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Modern mating rituals in new fiction by Waldman, Roth

BooksAug 8, 2013

Like a contemporary Jane Austen, Adelle Waldman unpacks every nuance of modern mating mores in her debut novel, “The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.” (Henry Holt). The setting is literary Brooklyn, and her protagonist is Nate Piven, whose think-pieces for highbrow magazines and six-figure book contract make him a fellow to watch on the scene. These credentials, along with the crimson T-shirt peeking out of his unbuttoned Oxford to reveal the A-R-V of Harvard, are finally getting him some chicks.Eac
Monroe hoped to marry JFK

PeopleAug 8, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Marilyn Monroe, who notoriously had an affair with John F. Kennedy, apparently believed she was going to marry the president, even phoning the White House to tell his wife.The story, reported in a new book out Tuesday by journalist Christopher Andersen, asserts that Jackie Kennedy even told Monroe that the screen siren was welcome to take over her role as first lady.“And you’ll move into the White House and you’ll assume the responsibilities of first lady, and I’ll move out a
Korean-American diplomat to start work in Foreign Ministry

PeopleAug 8, 2013

A Korean-American diplomat will start her one-year stint at the Foreign Ministry this month as part of a Seoul-Washington diplomat exchange program, officials said Thursday.The 37-year-old diplomat, Booyeon Lee Allen, will replace Dewey Moore, who was dispatched to the Seoul ministry a year ago as the first U.S. diplomat working in the local Foreign Ministry under the joint program. “It has yet to be determined which department she will be placed in,” a ministry official said. Allen previously s
Former U.S. 8th Army chief improperly accepted gifts in South Korea: report

PeopleAug 8, 2013

Joseph F. Fil Jr., the former commander of the U.S. Eighth Army in South Korea, was found to have improperly accepted gifts while commanding U.S. troops here, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a confidential investigative report by the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General. According to a redacted version of the undated report, obtained by the Washington Post under the Freedom of Information Act, he improperly accepted a $1,500 gift of Montblanc Meisterstuck Classique roller-bal
‘Just Juice Cleanse’ chefs talk healthy, tasty liquid detox

PeopleAug 8, 2013

Christine Cho, a Korea-American raw cook chef from New York City, and Kim Yong-hui, an internationally trained pastry chef, have joined forces with Herald Ecofarm, a sister company of The Korea Herald, to create “Just Juice Cleanse.” “Just Juice Cleanse” is Korea’s very first brand of detox juices created to promote a healthier lifestyle by naturally ridding the body of unwanted chemicals and waste. “Detox programs get rid of toxins in your body very quickly,” said Kim. “Compared to just eating
Korean acid reflux drug gets nod from USFDA

HealthAug 7, 2013

Hanmi Pharmaceutical on Wednesday became the first Korean drug maker to obtain sales approval for an incrementally modified drug from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Ministry officials said. Esomezol is a modified version of AstraZeneca’s Nexium that treats gastro-esophageal reflux disease, commonly known as acid reflux. The sales approval from the U.S. regulator came after the two pharmaceutical companies reached an agreement in June that the IMD product didn’t infringe the patent
Crime novelist Elmore Leonard suffers stroke

BooksAug 7, 2013

DETROIT (AP) ― Acclaimed crime novelist Elmore Leonard is recovering at a U.S. hospital following a stroke last week.Leonard’s longtime researcher, Gregg Sutter, said Tuesday that family members are guardedly optimistic about the 87-year-old’s condition.Leonard has written 45 Westerns, crime novels and mysteries. Sutter says Leonard has been at work on No. 46.Many of his books ― notably “Out of Sight,” “Get Shorty” and “Be Cool” ― have become films. “Life of Crime,” which is based on Leonard’s “
Modern luxury meets Soviet retro chic as GUM turns 120

FashionAug 7, 2013

MOSCOW (AFP) ― In Soviet days, people queued here to buy Romanian boots or East German bras, but Moscow‘s vast GUM shopping arcade, which turns 120 this year, is now a luxury emporium that plays on Soviet nostalgia.The official 120th birthday celebrations will take place in several months at the Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin (GUM), or State Universal Store, whose three cream-walled arcades topped with a 16,000-square meter glass roof opened opposite the Kremlin in the Tsarist era on Dec. 2,
Juice cleansing trend hits Korea

HealthAug 7, 2013

In 2007, the internationally famous American pop singer and actress Beyonce Knowles announced on television her secret to shedding more than 9 kilograms in just two weeks. For 14 days Knowles went on the liquid lemon detox diet, consuming nothing but glasses of fresh water, pure lemon juice, cayenne pepper and natural maple syrup. The news of her quick-fix diet launched a new trend in health and dieting through liquid detox and cleansing methods. This detox diet is thought to help one cleanse th
Kim Yu-na No. 6 on Forbes rich list of female athletes

PeopleAug 7, 2013

Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na has earned the sixth most among female athletes in the world in the past year.The Internet edition of Forbes business magazine on Tuesday ranked Kim as sixth on the list of the world’s best-paid female athletes between June 2012 and June this year.Forbes estimated Kim’s yearly earnings at $14 million. Russia’s Maria Sharapova topped the list, earning a total of $29 million. Tennis took the top four positions. World No. 1 Serena Williams of the United Sta
Joe Yun set for post as U.S. envoy to Malaysia

PeopleAug 7, 2013

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Joseph Yun, a Korean-American diplomat, plans to begin his work as the new top U.S. envoy in Malaysia in late August or early September, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.Yun, principal deputy assistant secretary of state handling Southeast Asian affairs, underwent a Senate confirmation hearing last week for his nomination as ambassador to Malaysia.“He was confirmed by the Senate last week. He is expected to start his work in late August or early September,” the source
George W. Bush has heart surgery

PeopleAug 7, 2013

Former U.S. President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical, Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said. Bush, 67, was expected to be discharged Wednesday and resume his normal schedule the following day. “At the recommendation of his doctors, President Bush agreed to have a stent placed to open the blockage,” Ford said. “The procedure was performed successfully this morning, without complicat
Scholar discloses diary by manager of WWII Japanese military brothels

PeopleAug 7, 2013

New evidence showing that the Japanese military methodically mobilized so-called comfort women, or sex slaves during World War II, has been revealed. It also shows that frontline Japanese units had brothels as part of their organization and that they took comfort women as well as set up brothels whenever they moved. Ahn Byong-jick, a Seoul National University honorary professor, on Tuesday disclosed a diary kept by a Korean who had managed comfort stations, or de facto brothels, for Japanese sol
Business Korean classes offered in Yeouido

Expat LivingAug 6, 2013

Yeouido Global Business Center is offering free beginner and intermediate Korean classes with a workplace focus.The beginners’ classes run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. and are aimed at those who have studied Korean for more than six months. The intermediate course runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11:30 a.m. and are aimed at those who have studied for at least a year.The courses run from Aug. 19 to Oct. 17. To register, email a completed application form, which can be download
Seoul Global Center offers onsite business counseling

Expat LivingAug 6, 2013

The Seoul Global Center has launched an “Onsite Business Clinic” aiming to help foreign companies in Seoul strengthen their competitiveness in the market.Under the program, experts in business fields including marketing, management, trading, human resources and taxation will visit the companies free of charge and provide consulting services as well as customized business coaching in up to two of the fields. Consulting services can be provided up to three times in those fields.Businesses which ha