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Walters to interview Lohan next month

TelevisionOct 17, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― Barbara Walters says she will interview Lindsay Lohan next month for ABC’s “20/20’’ newsmagazine.Walters announced on Monday’s edition of her talk show, “The View,’’ that the interview will air on Nov. 16. It paves the way for Lohan’s would-be comeback project, “Liz & Dick,’’ which premieres later that month.The Lifetime biopic stars the 26-year-old actress as screen diva Elizabeth Taylor. It spotlights Taylor’s quarter-century love affair with celebrated leading man Richard Burt
JYP’s Manhattan office hit for yet another violation

MusicOct 17, 2012

The New York office building of the Korean entertainment industry mogul Park Jin-young, more popularly known as JYP, was recently hit with another construction code violation, pending a hearing, by the Department of Buildings in New York City. The three-story building located in midtown Manhattan is said to be used as office space for JYP Entertainment. However, last month the building received a construction violation notice which claimed that the first floor of the building is currently being
Seven masterpieces stolen in Dutch museum heist

TheaterOct 17, 2012

Seven masterpieces, including paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Gauguin, were stolen from a Dutch museum in a pre-dawn heist Tuesday, police said, with an expert adding the haul could be worth up to 200 million euros ($260 million).Alerted by an alarm but arriving at the museum in Rotterdam after the thief or thieves had fled, police said they had launched a major investigation that includes interviewing possible witnesses and examining closed-circuit television.“On Tuesday morning seven
JYP music studio in N.Y. faces another fine

MusicOct 17, 2012

JYP Entertainment’s recording studio in New York City is expected to face fines for a construction violation.According to NYC Department of Building’s website, the major K-pop agency could be fined $1,200 for using the first floor of the building in Manhattan as a “music studio,” while the basement to third floor is registered as an “office.”The Web document indicates that the maximum penalty of $10,000 could be imposed, depending on the hearing scheduled for Nov. 1.The entertainment agency has
Psy appears in video promoting S. Korea's bid to host GCF Secretariat

Oct 16, 2012

"Gangnam Style" star Psy has appeared in a video promoting South Korea's bid to host the secretariat of an international fund aimed at fighting climate change, with his viral song playing in the background alongside promotional images of the bid.South Korea's Songdo, west of Seoul, is among the six competitors vying for the right to host the secretariat of the Green Climate Fund, a mechanism estab
Women artists take over Seattle Art Museum

TheaterOct 16, 2012

SEATTLE (AP) ― Inspired by the Pompidou Center in Paris, which for nearly two years removed all the men’s art from its modern galleries, the Seattle Art Museum is letting women take over its downtown building this fall.Lovers of art by men can still get their fill in the museum’s Renaissance, Asian and Native art galleries, but those who want to explore art from this past century will be studying the contribution of women to photography, video, painting and sculpture.The show is a subset of the
Korean indie scene pays tribute to the Beatles

MusicOct 16, 2012

Eleven artists from the Korean indie-rock scene will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the most recognized rock and roll legends of all time: John, Paul, George and Ringo. “Singing the Beatles” is a special two-day event celebrating the revolutionary band that needs no introduction and who John Lennon himself described as “more popular than Jesus.”“The Beatles … what more of an explanation do you need?” said the band members of the alternative rock group the Moonshiners. “It’s not about whe
Rolling Stones announce 50th anniversary gigs in Britain, U.S.

MusicOct 16, 2012

LONDON (AFP) ― The Rolling Stones will rock the stage once again with four gigs in Britain and the United States to mark their 50th anniversary, the legendary British band confirmed Monday.In a video released on the Stones’ website and their Facebook page, frontman Mick Jagger, 69, and his three bandmates announced four dates in London and New Jersey, confirming widespread rumours of fresh live concerts.Jagger, who had dropped hints in recent months that the band would tour again, told BBC radio
‘Red Lantern’ to be raised in Korea

TheaterOct 16, 2012

National Ballet of China to stage Zhang Yimou’s ‘Raise the Red Lantern’China’s leading ballet troupe the National Ballet of China will be in Korea this week to stage its original ballet “Raise the Red Lantern,” directed by the country’s best-known filmmaker Zhang Yimou. The production is based on Zhang’s famous 1991 film of the same title, which starred actress Gong Li as a young woman who becomes one of the concubines of a wealthy man during China’s Warlord Era. Zhang reworked this masterpiece
Scarlett Johansson, Nate Naylor break up

FilmOct 16, 2012

Scarlett Johansson (AP)Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has ended her year-long romance with advertising executive Nate Naylor, UsMagazine.com said Monday.The couple broke up within the last week, the celebrity news website said without giving a reason.Johansson divorced actor Ryan Reynolds in late 2011 after nearly three years of marriage.Reynolds wed actress Blake Lively last month after les
Before Facebook, there was Manet, painting friends

TheaterOct 15, 2012

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) ― Long before smartphones turned so many of us into amateur photographers and revolutionized how we depict each other through social media, there were the works of French Impressionist Edouard Manet.Known for portraits of friends and celebrities of his era, the painter often called “the first modern artist’’ came of age during the mid-1800s when photography first became available to the public. He even kept his own collection of photos of the subjects he painted.Manet’s portrai
Busan Biennale presents fresh, provocative contemporary art

TheaterOct 15, 2012

Artists shed light on painful memories of rapid modernization and labor movementThe 2012 Busan Biennale engages with the audience with experimental and provocative contemporary art by young Korean and foreign artists, keeping the core values of the original form of the art event, which was an exhibition for young artists in Busan. Young local and international artists present thought-provoking artworks that shed light on social and environmental problems stemming from rapid modernization.Austri
When a “Company Man” tries to quit his job

FilmOct 15, 2012

So Ji-sub returns as a professional killer in his latest action flickHe seems like yet another urban professional in Korea who has no life outside of his work. The 30-something is one of the most trusted employees at his work, and always gets things done right. But when he tries to quit his job, he faces a series of ordeals that tests his courage and fortitude. Director Im Sang-yoon’s feature debut “A Company Man” shows the extremes of Korea’s office politics, and the mundane lives of urban prof
Psy gallops his way Down Under

MusicOct 15, 2012

The dancing machine Psy has begun another promotional tour with a trip to the land down under, performing on the music reality TV show “X Factor” and morning show “Sunrise.” Psy’s fame among his Aussie fans is still red hot as “Gangnam Style” is currently ranked number one on Australia’s ARIA singles chart. As the brains behind the addictive horse dance choreography sets off around the world on his promotional tours, he has revealed that his next single will be in English, and that he is feeling
Kaas to return to Seoul with sounds of Piaf

MusicOct 15, 2012

French singer-actress Patricia Kaas will hold two concerts in Seoul in promotion of her newest live album “Kaas chante Piaf,” or “Kaas sings Piaf.”Kaas, considered one of the most internationally successful French singers today, is set to perform the celebratory show in 45 countries. The “Kaas sings Piaf” concert tour is in commemoration of renowned French musician Edith Piaf, who passed away 50 years ago this year. Piaf was widely regarded as France’s national pop singer and become an icon in t