A fashion blog run by Louise Mensch was subject to criticism after she posted tips on how to look attractive for men.The former lawmaker and self-styled feminist recently set up a blog, Unfashionista, on which she posted fashion advice for women.In a post named “The Holy Grail of Heels,” she encouraged women to abandon their flats for heels, saying heels were “sine qua non (indispensable and essential action)” for looking hot in a dress.“Most women give up and switch to flats. No! Don’t go gentl

Music performances will add to the celebratory mood of the presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday. Singers, musicians and comedians will perform before thousands of people invited to the inauguration ceremony in the morning. K-pop sensation Psy and boy group JYJ will be among the entertainers who will help fire up the festive mood.  Soprano Sumi Jo will also take the center stage, singing the national anthem with baritone Choi Hyun-soo during the event at which Park Geun-hye will be sworn

Lee Doo-shik, the country’s most respected abstract painter and a professor at Hongik University, passed away Saturday morning of a heart attack. He was 66. Lee, who was to retire from his teaching post at the end of February, was last seen in public on Friday when he attended an exhibition dedicated to him at the Hongki Museum of Art. He told the press, “I hate to leave the professorship but at the same time I am excited to try new things from scratch. I think the fact that collectors liked my

Seoul has been the center of Koreans’ lives since the establishment of the Joseon Kingdom (1391-1910). And the 18,627-meter Seoul City Wall has guarded the cosmopolitan area for more than 600 years through countless periods of hardship.  Built for stabilizationThe founder of Joseon, King Taejo (1392-1398), had to stabilize the kingdom, which was still reeling from the fall of the previous state, Goryeo (918-1392), based in Gaeseng, now in North Korea. Based on Feng Shui principles, the wall set

British Prince Harry is to accompany new girlfriend Cressida Bonas to her half-sister’s wedding in South Africa, The Sun reported Friday.The 28-year-old royal and Bonas, 24, made headlines this week when they were photographed hugging and kissing during a Swiss ski getaway.The Sun said Harry will be Bonas’ date to Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe’s upcoming wedding to Richard Branson’s businessman son, Sam.Harry is also a friend of the groom and Bonas has been friends with Harry’s cousins, Pr

Slowly cutting back on U.S. salt consumption to achieve a 40 percent reduction would save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, researchers say.Lead author Pamela Coxson, a mathematics specialist in the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used computer simulations and models to project the effects of reducing salt intake by about 5 percent of a teaspoon of salt per day to lower Americans‘ average intake of 3,600 milligrams per day to about 2,20

Itaewon antique furniture street exhibits a variety of antique items from all over the world

Pop music“10cm: Fine Thank You and You?”: The acoustic indie duo 10cm will be putting on a solo concert promoting their recently released second album, “Fine Thank You and You?” The duo debuted in 2010 with the title track “Good Night” and made a name for themselves thanks to their unique acoustic sounds. 10cm won “This Year’s Discovery Award” at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards and the “Best Pop Single Award” at the Korean Music Awards a year later. The “Fine Thank You and You?” performance wil