Korean author Kim Young-ha in New York (Kim Yoon-mi/The Korea Herald)'팟캐스트 '김영하의 책 읽는 시간' 곧 재개할 생각'트위터를 접겠다고 선언했던 소설가 김영하는 최근 코리아헤럴드와 뉴욕에서 가진 단독 인터뷰에서 트위터를 다시 할 생각은 전혀 없다고 밝혔다.트위터를 다시 할 의향이 없느냐는 질문에 김영하는 “트위터를 안 하니까 편하다. 안 하고 나서 좀 더 느긋해졌다”고 대답했다.그는 “(트위터를 할 때는) 매일 뭔가를 얘기 해야 할 것 같고 그랬는데 여기서 그걸 끝내고 나서 1주일이건 한 달이건 어떤 문제를 혼자 생각할 수 있게 되었다” 라고 말했다.그는 어떤 이슈에 대해 말을 한다는 건 “압력솥의 뚜껑을 여는, 김이 새는 효과”와 같다고 설명했다

This CCTV footage shows what might be one of the world’s cheekiest thieves attempting a getaway from a store in Lake Wales, Florida.The store’s security camera captured the suspect running away from the store clutching a case of beer.The video shows the suspect being let down by his baggy as he makes for the getaway car in front of the store. His fall relieves him not only of the beer but also his

(YouTube)Commenters have criticized the content of a YouTube video called “Baby And Dog Fight Over Food,” which shows a baby agitating a german shepherd by trying to steal its food.In the video, a baby repeatedly snatches the dog’s bowl while the animal is eating. Although the baby tries hard to keep the bowl, the dog reclaims its food with its front legs and concentrates on eating. Commenters rep

For Kwon Byong-hyon, former South Korean ambassador to China, almost everything should be considered in terms of the long-term health of the earth.“What do you think the earth has done for you so far?” Kwon asked in an interview. “And what, if anything, have you done for the earth in return?”His questions are hard to answer without taking a moment to ponder their implications at a time when the gl

(Rain)Rain posted a photo on his Twitter account of himself and English musician Sting. The Korean star attended a formal "TIME 100" party in New York. He published a message on Twitter this morning: “This man knows me even had a meal with me…. Here is Sting, the best, whom I liked the most when I was young. I’m speechless…… OMG!”In the attached picture, Rain is wearing a suit and posing with sing

(Asia News Network)Amateur Yan Donglong, afire in a petrol blaze, sprints through the SenBhola Forest Theme Park, Fogang county, South China's Guangdong province on April 25. Yan, 32, also known as "Fire King," is challenging the Guinness World Record for "Running the longest distance while on fire" and "Man plays the most items with fire." The previous record holder is a British amateur Keith Mal

Apple CEO Steve Jobs (Yonhap News)Apple’s founder Steve Jobs reportedly sent an e-mail to a customer that iPhones and iPads are not being used to track users, according to a U.S. website on Monday.“We don’t track anyone. The info circulating around is false,” wrote Apple CEO Jobs in an e-mail to a customer asking for clarification on the issue, MacRumors reported.The blog says that the customer fo

CAPE TOWN (AFP) ― South Africa’s apartheid state locked him up, Nelson Mandela was a fan and Jacob Zuma is suing for millions: all have been rich pickings for the fearless satire of cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro.From slapping down AIDS denials to taking a dig at Zuma’s multiple wives and offspring, his distinctive cartoons spark furious outrage to applause for their spot-on commentary of South Afric