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Kim Hoo-ran

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Kimchi’s new chapter: Korea’s traditional condiment blurs culinary borders

Food&BeverageSept 30, 2011

Marja Vongerichten’s new cookbook and public television travel/culture/cooking series share the same name: “The Kimchi Chronicles.” The choice of kimchi in both titles was easy.“Kimchi is so distinct to Korea,” Vongerichten says. “It’s the first thing people think of. It’s a great attention-grabber.
Nepal launches Great Himalayan Trail

TravelSept 30, 2011

KATHMANDU (AFP) ― Nepal has officially opened the Great Himalayan Trail, one of the longest and highest trekking routes in the world, the tourism board said on Thursday.Billed as the ultimate trek, the arduous hike over Nepal’s mighty Himalayas stretches from Taplejung in the shadow of the world’s t
French feminists fight to give ‘mademoiselle’ a miss

CultureSept 29, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― French feminists have launched a campaign to abolish the use of “mademoiselle,“ a term for an unmarried woman still used on official papers which they say demeans and enshrines sexism.France has no equivalent to the ambiguous “Ms” used in English, and French feminists do not see the ne
Tony Bennett, 85, tops U.S. album chart for first time

MusicSept 29, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Tony Bennett made music history Wednesday when he topped the Billboard album chart for the first time in his 60-year career ― and became the oldest living act ever to do so.Bennett, 85, a 15-time Grammy winner who plays London and Copenhagen next week, reached the summit with “Du
Russian Orthodox Church slams 2 acclaimed authors

BooksSept 29, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) ― A senior Russian Orthodox official claimed Wednesday that novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez justify pedophilia and said they should be banned in the nation’s high schools.Father Vsevolod Chaplin’s demand that Russia’s government investigate and limit the use of the
Elton John starts 3-year Las Vegas run at Caesars

MusicSept 29, 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year headlining gig at Caesars Palace.The five-time Grammy winner was set to perform Wednesday night for the first of 16 shows scheduled through October, the first performances of a new show titled “The Million Dollar Piano.”The remai
Bob Dylan paintings under fire

MusicSept 29, 2011

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Bob Dylan faced uncomfortable questions Wednesday over several paintings in a New York exhibition by the prolific singer-songwriter that appear to have been copied directly from other artists’ photographs.The paintings are part of a show at the Gagosian Gallery titled “The Asia Seri
Roving art show brings Picasso to Cuban masses

TheaterSept 29, 2011

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) ― A traveling exhibition of art donated by a U.S. philanthropist is giving Cubans outside the capital a rare chance to see works from masters such as Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol that would normally hang in world-class galleries instead of sleepy provincial cities.Selection
Paris fashion week opens in black and white

FashionSept 28, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― Paris Fashion Week got off to a black-and-white start on Tuesday as a duo of Asian designers sent out Spring-Summer looks for 2012 that played on monochrome in both setting and style.The global fashion pack descended on a Paris basking in gorgeous Indian Summer sunshine for the finale
Bring your kitchen out of the dark with layers of light

Arts&DesignSept 28, 2011

Lighting is often described as the jewelry of the home. But it’s more critical than that, especially in kitchens, where it’s all about slicing, dicing and reading recipes. So maybe the new catchphrase should be: “Lights are the eyes of the home.”“Kitchen lighting is so crucial and should be one of t
London stages Shakespeare’s plays in 37 dialects

TheaterSept 28, 2011

LONDON (AFP) -- Actors from around the world will converge on London next year to stage all of Shakespeare’s plays in 37 different dialects and styles, from a hip-hop “Othello” to “The Comedy of Errors” in Farsi.The six-week marathon at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre begins on April 23 and is timed to
Jett, GNR, Heart, The Cure nominated for rock hall

MusicSept 28, 2011

Long ago, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts professed their love for rock ‘n’ roll. It’s time to see if the feeling runs both ways.The iconic rock act is on the list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for the 2012 class released Tuesday. Women who rock feature prominently among first-time nominees.
Brazil, Japan win International Emmys for news

TelevisionSept 28, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Television networks in Brazil and Japan won their first-ever International Emmy Awards in the news and current affairs categories.Brazil’s TV Globo won the International Emmy for news on Monday for “Jornal Nacional: War on Drugs,” about the four-day raid in November 2010 by security
Sit! The half-dozen commands every dog should know

FashionSept 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Your mutt isn’t destined to be a movie star, therapy dog, bomb-sniffing expert, AKC champion or working K9?No worries. He or she can still be a well-behaved pet. A basic obedience class is one way to do it. But a little home-schooling can do wonders.Three veteran trainers were ask
Hong Kong grannies awarded taekwondo black belts

PeopleSept 28, 2011

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Too old to learn taekwondo? Not for a group of Hong Kong grandmothers who became black belts after demonstrating their kicking and punching prowess, according to a report Wednesday.The seven women, aged 63 to 74, received the top ranking in the Korean martial art after passing a t