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Hana Tour hosts travel fair at KINTEX

TravelApr 20, 2012

The nation’s leading travel agency Hana Tour hosts “2012 HANATOUR International Travel Show” from May 18-20at KINTEX in Daehwa-dong, Gyeonggi Province. Celebrating the sixth year, the fair is bigger than ever. Over 500Korean and international companies in the tourism and leisure industry will showcase their latest products.The fair will be composed of 11 pavilions, seven representing different regions like Southeast Asia, America, Europe, Japan, China, Korea and Oceania; and the rest each coveri
Taste of Nuclear Security Summit at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill

TravelApr 20, 2012

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill offers the 5-course menu served at the recent Nuclear Security Summit luncheons and dinners through May 31 at all-day dining restaurant and caf The View. Sub-themed as “Exploring a Taste of Spring in Korea,” the promotion includes two types of 5-course menu for lunch and dinner. Menu A is composed of Sheraton Grande Walkerhill’s renowned dry-aged beef and four other courses that are made easy to digest. It is priced at 110,000 won. Menu B, priced at 80,000 won, is comp
A celebration followed by tragedy

BooksApr 20, 2012

Carry the One By Carol Anshaw(Simon & Schuster)The long shadow cast by the excesses of the 1980s has been the subject of several excellent recent novels, including Michelle Huneven’s “Blame” and Eleanor Henderson’s “Ten Thousand Saints.” How do the survivors of self-induced, self-indulgent tragedies do penance, find wisdom, compensate (or not) in the decades following?Carol Anshaw’s novel “Carry the One” begins at the rural Wisconsin wedding of Carmen Kenney and Matt Sloan in 1983. The final hou
A glimpse of the private Susan Sontag

BooksApr 20, 2012

As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980 By Susan Sontag, edited by David Rieff(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)In the three years since “Reborn,” the first volume of Susan Sontag’s journals and notebooks, was published, at least three more books about the literary titan have appeared, notably Sigrid Nunez’s 2011 memoir, “Sempre Susan.”Although Nunez’s reminiscences ― centering primarily on the brief time she lived with Sontag and her son, David Rieff, in the mid-’70s
Book series offers Korean, Western classics

BooksApr 20, 2012

Following the huge success of its first four volumes back in January, “Olje Classics,”a book series consisting of Korean and Western classics recently published four more texts. Provided by non-profit corporation Olje, the eight-volume series’ newly released books include “Apologia Socrates” by Plato; “Utopia” by Thomas More; “Hangeul Maengja,” writings of Mencius translated into Korean by scholar Lee Eul-ho (1910-1998); “Cheongseong Jabgi,” a collection of various writings written by Joseon sch
Rachel Maddow dings Congress as ineffective in her first book

BooksApr 20, 2012

Rising from their seats en masse, the liberal faithful at Beverly Hills’ Saban Theatre greeted Rachel Maddow like parishioners welcoming a mega-church pastor.Cellphone cameras flashed like fireworks. Lusty, and perhaps a few lustful, cheers cascaded from the Art Deco mezzanine.Bill Maher, the interviewer at Tuesday night’s Writers Bloc public chat, turned to Maddow as they took the sold-out theater’s stage. How much of that do you think was for you, and how much was for me? Maher joked.No offens
Domimyeon

Food&BeverageApr 20, 2012

Domimyeon is a casserole made of fried sea bream fillets, vegetables and potato starch noodles in boiling broth. This dish is served and eaten while it is simmering. Domimyeon is unique in taste, luxurious and easy to eat since it uses boneless fish fillets.Ingredients● 500 g sea-bream: 1/5 tsp salt, 0.1 g ground white pepper ● broth: 150 g beef (brisket, shank), 6 cups water ● seasoning sauce 1: 3 1/2 tsp clear soy sauce, 1/4 tsp sesame oil ● 60 g beef (top round, sirloin) ● seasoning sauce 2:
Coffee cup kid

Food&BeverageApr 20, 2012

When I was a kid, my mother called me The Mad Scientist. It wasn’t that I was an ace in science, but more that I liked to mix stuff in tiny cups ―and leave them scattered around the house.So when I stumbled on a recipe on the Prudent Baby blog (www.prudentbaby.com) for a coffeecake in a coffee cup, I was hooked. The ingredients were insanely tiny (1/2 an egg! drops of vanilla!) and the results could be tasted in minutes because the cooking was done in the microwave. The instant gratification mea
Wine of the Week: 2009 Felsina Berardenga Chianti Classico

Food&BeverageApr 20, 2012

Hankering for a Chianti? The 2009 from Felsina is a beautiful mouthful, everything you want in a Chianti Classico ― an explosion of cherries with mellow tannins and a chiseled structure. Lovely finish too. Delicious drinking from a consistently excellent producer.● Region: Tuscany, Italy● Price: About $18 to $22● Style: Classic Chianti● What it goes with: Pasta, pizza, roast chicken, grilled chopsBy S. Irene Virbila(Los Angeles Times)(MCT Information Services)
Brunch revisited

Food&BeverageApr 20, 2012

Brunch for breakfast, lunch and dinner still popularIn Korea, brunch is not bound by the time of the day. What originally arrived as a breakfast-lunch deal is being enjoyed at all hours. “Koreans tend to view brunch as a meal that can be enjoyed most any time of day,” said Pancakes Original Story managing director Amy Song. The popular brunch spot originally served a separate dinner menu when it first opened in Hannam-dong nearly three years ago. Then, into its second year of business, Pancakes
Im and Hong head to Cannes film fest

BooksApr 20, 2012

Director Im Sang-soo’s drama “Taste of Money,” and director Hong Sang-soo’s “In Another Country,” which stars French actress Isabelle Huppert, are in the running for a prize at the upcoming 65th Cannes Film Festival.This marks director Hong’s eighth appearance at Cannes, and his third time being invited to the festival’s competition section ― after his 2004 drama “Woman is the Future of Man” and the 2010 drama “Hahaha.” The 2010 film won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the festival that year. Dire
Spring colors for your lips

FashionApr 20, 2012

The biggest makeup trend for 2012 is well-moisturized, glowing skin to accentuate your lips with point colors. Try orange, peach tone lip colors this spring to add brightness and fun to your face, make-up artists say.“Peach tone lipstick is the ‘it’ product for this season. However, you need to skip other colors when applying point color lipsticks. Use only eyeliners and mascara to complete your doll-like eye look,” said Lee Jin-soo, chief make-up artist for Hera.The androgynous look from the 20
Putin’s daughter to wed Korean man, reports

PeopleApr 20, 2012

The youngest daughter of Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin will marry a South Korean man, local media reported Friday. He is the son of a retired admiral who had served as a military attache at the Korean Embassy in Moscow. Putin’s daughter, Yekaterina Vladmirovna Putina, 25, will marry Yoon Joon-won, 27, shortly after her father’s presidential inauguration on May 7, reports said. “Yoon will head to Russia on Friday under the protection of Russian bodyguards as the wedding preparations are
Tourism sector eyes travelers from emerging nation

TravelApr 20, 2012

TOKYO (AFP) ― The global tourism industry, hit by natural disasters and economic turmoil, is eyeing potential travellers from emerging nations in hope that their growing middle and upper classes could spur growth.Delegates converged on disaster-struck Japan this week for the sector’s major annual conference and were in an upbeat mood, encouraged by the prospect of the so-called BRICS nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.“Our industry will grow despite all the crises of the last
First gene linked to common form of psoriasis identified

HealthApr 20, 2012

Scientists have identified the first gene directly linked to the most common form of psoriasis, a chronic skin condition. The research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that rare mutations in the CARD14 gene, when activated by an environmental trigger, can lead to plaque psoriasis. This type of psoriasis accounts for 80 percent of all cases and is characterized by