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Hollywood-China production venture raises $220 million

FilmAug 23, 2011

HONG KONG (AP) ― Hollywood production house Legendary Entertainment and a Chinese studio have raised $220.5 million for the joint venture they’ve set up aimed at China’s increasingly lucrative film market.Legendary and Huayi Brothers Media Corp. said in a statement late Sunday that they’re selling a
Ceramic artist dishes out a new genre of work

TheaterAug 22, 2011

Jang Lee-soo, a potter who has never made dishes before, is holding her first dish exhibition at Gallery White Birch in Suyu-dong, northern Seoul. After receiving BFA and MFA in Ceramic Art in Hongik University, the artist made creative installation works out of ceramics. It was only recently, when
Art auction houses fighting over paintings

TheaterAug 22, 2011

DENVER (AP) ― Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses are fighting over the sale of four paintings by late American abstract expressionist Clyfford Still, each claiming it can offer a better deal.The city and county of Denver hopes to fetch at least $25 million for a new Clyfford Still Museum schedu
Saving lives through MDA was honor: Lewis

TelevisionAug 22, 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Jerry Lewis said that his years of service to the Muscular Dystrophy Association helped make him a star, but he didn’t provide details on his recent departure as the group’s national chairman.In his first public appearance since the that announcement, Lewis accepted a lifetime achie
Designer bridges music and fashion

FashionAug 22, 2011

Lee Ju-young, daughter of female designer Sul Yun-hyoung and C’est Si Bon music café owner, dresses top musiciansThis is the sixth in a series of articles on up-and-coming Korean designers. ― Ed.Her parents equally influenced her ― Lee Ju-young, founder and designer of the brand Resurrection,
Brains and beauty on show at naked readings

BooksAug 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Sit back and enjoy readings of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or Henrik Ibsen, sip a glass of wine ― oh, and gaze upon the readers themselves: they’re naked.That combination of delights is on offer once a month in New York thanks to the enterprising group Naked Girls Reading.At a recent s
Teenage popping dancer wins ‘Korea’s Got Talent’

TelevisionAug 21, 2011

A 17-year-old amateur popping, a form of street dance, performer became the final winner of tvN’s “Korea’s Got Talent” program on Saturday. Ju Min-jeong received an enthusiastic applause after successfully showcasing her impressive routine at the Top 10 finalists’ round held at Kyung Hee University’
Mona Lisa vanished 100 years ago

TheaterAug 21, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― It was an art heist for the ages: On Aug. 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the main gallery of the Louvre museum, lifted by an Italian laborer who later claimed patriotism as his only motivation.That Monday morning, at the crack of dawn, 30-year-old house painter Vincenzo Peruggia wor
Following in Darwin’s footsteps in Galapagos visit

TravelAug 19, 2011

SANTA CRUZ, Galapagos Islands (AP) ― The sea lion nursed her pup under a prickly pear cactus while an iguana clumsily marched away. A tiny penguin waddled on a rock as red and orange crabs clung to the craggy surface below.Welcome to the Galapagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago that inspired Charle
Umami Burger’s brand is sizzling

Food&BeverageAug 19, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― Umami Burger, the California burger chain with a modern spin and cross-cultural vibe, has struck a chord with Angelenos and now has the potential to join McDonald’s, Fatburger, In-N-Out and Tommy’s Hamburgers as one of California’s best-known exports. To celebrate, Umami founder Adam F
U.S. authorities recover stolen Rembrandt

TheaterAug 17, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― U.S. authorities have recovered a 17th century sketch by Dutch master Rembrandt, snatched over the weekend from a private art display at a luxury California hotel while a curator was momentarily distracted by someone who seemed interested in buying another piece.The Los Angeles Co
‘Spy Kids’ adds smell with ‘4-D’ Aroma-Scope

FilmAug 17, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Robert Rodriguez deliberately tried to make his latest “Spy Kids” adventure a bit of a stinker.Rodriguez, who helped usher in the new age of 3-D movies with the franchise’s third installment in 2003, is billing “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World’’ as a 4-D flick, adding scent ca
Camp encourages girls to study math, science

CultureAug 17, 2011

MONETEREY, California ― For an instant, it seemed like a scene from a Hollywood pirate movie.A ship at sea changes course when a mate cries out that she’s spotted something in the water. With all hands on deck, the crew uses a net to haul in the prize, and a chorus of cheers goes up at the sight of
Iraq’s last king lives on in Tintin comics

BooksAug 16, 2011

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― Everyone here knows that the July 14 bridge, a convenient route to the U.S. Embassy and government offices in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, marks a 1958 coup when Iraq’s last king was murdered. But not many know that King Faisal II lives on in the classic “Tintin” comic books.This
Move over Santa, Gaga is taking over the workshop

MusicAug 16, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Christmas is getting a makeover ― Lady Gaga style: The singer and her team are going to reinterpret Santa’s workshop and put it on display at Barneys. She’ll get an entire floor and take over the coveted windows starting in mid-November at the retailer’s flagship Madison Avenue