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Iconic ‘Gone With the Wind’ dress faded forever

FilmJul 21, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ― Efforts to preserve and restore several iconic dresses from the Oscar-winning Civil War movie “Gone With the Wind” have uncovered what might be painful for die-hard fans: Some of...
Another alleged Marilyn Monroe sex film surfaces

FilmJul 21, 2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ― A Spanish collector plans to auction what he claims is a newly discovered 8-mm version of a film purportedly showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was still an und...
Film, comics underpin annual Comic-Con

FilmJul 21, 2011

Amid the crush of “Twilight” fans and displays of upcoming movies and TV shows, the comic books that started it all at San Diego’s annual Comic-Con are still there championing the heroes. It was fou...
Photos of Beatles’ first U.S. concert fetch $360,000

MusicJul 21, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― In 1964, an enterprising 18-year-old snapped pictures of the Beatles’ momentous first U.S. concert in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Christie’s auction house said it sold 50 silver g...
20 percent of alcoholics are diabetic: study

HealthJul 21, 2011

Two out of every 10 alcoholics here suffer diabetes, too, recent research suggests. A study by Prof. Kim Dae-jin of the Catholic University on 226 male alcoholics from April-November 2009, saw 20.4 ...
Sportswear: marriage between fashion and athletics

FashionJul 20, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Some of the most fashion-forward looks have involved teamwork between designers of athletic sportswear and runway-worthy couture. It is what led to bikinis, bike shorts, tennis skirts...
Fusion hansik wows expats

Food&BeverageJul 20, 2011

About 15 people from different countries delved into dishes with such names as “Kimchi Pasta” and “Seafood Pancake of Seine River” on Wednesday at the Institute of Traditional Korean Food in Waryong-...
Ferrari dream comes true for Korean design students

Arts&DesignJul 20, 2011
Too much screen time? Experts might say you’re facing technology addiction

HealthJul 20, 2011

DALLAS ― Michael Decker is always reachable. The 42-year-old creative director from Dallas sleeps with his phone nearby on his nightstand. From when he wakes up and checks it until he sets it down be...
Klimt painting expected to sell for $25 million

TheaterJul 18, 2011
Rain to shine, Beady Eye rocks Swiss festival

MusicJul 18, 2011

BERN, Switzerland (AP) ― Rain turned to sunshine on the last afternoon of the Gurten Festival Sunday, as Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye’s hard-rocking front man, charged through songs from their new album...
English gentlemen do battle at Chap Olympiad

FashionJul 18, 2011

LONDON (AFP) ― Wearing their finest tweeds, stroking their sideburns and filling the air with pipe smoke, competitors and spectators gathered for The Chap Olympiad, an annual celebration of the class...
Warming up to active wear

FashionJul 18, 2011

Female fast fashion brands open new lines of exercise wear LOS ANGELES ― With women willing to spend $100 on a pair of cute yoga pants, retailers are racing to make workout clothes that are as much ...
Inventions join art in Smithsonian exhibit

TheaterJul 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Washington building known as the “temple of invention” when it was built in 1836 to hold the nation’s patents is revisiting its roots, hosting a new “Great Hall of American Wond...
8-meter sculpture of Marilyn unveiled in Chicago

TheaterJul 17, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― Marilyn Monroe’s billowing skirt shows it’s possible to catch a nice breeze in the Windy City. As dozens of people watched Friday, an 8-meter-tall sculpture of Monroe in her famous po...