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Soomdo offers Buddhist art program

Expat LivingMay 3, 2011

Soomdo Academy is offering a program on Korean Buddhist Art especially for English speakers.Korean Buddhist Art Expert Lou Morrison will deliver a lecture Friday on Buddhist scroll paintings at 7 p.m. at Soomdo Culture Space in Sinsu-dong near Daeheung Station. Morrison will introduce Gabeul Taenghwa, giant Buddhist scrolls measuring up to 10 meters in length that were made in the second half of t
AMCHAM offers talk from restaurateur

Expat LivingMay 3, 2011

The owner of Suji’s Deli in Itaewon will share her experience of setting up shop in Korea and overseas expansion at the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea SME committee meeting Friday.Suji Park has six restaurants and delicatessens in Korea and two in Japan. She also provides catering services to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and directs publicity for the Korean Olympics Committee. Suji ParkThe eve
[Come Together] Seoul City Improv

Expat LivingMay 3, 2011

This is a series introducing associations and clubs for expats. This week, Expat Living spoke to Seoul City Improv ― Ed.- Name of Club: Seoul City Improv- Location(s): SCI rehearses at the White Box Theatre in Hyochang Park, and performs regularly in the Itaewon area. We have also started touring shows in different cities in Korea (Daegu, Daejeon, and Cheonan), as well as internationally (Taiwan,
Expat bands converge on Midan for RocKorea festival

Expat LivingMay 3, 2011

Fifteen acts will converge on Midan, a new city near Incheon International Airport, for the RocKorea festival on June 4 with expat groups taking the lion’s share of the bill. Tributes to rock legends will come from six bands, including Rolling Stones renditions from Sticky Fingers, Led Zeppelin classics from Over The Hills and Far Away and a performance from Leotard Skynrd. Original acts make up m
Korea Bites makes ordering food less of a mouthful

Expat LivingMay 3, 2011

Ordering food to your door has often led Korean novices to test their problem-solving skills. Some ask a friend, some go to the restaurant with their address and phone number written down, while others take a gamble on their shaky Korean and hope they don’t get sent a pizza covered in jellybeans and a potato figurine of Guus Hiddink covered in gochujang.Korea Bites aims to reduce the challenge. Sp
Ulsan show asks ‘Where are the Heroes?’

Expat LivingMay 3, 2011

International Artists Community exhibition explores icons of Korea, WestThis month sees Seoul-based expat and Korean collective, the International Artists Community, head to Ulsan for their first exhibition outside Seoul. Titled “Where are all the Heroes?” the exhibition, opening May 8, will look into the role models and ideals of Korean society and how that resonates with foreigners living here.
[단독인터뷰] 김영하 '트위터 다시 안 할 것'

PodcastMay 3, 2011

Korean author Kim Young-ha in New York (Kim Yoon-mi/The Korea Herald)'팟캐스트 '김영하의 책 읽는 시간' 곧 재개할 생각'트위터를 접겠다고 선언했던 소설가 김영하는 최근 코리아헤럴드와 뉴욕에서 가진 단독 인터뷰에서 트위터를 다시 할 생각은 전혀 없다고 밝혔다.트위터를 다시 할 의향이 없느냐는 질문에 김영하는 “트위터를 안 하니까 편하다. 안 하고 나서 좀 더 느긋해졌다”고 대답했다.그는 “(트위터를 할 때는) 매일 뭔가를 얘기 해야 할 것 같고 그랬는데 여기서 그걸 끝내고 나서 1주일이건 한 달이건 어떤 문제를 혼자 생각할 수 있게 되었다” 라고 말했다.그는 어떤 이슈에 대해 말을 한다는 건 “압력솥의 뚜껑을 여는, 김이 새는 효과”와 같다고 설명했다
Cho to call up young guns in June

SoccerMay 3, 2011

South Korean national team manager Cho Kwang-rae has announced that he will call up his best players, including some of the country’s rising young stars, for two friendly games in June, much to the dismay of U23 team manager Hong Myong-bo.Cho said earlier that he would take the strongest available squad for the home friendly against Serbia on June 3 and also Ghana on June 7 in preparation for 2014
Park Ji-sung sets sights on final

SoccerMay 3, 2011

It is becoming almost commonplace but fans in South Korea shouldn’t take it for granted. Park Ji-sung is currently playing in his fourth set of UEFA Champions League semifinals. His two successes should become three with Wednesday’s second leg (3:45 a.m. Thursday Korean time) between Manchester United and Schalke 04 of Germany.The English Premier League team won the first leg 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen
Korean literature's overseas success 'still a long way to go'

CultureMay 3, 2011

Renowned Korean author says he will resume podcast soon but never return to TwitterKorean author Kim Young-ha in New York (Kim Yoon-mi/The Korea Herald)NEW YORK ― It has been quite a while since Korean novelist Kim Young-ha was last heard from. Apparently burned by the heated online debates over systemic problems in Korea’s literary scene and the tragic death of aspiring screenwriter Choi Go-eun,
Maestro Chung to conduct chorus for 2018 PyeongChang

CultureMay 3, 2011

Maestro Chung Myung-whun will conduct a grand scale chorus assisted by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra as a part of efforts to promote PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the event organizer announced Tuesday.World Harmony Chorus, non-profit organization supporting PyeongChang’s bid campaign, announced that a record member chorus, conduced by Chung, will perform at 7p.m. on May 14 at
Left-handers more likely to be fearful

ScienceMay 3, 2011

(MCT)Left-handed people feel more fear than right-handers, recent research revealed. In a test reported by the Telegraph Sunday, people were asked to watch an eight-minute video clip from “Silence of the Lambs” and recall scenes from the horror thriller. The left-handed participants remembered only fragments of the scenes and their descriptions about them were filled with more repetition, showing
Hollywood, fashion elite recall McQueen at NY gala

May 3, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) _ A who's who of Hollywood's elite and fashion's most coveted hit the red carpet in New York City on Monday night for the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala Benefit.This year's event, ``Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,'' honored the work of the late designer, who committed suicide in February 2010 at age 40.``I miss him terribly, not only as a person but as a
With bin Laden dead, Washington state man finally shaves

May 3, 2011
Obama keeps poker face after bin Laden order

World NewsMay 3, 2011

In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama listens during one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Washington. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) _ In a remarkable 72 hours of his presidency, Barack Obama carried a momentous secret and gave no hint of it as he consoled tornado v