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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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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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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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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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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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Tinkering with John Le Carre
Make a list of those who’ve had a hand in the entertainment world’s vampire vogue and you’ll probably put Tomas Alfredson near the top. The Swedish filmmaker directed “Let the Right One In,” the 2008 hit about a relationship between a bullied boy and the young-looking vampire Eli that turned even skeptics into believers.Yet ask the 46-year-old about his influence on, or interest in, the bloodsucker bonanza and you’ll get a shrug. “I haven’t really seen any vampire movies, except maybe a few Bela
Dec. 16, 2011
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‘The Artist’ leads with 6 nods for Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) ― The silent-era tale “The Artist” heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.Tied for second-place with five nominations Thursday are the 1960s racial tale “The Help” and George Clooney’s Hawaiian family story “The Descendants.” Both films are up for best drama, while Clooney was nominated for best dramatic actor and “The Help” earned acting slots for Viol
Dec. 16, 2011
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Kids less depressed and more creative after ‘Hanwha Art Plus’
Children who received art and culture education supported by a local company became less depressed, aggressive and self-critical, while becoming more creative, curious, humorous and content with life, according to a recent survey. Researchers including Kim So-young, professor of business administration at Sookmyung University announced such results after conducting in-depth interviews and surveys of 100 participants of the “Hanwha Art Plus” program. Hanwha group has been offering the “Hanwha Art
Dec. 15, 2011
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E-land Group to display W10.1b Liz Taylor diamond ring at Daegu theme park
A 33.19-carat diamond ring once owned by the late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor sold for 10.1 billion won ($8,818,500) to Korean conglomerate E-Land Group at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday.The ring was given to the late actress by her fifth husband, actor Richard Burton in 1968. He had purchased the ring through an auction for $ 300,000 at the time. The ring was estimated to sell for $2.5 million to $3.5 million during Tuesday’s auction.Taylor, who died of congestive heart failure
Dec. 15, 2011
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Herald artday kicks off second online auction
Over 100 works by South Korean artists from up-and-coming to veterans on auctionHerald artday, a subsidiary of the Herald Media group, opens its second online auction on Friday. It will roll out 105 artworks by acclaimed South Korean artists ranging from up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim, Lee Woo-lim and Heo Yang-gu to, veteran artists such as Lee U-fan, Kim Tschang-yeul, Suh Seok and Kim Chong-hak. Smaller artworks will also be available, selected especially for the Christmas season. Nota
Dec. 15, 2011
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Screenings to feature acclaimed films of 2011
BIFF winners, controversial documentaries, successful indie debuts to get second airingIf you haven’t had the chance to check out some of the most controversial, highly regarded or rarely screened movies released this year, check out these exciting special film screenings in the coming days. These may be your last opportunity to watch the films before the year ends. Starting Thursday, 2011 BIFF with Movie Collage ― a joint project between BIFF and CGV Movie Collage ― will screen a total of 19 aw
Dec. 15, 2011
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‘The Help’ tops nods for Screen Actors awards
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― “The Help,” a film about the lives of black housekeepers in the U.S. south before the civil rights era, and hit silent movie “The Artist” topped nominations at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Wednesday.“The Help” scored four nods for the SAGs including best actress for Viola Davis, while “The Artist,” a black-and-white tribute to the silent movie era, was shortlisted in three categories.On the small screen, Emmy-winning sitcom “Modern Family” won five nominations incl
Dec. 15, 2011
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Arab women filmmakers shine at Dubai festival
DUBAI (AFP) ― A tale of forbidden love in the Gaza Strip won the top prize at the eighth Dubai Film Festival on Wednesday, where a new generation of Arab women directors stole the spotlight.“Habibi” (My Love in Arabic), directed by Susan Youssef, won Best Arab feature film, and the film’s star, Maisa Abdel Hadi, won best actress.The film, which also won the best editor award, tells the story of two Palestinian lovers, Qais and Leila, growing increasingly religious under the control of the Islami
Dec. 15, 2011
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Fugitive Chinese TV actor arrested after 13 years
An actor who played a detective and a monk on Chinese television has been arrested after 13 years on the run from charges of attacking a police officer, state media said on Thursday.Ji Siguang, who performed under an alias, was accused of involvement in the assault on a police officer in 1998 in the
Dec. 15, 2011
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Is latest move by Damien Hirst one spot too many?
Damien Hirst does not consider himself a serious gambler. He likes to play roulette “because it’s easy.” And he tells a story about learning the “fail-safe rules for blackjack” from his London gallerist Jay Jopling, only to lose all of his money at the table within two hours.But when it comes to the art world, Hirst is known for a showy sort of risk-taking, even if at 46 his prime rock-star-style binge partying days are largely behind him. His most famous artworks hinge on a sort of brinkmanship
Dec. 14, 2011
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Childhood dreams explored in time for Christmas
Upcoming Japanese film ‘I Wish’ moving story of fractured families It is a known fact that Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda knows how to make films with child actors.After his 2004 childhood drama “Nobody Knows,” which won its 14-year-old star Yaya Yagira the Best Actor prize at Cannes in the same year, Kore-Eda is back with another moving portrait of young souls distraught by their parents’ divorce. Yet the upcoming movie, titled “I Wish,” is rather lighthearted compared to the 2004 drama, f
Dec. 14, 2011
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BBC denies misleading viewers over polar bear footage
LONDON (AFP) ― The BBC has dismissed criticism that veteran nature broadcaster David Attenborough misled viewers over images of polar bear cubs featured in his hugely popular TV series “Frozen Planet.”Eight million viewers in Britain watched images of a polar bear caring for her newly born cubs in scenes shown on November 23 that were juxtaposed with pictures of an adult polar bear.The fact that the footage of the cubs was actually shot in a zoo in the Netherlands was only revealed in an accompa
Dec. 14, 2011
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Eddie Murphy to star in biopic on Washington ex-mayor
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Eddie Murphy is to star in a television film under development by HBO about Washington’s colorful and controversial former mayor Marion Barry, the U.S. cable channel said Tuesday.In an email to AFP, it confirmed a report in The Washington Post that Spike Lee will direct Murphy ― seen most recently in the comedy caper “Tower Heist” ― in the still-untitled project.Barry was well into his third term as mayor when, in an FBI sting operation caught on video, he was busted in Januar
Dec. 14, 2011
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Spielberg, Jackson bring Tintin to U.S.
SAN DIEGO (AP) ― Steven Spielberg hopes he’s the typical American when it comes to Tintin. The filmmaker had never heard of the guy, but once he got acquainted, they became friends for life.Peter Jackson knows he’s the typical non-American when it comes to Tintin. He’s known him since before he could read, and the character’s globe-trotting adventures are part of his own storytelling DNA.Together, the two Academy Award-winning filmmakers hope to achieve something that eluded Belgian artist and w
Dec. 14, 2011
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Rediscovered Bruegel painting on display
MADRID (AFP) ― Spain’s Prado museum on Monday put on display for the first time a canvas painted by the 16th-century Flemish master Pieter Bruegel the Elder which was discovered last year.The painting, The Wine of St Martin’s Day, shows about 100 peasants, beggars, thieves and drunks all struggling to get some of the wine from the first barrel of the season.In September 2010 curators at the Madrid museum identified the canvas as having been painted by the artist after an X-ray revealed fragments
Dec. 13, 2011
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Largest armor collection on auction
BERLIN (AFP) ― A German octogenarian puts his lifelong fascination with armour under the hammer Tuesday when the largest private collection of medieval weapons goes on sale for millions of euros.The collection, valued at between three and four million euros ($4-5.4 million), goes up for auction in Brussels and includes not only classical armour and weaponry such as shields, helmets and swords, but also crustaceans.“Man does not have a shell, he had to make one,” collector Karsten Klingbeil, from
Dec. 13, 2011
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Mandela museum ‘boot camp’ inspires artists
QUNU, South Africa (AFP) ― Artists pore over their computers ― drawing up work experience and not sketches ― in a rigorous “boot camp”inspired by Nelson Mandela that combines practical business sense with talent.The five students are in a six-week residency in the isolated hills of Qunu at the Nelson Mandela Museum, overlooking the icon’s childhood home where he has been living for the last four months.The programme is part of the museum’s outreach efforts and aims to give the artists, who are f
Dec. 13, 2011
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National Museum reopens Paleolithic, Neolithic exhibits
The National Museum of Korea on Tuesday reopened its Neolithic and Paleolithic period exhibitions which were temporarily closed last month for renovation.Some 1,000 relics from the time periods are featured in the newly renovated exhibition halls. Of the items, about 600 are being exhibited for the first time. The new rooms have the latest video features, strengthening the interactive aspect of the exhibitions. The museum’s Paleolithic section features some 500 stoneware relics, which are believ
Dec. 13, 2011
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Kim Ki-duk films get special screening
Two films by director Kim Ki-duk, which have yet to be released in local theaters, are currently being screened at Cinecube in Seoul through Dec. 21.One of the two is “Arirang,” a wrenching, cinematic self-portrait of the director which received a coveted sidebar prize at Cannes in May this year. Written by, directed by and starring Kim, the emotionally raw piece features Kim’s perceived failings as a director after going through a series of “betrayals” by his real-life colleagues in the Korean
Dec. 13, 2011
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Spielberg announces new Tintin movie
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Steven Spielberg announced in New York a sequel to his 3-D movie version of the comic book hero Tintin.He told a press conference Sunday that “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson would direct the new film and that he had already chosen the book by the Belgian author Herge that would serve as the basis for the script.Spielberg was promoting the U.S. premiere on Dec. 21 of his “Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” which already premiered in Brussels in October and h
Dec. 13, 2011