011

Roving art show brings Picasso to Cuban masses

Paris fashion week opens in black and white

PARIS (AFP) ― Paris Fashion Week got off to a black-and-white start on Tuesday as a duo of Asian designers sent out Spring-Summer looks for 2012 that played on monochrome in both setting and style.The global fashion pack descended on a Paris basking in gorgeous Indian Summer sunshine for the finale

Arts & Design Sept. 28, 2011

Paris fashion week opens in black and white

Bring your kitchen out of the dark with layers of light

Lighting is often described as the jewelry of the home. But it’s more critical than that, especially in kitchens, where it’s all about slicing, dicing and reading recipes. So maybe the new catchphrase should be: “Lights are the eyes of the home.”“Kitchen lighting is so crucial and should be one of t

Arts & Design Sept. 28, 2011

Bring your kitchen out of the dark with layers of light

London stages Shakespeare’s plays in 37 dialects

LONDON (AFP) -- Actors from around the world will converge on London next year to stage all of Shakespeare’s plays in 37 different dialects and styles, from a hip-hop “Othello” to “The Comedy of Errors” in Farsi.The six-week marathon at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre begins on April 23 and is timed to

Performance Sept. 28, 2011

Jett, GNR, Heart, The Cure nominated for rock hall

Long ago, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts professed their love for rock ‘n’ roll. It’s time to see if the feeling runs both ways.The iconic rock act is on the list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for the 2012 class released Tuesday. Women who rock feature prominently among first-time nominees.

Performance Sept. 28, 2011

Brazil, Japan win International Emmys for news

NEW YORK (AP) -- Television networks in Brazil and Japan won their first-ever International Emmy Awards in the news and current affairs categories.Brazil’s TV Globo won the International Emmy for news on Monday for “Jornal Nacional: War on Drugs,” about the four-day raid in November 2010 by security

Television Sept. 28, 2011

Sit! The half-dozen commands every dog should know

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Your mutt isn’t destined to be a movie star, therapy dog, bomb-sniffing expert, AKC champion or working K9?No worries. He or she can still be a well-behaved pet. A basic obedience class is one way to do it. But a little home-schooling can do wonders.Three veteran trainers were ask

Arts & Design Sept. 28, 2011

Sit! The half-dozen commands every dog should know

Articles by Kim Hoo-ran