The Korea Herald

Michelle Yeoh, Luc Besson laud Myanmar releases

BUSAN (AFP) ― Actress Michelle Yeoh, who plays Aung San Suu Kyi in a new biopic of the Myanmar activist, said Wednesday that the release of jailed dissident and comedian Zarganar was “joyful news.”Zarganar, one of Myanmar’s most celebrated satirists who had been incarcerated since 2008 for his polit

Film Oct. 13, 2011

Michelle Yeoh, Luc Besson laud Myanmar releases

Dresden military museum redesigned

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) ― A modern wedge of glass, concrete and steel rips through a 135-year-old former armory building for the armies of Kaiser Wilhelm I, its silvery shimmer and stark lines contrasting sharply with the neoclassical building that it now bisects.American architect Daniel Libeskind kn

Performance Oct. 12, 2011

Tribute to vanishing world of analogue film at Tate Modern

LONDON (AFP) ― A homage to the disappearing format of analogue film by the British artist Tacita Dean is the latest exhibition to fill the cavernous space at the Tate Modern in London.Plunged into darkness, visitors to the former power station see a huge screen resembling a piece of film, placed ver

Performance Oct. 12, 2011

World’s biggest fair of publishers eyes safe future for books

FRANKFURT (AFP) ― The world’s biggest book fair, which opened Tuesday, wants to put paid to fears for the survival of the book in its traditional, bound form in the face of its digital rival’s growing popularity.While electronic books and other gadgets have been all the talk of the Frankfurt Book Fa

Books Oct. 12, 2011

Beyonce admits inspired by Belgian dance moves

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― U.S. singing superstar Beyonce acknowledged Tuesday that her latest video was inspired by the work of a Belgian choreographer who has threatened to sue for plagiarism.But the singer said her “Countdown” video had other influences, and noted that it had already been viewed by 2 mi

Performance Oct. 12, 2011

Memories keep missing Cambodian films alive

BUSAN (AFP) ― When filmmaker Davy Chou began to research the history of Cambodian cinema he found the films themselves had almost vanished amidst the devastation of war but that memories were keeping them alive.“The Khmer Rouge marched into Phnom Penh in 1975 and the film industry just simply vanish

Film Oct. 12, 2011

Memories keep missing Cambodian films alive

Sarkozys unusually mum about First Baby

PARIS (AP) ― Their early courtship was hardly discreet: President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni visited Disneyland Paris together, then jetted off to Jordan with cameras in tow. Weeks later, they were married.Now, Bruni-Sarkozy is about to have a baby, and the pending birth has taken on the air of

People Oct. 12, 2011

Little Free Libraries lets neighbors share books and a bit of themselves

MINNEAPOLIS ― They look like large birdhouses and act like water coolers. But the sustenance stored inside the wooden, windowed boxes is a blend of knowledge and recreation.Little Free Libraries, the brainchild of Stillwater, Minnesota, native Todd Bol, are popping up all over Minnesota, from tony L

Books Oct. 12, 2011

Little Free Libraries lets neighbors share books and a bit of themselves

Breast cancer pinkwashing questioned

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) ― The country is awash in pink for breast cancer awareness month, and some women are sick of it.While no one is questioning the need to fight the deadly disease, some breast cancer activists are starting to ask whether one of the most successful charity campaigns in rec

Technology Oct. 12, 2011

Jolie visiting Libya in personal capacity: U.N.

Actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie talks to unidentified men in Misrata, Libya, Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)GENEVA (AP) ― The U.N. refugee agency says goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is currently visiting Libya, though in a personal capacity.A spokesman for the U.N. High Commissione

People Oct. 12, 2011

Jolie visiting Libya in personal capacity: U.N.

Singer Rain joins Army

Singer Rain salutes his fans before walking into a boot camp in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. (Yonhap News)UIJEONGBU (AP) ― South Korean pop star Rain is temporarily giving up his entertainment career to join the military.The 29-year-old singer and actor gave a military salute to tearful f

People Oct. 11, 2011

China’s thirst for blockbusters worries country’s filmmakers

BUSAN (AFP) ― The growing power of China’s cinema industry is on show at Asia’s top film festival, but some filmmakers worry that a thirst for blockbusters is hurting quality and creativity.“It’s a big population and a big market and a lot of opportunity to increase that market,” independent Chinese

Film Oct. 11, 2011

China’s thirst for blockbusters worries country’s filmmakers

Huffington Post launches first non-anglophone edition

PARIS (AFP) ― The U.S. news and opinion portal Huffington Post will next month launch a French-language edition, its first foray into non-anglophone Europe with plans for similar sites in Spain, Italy or Germany, its co-founder said Monday.“We see this as our first foray into (the) euro zone,” Arian

Culture Oct. 11, 2011

Stephen Sondheim to receive NYC arts award

NEW YORK (AP) ― Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim will receive New York City’s highest honor for achievement in the arts.The New York Times says Sondheim will receive the Handel Medallion on Nov. 1 at Alice Tully Hall.Other honorees will include Mikhail Baryshnikov; arts advocate Alice

Performance Oct. 11, 2011

Degas bronze ballerina to be sold at NYC auction

NEW YORK (AP) ― A bronze sculpture of a young ballerina by French impressionist Edgar Degas will lead Christie’s New York auction of impressionist and modern art next month with a pre-sale estimate of $25 million to $35 million.“Little Dancer Aged Fourteen’’ is being offered on Nov. 1.The work depic

Performance Oct. 11, 2011

Articles by Kim Hoo-ran