The Korea Herald

Ladies of U.S. pop win with wacky, weird tactics

NEW YORK (AP) ― Whether it is being encased in an egg or wearing slabs of meat, there never is a question whether Lady Gaga will make a spectacle of herself at an awards show; the only question is just what kind.So when the MTV Video Music Awards came around this year, Gaga did not disappoint. Altho

Performance Sept. 8, 2011

Ladies of U.S. pop win with wacky, weird tactics

Arnold premiers ‘Wuthering Heights’

VENICE (AP) ― British director Andrea Arnold describes her experience creating a new film version of ‘Wuthering Heights,’ Emily Bronte’s only novel and 250-year-old literary phenomenon, as “a very difficult journey” but one which she couldn’t abandon.The result, in which the character of Heathcliff

Film Sept. 7, 2011

Unique Roman gladiator ruins unveiled in Austria

PETRONELL-CARNUNTUM, Austria (AP) ― They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator school in Austria.The Carnuntum ruins are part of a

Culture Sept. 6, 2011

McQueen launches sex-addict film ‘Shame’ in Venice

VENICE, Italy (AP) ― For British director Steve McQueen, there was no better place than Manhattan to film “Shame,” his new film that portrays the life of a 30-something sex addict, played by Michael Fassbender in often graphic detail.“Excess and access. New York is the place,” McQueen said Sunday ah

Film Sept. 5, 2011

Walters’ ‘View’ primed for run at top of ratings

NEW YORK (AP) ― With Oprah Winfrey gone, daytime television is ready for a new monarch.Barbara Walters and the show she invented 15 years ago, “The View,” pronounce themselves ready to step up. She may be past 80 now, but would YOU bet against her?The show begins its new season Tuesday, with New Yor

Television Sept. 5, 2011

Parental dilemma: Should you spy on your kids?

NEW YORK (AP) ― In the 21st century, parenthood and paranoia often walk hand in hand.For some, the blessed event is followed by high-tech surveillance, a monitoring system that tracks the baby’s breathing rhythms and relays infrared images from the nursery. The next investment might be a nanny cam,

Culture Sept. 5, 2011

Parental dilemma: Should you spy on your kids?

When snowbirds clear out of Palm Beach, there’s still plenty of fun to be had

PALM BEACH, Florida ― Many of the waterfront mansions are shuttered for the season, and there are few yachts at the private docks along the Intracoastal. The theater season doesn’t start until late October, concerts and art exhibits at the Society for the Four Arts are on hiatus until November, and

Travel Sept. 2, 2011

When snowbirds clear out of Palm Beach, there’s still plenty of fun to be had

Wine of the week: 2010 Bodega Eduardo Pena ‘Maria Andrea’

I’m always on the lookout for something other than Chardonnay or even Sauvignon Blanc for a warm weather white. Recently I tasted the 2010 “Maria Andrea” from Bodega Eduardo Pena in Galicia. Brought in by the excellent local importer Antalva Imports in Los Angeles, Maria Andrea is an unusual blend ―

Food Sept. 2, 2011

Wine of the week: 2010 Bodega Eduardo Pena ‘Maria Andrea’

Exclusive look inside Athletes’ Village

DAEGU ― After athletes at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu spend their all competing, they come back to the Athletes’ Village to relax, but sadly not to eat.At first glance, the atmosphere is a world apart from that of the stadium, with athletes looking relaxed and serene, rather than the tense

Sept. 2, 2011

More dollars, fewer fans for Hollywood films

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The good news for Hollywood: Summer movie revenues are up worldwide as studios rebounded from a dismally slow start to the year.The bad news: Domestically, revenues rose only a fraction compared to the previous year’s, while actual movie attendance dropped for the fourth-straight

Film Sept. 1, 2011

More dollars, fewer fans for Hollywood films

Clooney sees ‘cynicism’ in U.S. politics as Venice fest kicks off

VENICE (AFP) ― Hollywood star George Clooney spoke Wednesday of his disillusionment with the U.S. political scene ahead of the premiere of his dark political thriller “The Ides of March” in Venice.The director told reporters ahead of a star-studded opening of the world’s oldest film festival that th

Film Sept. 1, 2011

Clooney sees ‘cynicism’ in U.S. politics as Venice fest kicks off

Sistar tops first Billboard K-pop chart

Girl group Sistar’s song “So Cool” topped the first Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart, which opened last week, Billboard said.The U.S. weekly magazine, particularly famous for music charts, launched the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart on Aug. 25, ranking digital sales of the country’s top songs and mobile

Performance Aug. 31, 2011

Despite hitches and delays, TV musical drama plows forward

‘The Musical’ co-star Ku Hye-sun sees hope in song-and-dance seriesSome people may have thought that “The Musical” ― a song-and-dance made-for-TV miniseries ― would never see the light of day. The drama waited in the wings with the press second-guessing its fate every step of the way. The cast

Television Aug. 31, 2011

Despite hitches and delays, TV musical drama plows forward

Nation branding led by government?

Inconsistent projects on nation branding may hinder promotion of hallyu and other successful eventsThe Lee Myung-bak administration has repeatedly stressed its desire to improve the Korea brand.It became the first country to establish a presidential council on the issue, to coordinate and support ef

Culture Aug. 30, 2011

Israel lures Hollywood to film in the Holy Land

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel is tired of Hollywood filming Jesus’ crucifixion in Italy and the Crusader invasion of the Holy Land in Morocco.So Israeli officials are promising better tax breaks, terror attack insurance and handouts of up to $400,000 to lure international movie producers to the holy city

Film Aug. 29, 2011

Articles by Kim Hoo-ran