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Guide to visiting Rio for the Olympics

TravelJul 7, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Brazil faces a litany of problems: an economy in freefall, the Zika virus and a political crisis with an impeached president. But for those brave -- or foolhardy -- enough to make the trip, Rio de Janeiro is a city rich with potential rewards. Broadcasters have already deemed the city’s backdrop for the Summer Games the most telegenic ever. But no matter how good this teeming seaside metropolis -- where the urban jungle and the lite
Le Cordon Bleu-Sookmyung brings taste of Thai to Korea

Food&BeverageJul 7, 2016

With the popularity of Thai food on the rise, Le Cordon Bleu-Sookmyung Academy is hosting “Thai Cuisine Week” from July 11 to 16 to promote authentic Thai gastronomy in Korea.The week-long lecture series will educate and provide participants with opportunities to prepare and try Thai recipes. From globally recognized dishes, such as pad Thai (stir-fried rice noodles), som tam (green papaya salad) and tom yum goong (hot and sour soup with shrimp), to the intricacies of fruit carving and arrangeme
Veritas releases first album

PeopleJul 7, 2016

Veritas, a Christian music group of Kwangshin University, has released its first full-length album “Psalm 95.” Famed veteran singer Yoon Bock-hee, who debuted in 1967 and was one of the first Korean singers to perform abroad in Vietnam and the U.S., has expressed her strong support for the album. Yoon praised the album, describing the tracks as “God’s will” and a “hymn of youth’s grace that will awaken all the spirits of Korea and the world.”“Psalm 95” contains 11 songs that depict each of the g
Google to create virtual tours of Loire Valley chateaux

CultureJul 7, 2016

PARIS (AFP) - Google has signed up with 18 Loire Valley chateaux to create virtual tours of the former royal dwellings, the Internet giant’s Cultural Institute said Tuesday.“Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to travel to the Loire Valley to see these wonders with their own eyes,” the Paris-based institute said in a statement.Thanks to Street View image capture technology, people can take virtual tours of Chenonceau, Chambord, Azay-le-Rideau and 15 other of the national treasures strung
Paris couture reaches creative climax in Valentino, Saab

FashionJul 7, 2016

PARIS (AP) - Paris couture week reached a creative climax Wednesday with strong showings from Maison Margiela, Valentino and Elie Saab.Here are some of the highlights of the last of the fall-winter 2016 collections.Maison MargielaJohn Galliano continues to raise the profile of Maison Margiela. In Wednesday’s ever-creative show, the Gibraltar-born Briton went one step further in stamping the unique brand of Galliano Romanticism on the once-minimalist house. These styles and artistry have been sor
Philip Onho Lee captures daily grind of immigrant life in U.S.

BooksJul 6, 2016

“Olympic Boulevard” Philip Onho Lee (Translated by John Cha)Seoul Selection (12,000 won, $10)Philip Onho Lee’s “Olympic Boulevard,” published last month, details the daily joys and sorrows of immigrant life in the U.S. in the ’80s and ’90s.It features a series of vignettes about the life of a first-generation immigrant navigating through the ups and downs of adjusting to a new life in a new country.The story is told from the perspective of Myung Tay, who opens up a dry cleaning store in Los Ange
Nothing disappointing about ‘The Loney’

BooksJul 6, 2016

“The Loney” By Andrew Michael HurleyHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (294 pages, $25)A menacing presence inhabits the Loney, the locals’ name for Britain’s north Lancashire coastline.A small group of Catholic faithful have traveled to the rain-battered seacoast from London on an Easter pilgrimage to visit a fabled shrine in hopes of a miracle cure for one of the travelers. The young man is simple-minded and cannot speak, but he has a pure heart and a deep love for his younger brother, our narrator.As E
Talese will promote new book, backs off earlier comments

BooksJul 6, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gay Talese has disavowed his disavowal.A day after saying the credibility of his upcoming book, “The Voyeur‘s Motel,” was “down the toilet” because he felt he had been deceived by the story’s primary source, the celebrated author and journalist said he will be promoting it.“I was upset and probably said some things I didn‘t, and don’t, mean,” Talese said in a statement issued July 1 through publisher Grove Atlantic. “Let me be clear: I am not disavowing the book and neither is m
Noah’s ark of biblical proportions ready to open in Kentucky

CultureJul 6, 2016

WILLIAMSTOWN, Kentucky (AP) -- A 155-meter-long, $100 million Noah’s ark attraction built by Christians who say the biblical story really happened is ready to open in Kentucky this week. Since its announcement in 2010, the ark project has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education and shouldn’t have won state tax incentives. “I believe this is going to be one of the greatest Christian outreaches of this era in history,” said Ken Ham, president of Answers in
Saint-Exupery’s Spanish civil war press pass found

BooksJul 6, 2016

MADRID (AFP) -- An amateur historian has found the press pass issued to French writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupery when he covered Spain‘s 1936-39 civil war for several French newspapers, officials said Tuesday.The pass was lost because it was not stored with others given other reporters such as German photojournalist Gerda Taro, the partner of war photographer Robert Capa, Maria Jose Turrion, the assistant head of Spain’s Salamanca-based civil war archives told AFP.Dated April 16, 1937 th
Book probes Ohio’s role as national presidential bellwether

BooksJul 6, 2016

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Just in time for the Cleveland-hosted Republican National Convention this month and as the general election campaign heats up, a new book, “The Bellwether,” examines Ohio’s importance in picking the nation’s president.Every four years, Ohio becomes, to paraphrase its former tourism slogan, the heart of it all, with the candidates, their surrogates and news crews overrunning the state while a seemingly endless loop of campaign ads dominates its airwaves.The stakes couldn’t be h
‘The Birth of a Nation’ film inspires library lectures

CultureJul 6, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - Nate Parker's “The Birth of a Nation” isn’t out until October, but some libraries will be teaching about the slave rebellion that it‘s based on later this summer.“The Birth of a Nation: Slavery, Resistance & Abolition” will be offered in libraries, museums and other institutions from Aug. 21 through Oct. 30. Those are the dates when Nat Turner began his bloody slave revolt in 1831 and when it ended, with his capture. He was convicted and hanged days later.Parker said he hopes the
Italian Michelin star chef wins Korean cooking contest

Food&BeverageJul 5, 2016

An Italian owner chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant won a Korean cooking contest in Milan to promote the cuisine’s globalization Tuesday.Fabrizio Ferrari, the owner of Michelin one-star restaurant Al Porticciolo 84 in Lecco, north of Milan, won the “Global Taste of Korea Contest,” according to the General Consul of Korea to Milan, which organized the event.The Italian star chef topped the contest with roasted mackerel and broiled radish delicately set in the image of a fish.The event requires
Conferences on disability, religion, literature to be held in Seoul

CultureJul 5, 2016

Two international conferences will be held in Seoul from July 6-8, offering an opportunity for scholars from 30 countries to explore the topics of disability, ecology and religion.“Understanding Disability Through Literature” is slated for July 6, and is to be followed by the second conference, “The Story of Ecology and Religion,” from July 7-8. Both forums will take place at the Centennial Memorial Hall of Sahmyook University.“The conferences will provide a chance to draw up the future of human
International Youth Fellowship hosts cultural camp

CultureJul 5, 2016

The 2016 World Cultural Camp of the International Youth Fellowship, a Christian-based global youth initiative, opened in Busan’s Haeundae Beach Sunday. Some 4,000 university students from over 50 countries, about 30 ministers from 27 countries and the presidents of 23 universities attended the opening. In its 19th edition, this year‘s camp is organized under the slogan “The Ship of Change.” The annual event takes place each summer and includes diverse programs such as lectures, cultural performa