• Lifestyle

    Worker’s performance improves with smartphone off

    A study has found that workers are happier and improve their performance if they give up using their smartphones one evening a week, the Daily Mail reported on March 19. The results come from a research team at Harvard Business School who monitored professionals being banned from monitoring their…

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  • Lifestyle

    20th anniversary of Seo Taiji and Boys

    A photo taken in 1995 shows, from left, Lee Juno ,Yang Hyun-suk, and Seo Taij. Seo Taiji and Boys changed the history of Korean pop music when they debuted in 1992 with “I Know.” “Nan, arayo!” (I know! in English) With that musical declaration, the history of Korean pop…

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  • Lifestyle

    Einstein’s famed formulas, photos, love letters go online

    Photo shows the printed announcement of Albert Einstein’s marriage to Mileva Maric in 1903, presented at a press conference to lauch the Einstein Archives Online in Jeursalem on March 19, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> An online archival website cataloging more than 80,000 of Albert Einstein’s collected papers and notes,…

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  • Expect the unexpected

    “Expect the Unexpected (or You Won’t Find It): A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of Heraclitus” is an extraordinary book. Roger Von Oech’s book is based on the teachings of Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.535–c.475 BCE), who was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and a native of the Greek…

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  • Lifestyle

    Heartthrob determined to go beyond his image

    More than a decade into his career, Joo Jin-mo, 37, is still considered one of the best-looking faces in Korean cinema. He is also a victim of that image, however, incarnating one virile leading man after another. Even in his newest film “Gabi” that opens today, he plays that…

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  • Lifestyle

    Both men and women dislike clothing that is too revealing

    Unexpectedly, both men and women dislike clothing that is too revealing, according to a survey Sunday. Clothing that is too revealing was the worst dress both for men and women, followed by jogging suits (16.7 percent for men, 15.5 percent for women) and everyday casual (16.7 percent for men,…

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  • Society

    Hallyu boom triggers bureaucratic turf war

    Ministries vie for dominant role as K-pop leaps borders The hallyu, or the Korean wave, its market grew tenfold last year, compared with a decade ago. According to industry experts, the K-pop craze, which is contagious among young people in Asia, Europe and Latin America, is a key driver…

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  • Lifestyle

    ‘Korean food is so healthy and delicious’

    Host of US TV cooking show touts local cuisine as Asia’s soul food Her husband may be a world-renowned chef, but when it comes to Korean cooking, Marja Vongerichten is the boss. The former model and actress, who calls Korean food the soul food of Asia, took her love…

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  • Winter boots in Kuwait?

    Recently, winter boots have been all the trend here in Kuwait. Short boots, tall boots, boots with fur and boots made out of rubber are but a few of the styles being modeled in Kuwait’s malls, restaurants and any other public location. Many of these boots are needless in…

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  • Society

    Gangnam’s non-smoking plan ignores foreigners

    Banners to publicize a non-smoking policy hang on Gangnam Street in Seocho District, southern Seoul, Tuesday. The district started a public notification campaign on March 1 before introducing the policy, which imposes fines on smokers, from June 1. Gangnam and Seocho district offices in southern Seoul, which will start…

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