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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Shadow behind the light: Celebrities fight panic disorder
Lee Kyung-kyu reveals panic attack experiencesBehind his boisterous, lively persona hides an anxious man with constant fears of death, sickness and depression; Korea’s top comedian Lee Kyung-kyu said during a Sunday variety show that he suffers from panic disorder.Lee, 52, is one of the most popular entertainers in the country, currently hosting KBS 2TV’s “Qualifications of a Man.” During Sunday’s show, Lee revealed he has been suffering from constant panic attacks for the past year and started
Jan. 9, 2012
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New York City Opera announces musician lockout
NEW YORK (AP) ― A bitter contract dispute has led to a lockout of musicians at the New York City Opera, a possible “death knell’’ for a company that’s nurtured such singers as Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo and Beverly Sills.On Sunday, hours after talks broke down, the cash-strapped company canceled Monday rehearsals for a Feb. 12 opening production of Verdi’s “La Traviata’’ in Brooklyn.“This is a very sad day for what once was a spectacular cultural icon and for the people who performed its mus
Jan. 9, 2012
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Korea National Ballet seeks new direction
Troupe’s head Choi Tae-ji to organize ballet-meets-gugak show for its 50th anniversaryThe year 2011 was a monumental one for Korea National Ballet. Its March show “Giselle” marked the ballet company’s first-ever sell-out and fueled ballet fever across the nation. Most shows during the rest of the year sold out as well, ballet-related fashion items were popular, and a TV comedy even featured ballet as its main theme. Then in September, KNB successfully staged “Prince Hodong” at San Carlo Theater
Jan. 9, 2012
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Shadow behind the light: celebrities fighting panic disorder
Comedian Lee Kyung-kyu reveals having panic attacksBehind his boisterous, lively persona hides an anxious man with constant fears of death, sickness and depression; Korea’s top comedian Lee Kyung-kyu said during a Sunday variety show that he suffers from panic disorder.Lee, 52, is one of the most po
Jan. 9, 2012
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Clooney, Pitt kick off 2012 award season
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and other red-carpet veterans joined some Hollywood newcomers in the Southern California desert this weekend to kick off the two-month-long movie award season at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Actress Charlize Theron poses at the 2012 Palm Spr
Jan. 9, 2012
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Beyonce, Jay-Z welcome baby girl Blue Ivy
Music royalty Beyonce and Jay-Z are the proud parents of a baby girl named Blue Ivy, media reports said Sunday, breaking the news of one of the biggest celebrity births in years.Pop diva Beyonce, 30, gave birth by caesarian section on Saturday night in a private wing of the Lenox Hill Hospital
Jan. 9, 2012
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Men of a certain age, aging on screen
With the success of “Mission: Impossible ― Ghost Protocol” comes the industry realization, or rather the industry press speculation, that Tom Cruise is back, baby, back as a bankable movie star.As someone not in the same profession as Cruise, and who is only a year older than he but who looks about 49 years older, I find this sort of sweet. (And it’s true, probably.) Movie stars today aren’t allowed the luxury of a few forgettable films, not when they cost what “Knight and Day” did. For the reco
Jan. 8, 2012
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Reformed Van Halen performs intimate NYC gig
NEW YORK (AP) -- They‘ll be playing arenas when they tour next month, but on Thursday night, a regrouped Van Halen provided thrills in a tiny club where a VIP crowd stood elbow to elbow as the storied band played some of their greatest hits including ``Jump’‘ and ``Panama.’‘``Welcome to Occupy Van Halen, ladies and gentleman!’‘ frontman David Lee Roth yelled just before the band launched into ``You Really Got Me,’‘ the first in an approximately hour-long, high energy set.The show was at the fame
Jan. 8, 2012
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Bumper year for box office as French flock to homegrown hits
PARIS (AFP) - An intrepid boy reporter, a black manservant and his paralysed aristocrat master, and French actors adrift in Hollywood helped make 2011 France‘s best box office year in nearly half a century.A whopping 215.6 million cinema tickets were sold last year in France -- whose population is 65 million -- with two homegrown comedies taking pole position ahead of Hollywood blockbusters, according to industry data.The buoyant figures in Europe’s top movie market -- also the continent‘s bigge
Jan. 8, 2012
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W200b of confiscated artwork to be auctioned off
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation will sell artwork confiscated from the suspended savings banks in South Korea this year at foreign auctions. The state-run insurer said Thursday that it had started the search for a lead manager to take charge of the sales. The aim is to raise funds for the depositors of the banks that were ordered to shut down last year by the Financial Services Commission. Items to be auctioned include a total of 91 artworks seized from Samhwa Mutual Savings Bank and Domin M
Jan. 8, 2012
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Thieves return Magritte oil after failing to find buyer
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― A painting by Belgian surrealist master Rene Magritte, stolen at gunpoint two years ago, has been returned after the thieves apparently failed to find a buyer, the Rene-Magritte museum said Friday.The work, titled “Olympia” and depicting the artist’s wife nude with a giant shell lying on her stomach, was stolen in September 2009 by two armed gunmen from Magritte’s former house, which is open as a museum by appointment only.Said to be worth around three million euros at the time,
Jan. 8, 2012
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Chinese troupe brings vibrant life to tragic tale
NEW YORK (AP) ― When the noted Chinese Ming Dynasty opera “The Peony Pavilion’’ came to Lincoln Center in 1999, the production lasted 20 hours, divided into six episodes.Now this tragic but redemptive love story is back at Lincoln Center ― this time in dance form, and considerably shorter: two hours, including intermission.Whether your tastes run to the long or short version of the tale, the China Jinling Dance Company provides an entertaining evening, full of vibrant colors, lush costumes, and
Jan. 8, 2012
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Classical Music“2012 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra & Thomanerchor”: The Gewandhaus Orchestra and Thomanerchor will visit Korea for the third time to perform Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in the world, named after the concert hall based in Leipzig. The Thomanerchor, or St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, is a boys’ choir founded in 1212. At present, the choir consists of 92 boys, 9 to 18 years of age. The orchestra will be conducte
Jan. 6, 2012
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Dancing Queen (Korea), Opening Jan. 19Comedy. Directed by Lee Suk-hoon. Housewife Jung-hwa (Uhm Jung-hwa) is married to low-earning lawyer Jung-min (Hwang Jung-min). One day, her daughter abruptly tells her she doesn’t want to live like Jung-hwa, as a housewife. Shocked by the comment, Jung-hwa decides to fulfill her long-lost dream to become a famous singer, trying out for a reality TV talent show. Meanwhile, her husband Jung-min becomes a candidate for Seoul mayor through a rare opportunity, n
Jan. 6, 2012
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Irish singer’s present for Korean fansDamien Rice “Live from the Union Chapel: Korea Tour Edition”(Warner Music Korea) Adding two bonus tracks, to the 2007 “Live from the Union Chapel” album, Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice agreed to release his very first tour edition for Korean fans ahead of his concert in Seoul. The album, most of which was recorded in 2003 during the tour for Rice’s debut album “O,” features his favorites ― “Delicate,” “The Blower’s Daughter,” a ferocious “Volcano,” “Ami
Jan. 6, 2012
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Inclusion Films teaches developmentally disabled adults all aspects of filmmaking
Greg Donoghue grew up around film sets. His father worked as a film publicist in Europe and his uncle is Pierre Spengler, a producer of the “Superman” movies.But the 30-year-old had never seriously considered a career in the movie industry until he got a chance to direct his own short film called “Sunshine Manor,” a love story about the relationship between a nursing home patient and her doctor.“It takes a lot of patience, and time is your worst enemy,” Donoghue said of his directorial debut. “I
Jan. 6, 2012
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Warren Buffett to sing on Chinese web gala: report
US billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett is scheduled to sing and play guitar in a Chinese gala broadcast on the Internet to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Dragon, state press said Thursday. A file photo taken on June 26, 2006 shows US investment guru Warren Buffett in New York. Ch
Jan. 6, 2012
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French Revolution drama to open Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AFP) ― A drama set around the French Revolution starring German-born Hollywood actress Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette will open next month’s Berlin film festival, organisers said Wednesday.“Les Adieux a la reine” (Farewell My Queen) by French director Benoit Jacquot will kick off the 62nd edition of the Berlinale, as the event is known, on Feb. 9, the festival said in a statement.The period drama features Kruger, previously seen in “Inglourious Basterds,” Lea Seydoux, who appeared in l
Jan. 5, 2012
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Mariah Carey asks fans to pray for sick husband
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Singer Mariah Carey asked fans Wednesday to pray for her rap artist and actor husband Nick Cannon after he was admitted to hospital suffering from mild kidney failure.Tweeting a picture of her cuddled up with Cannon in his hospital bed, feeding him a drink through a straw, the Grammy-winning artist said the situation was “serious” but said he was fighting to recover.“Please pray for Nick as he’s fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure,” she said in a Twitter message.Th
Jan. 5, 2012
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Meryl Streep says playing Thatcher was daunting
LONDON (AP) ― She’s a double Oscar winner with a knack for accents, but Meryl Streep says playing Margaret Thatcher was a challenge ― although her own experience helped her understand the struggles faced by Britain’s first female prime minister.Streep is transformed into the divisive politician who reshaped Britain in “The Iron Lady,’’ which had its European premiere in London on Wednesday, just across the River Thames from the Houses of Parliament.“It was extremely daunting, because I’m from Ne
Jan. 5, 2012