Spoken word event Wordz Only is running this Saturday in Caf Radio in Busan.Wordz Only is a monthly open mic event for all kinds of wordsmithery, from poems and fiction to raps and rhymes. It runs from 8:30-11:30 p.m. To share your work, arrive by 8:20 p.m. and enter your name. Performers are drawn out one by one until the end of the night. Performers are asked to keep their reading time to 7 to 12 minutes. Caf Radio is in the Kyungsung district of Busan. To get there, leave Exit 1 of Kyungsung

An exhibition on species near extinction is showing at Gahoe-dong 31-79, a hanok owned and restored by David and Jade Kilburn, who campaign to preserve traditional architecture in the area.“Endangered Species” features work by wildlife photographer Choi Ki-soon, making a comparison between Korea’s endangered cats and the Korean hanok, or traditional building.“Mankind admires, respects them, yet has also driven these noble beasts towards the point of extinction,” said the gallery in a press relea

The Seoul Global Center is holding a Foreigners’ Flea Market in Gwanghwamun Square on Nov. 18.Participation as a vendor is free, but registration is required. Stalls should be staffed by at least one foreign vendor.The flea market takes place from noon until 4 p.m. at the north end of the square, near Gyeongbokgung.There is no parking provided, so vendors are encouraged to use alternative transport.To register contact the center at (02) 723-3206 or jglim@sba.seoul.kr.More information is availabl

WELLINGTON (AFP) ― British actor Ian McKellan has criticized New Zealand Prime Minister John Key for using the word “gay” to mock a radio host’s attire, saying the term should not be casually used as an insult.In a radio interview last week, Key told talkback host Jamie Mackay he would struggle at a charity golfing event because “you’ve got that gay red top on.”Key later defended himself, saying he picked up the term from his children and meant no offense, using it to mean “weird” and give Macka

LONDON (AP) ― A British safety official who inspected Titanic before its maiden voyage thought it should have more lifeboats, according to his private notes, which are being offered for sale this month.However, Capt. Maurice Clarke, a Board of Trade safety and emigration officer, didn’t express that belief when he testified at the official British inquiry into the ship’s sinking. He also was not asked then whether he thought Titanic carried an adequate number of lifeboats. There is no record of