Style-savvy Korean suspense thriller dials W for wardrobeThursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:16PMKorean suspense thrillers are a little like Korean soccer games: rough, provocative and erupting with violence. Ultimately though, the scenes — like the soccer plays — are rigorously disciplined and calculated down to the tiniest detail. It goes without saying that both are extremely watchable. "Memories of Murder" (2003) and "Mother" (2009) — both directed by Bong Joon Ho — are among the genre ...
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For RockTigers, it's rockabilly and a lot of SeoulWednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 7:13PMWith a sound that reaches back to 1950s rural America, they have developed a following made up mostly of foreigners. Their dream is to play in the U.S. The band took the stage at midnight, five South Korean musicians with day jobs and a dream of stardom playing an unlikely brand of music borrowed from another place and time.
Winning CaptionsThursday, May 6, 2010 @ 7:08AMSix of your witticisms for canine couture
Forever 21's stylish sisters may be fast-fashion brand's secret weaponsMonday, April 12, 2010 @ 1:18PMBy Booth Moore Los Angeles Times Linda Chang and her sister Esther seem to have the stylish eye and marketing savvy to take Forever 21 into the future and make the brand a competitor on a global level.
No molds barredSunday, April 11, 2010 @ 1:00AMThe latest exhibit in the Kemp Center for the Arts’ NorthLight Gallery spotlights three Midwestern State University ceramics artists, though each one breaks the mold with vastly different styles.
Iconoclast changed music and fashionFriday, April 9, 2010 @ 12:44PMMalcolm McLaren, 1946-2010.
Oh darling, is that a gangster?Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 12:28PMIt's a mid-week book launch in the eastern suburbs. One expects the usual: women with architectural haircuts and men with interesting spectacles. Earnest gossip about literary prize longlists and book advances. Warm chardonnay and canapes.