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[Meghan Daum] New English words to live by

ViewpointsSept 5, 2011

Every year around this time, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary releases a list of words that will be added to its next edition. It’s lucky that the announcement comes toward the end of August, when most humans want to go on vacation and most columnists, therefore, need to write an “evergreen.”Ev
[Eric X. Li] Chinese politics: Left or right, red and redder

ViewpointsSept 5, 2011

SHANGHAI ― China watchers are all talking about one of the most interesting recent developments in the country’s political and social scene: “singing red” ― the revival of revolutionary songs epitomizing the leftism of the Maoist era. It began in Chongqing, a major city of 20 million in the nation’s
Talks fail, Libyan rebels ready to strike loyalists

World NewsSept 5, 2011

NATO bombs military targets near Sirte overnightTARHOUNA, Libya (AP) ― Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman sai
Kurdish MPs push for autonomy in Turkey

World NewsSept 5, 2011

ANKARA (AP) ― Kurdish legislators vowed Sunday to press on with a boycott of Turkey’s parliament and backed a recent declaration of autonomy in the country’s Kurd-dominated southeast. The defiant stances came as Kurdish rebels killed six people while military airstrikes targeted their hideouts.The d
Israel P.M. won’t apologize to Turkey for flotilla deaths

World NewsSept 5, 2011

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel’s leader defiantly refused on Sunday to apologize to Turkey for a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish-led flotilla bent on breaching Israel’s Gaza Strip blockade ― an incident that has battered a relationship once seen as a cornerstone of regional stability.In his first public r
Deaths, arrests as ICRC visits Syria

World NewsSept 5, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) ― Syria saw a wave of violence and arrests Sunday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Damascus to address issues including caring for the wounded and access to detainees during the government’s crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising.Activists reported militar
26 killed as typhoon devastates Japan

World NewsSept 5, 2011

TOKYO (AP) ― Record rain and mudslides from powerful Typhoon Talas left at least 26 people dead in Japan on Sunday as the storm moved slowly northward past the country’s western coast. At least 52 others were missing, local media said.Evacuation orders and advisories were issued to 460,000 people in
German regional election deals new setback to Merkel

World NewsSept 5, 2011

BERLIN (AP) ― Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition suffered a new setback and Germany’s main opposition parties celebrated gains in a state election Sunday that came as Merkel’s unpopular government grapples with the eurozone debt crisis and other challenges.The vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Cambridge named world’s top university

World NewsSept 5, 2011

The University of Cambridge has retained its premier status in the QS World University Rankings, beating Harvard for a second year, as U.K. and U.S. institutions again took the top 10 spots.The rankings featured six U.S. establishments, with the remainder coming from Britain. Yale University slipped
Koreans are very quality-conscious: Bogner

CultureSept 5, 2011

It is hard for Europeans to distinguish between Asian cultures, and Willy Bogner suggests that may help Korea to come up with effective publicity“For us Europeans, so many elements are similar in Japan and China and Korea. I think even for Koreans it must sometimes find it hard to differentiate betw
Intel and VICE sponsor Creators Project in Seoul

TheaterSept 5, 2011

The Creators Project, a global cultural and technology initiative by global media company VICE and Intel, will be held from Sept. 7 to 10 at Platoon Kunsthalle in Nonhyeon-dong, southern Seoul. Launched in 2010, The Creators Project is an ongoing global initiative to support emerging and leading art
Yi’s novella featured in The New Yorker

BooksSept 5, 2011

U.S. magazine publishes Korean short fiction for the first timeThe English-language translation of author Yi Mun-yol’s 1982 novella, “An Anonymous Island” will be published on the New Yorker’s upcoming issue on Sept. 12, Yi’s local publisher Minumsa said.The American magazine ― established in 1925 ―
Veteran artists’ autumn day out

TheaterSept 5, 2011

Bahk Yiso, Lee Kang-so, Im Ok-sang and Oh Chi-gyun hold solo shows in SeoulA number of South Korea’s veteran artists are holding solo exhibitions in Seoul after a considerable hiatus. Im Ok-sang, an artist who has been wandering outside galleries painting murals and making installation works in Seou
McQueen launches sex-addict film ‘Shame’ in Venice

FilmSept 5, 2011

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

TelevisionSept 5, 2011

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