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Arts & Culture What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund August 14, 2014 |The Pris Review If I said to you, “Describe Anna Karenina,” perhaps you’d mention her beauty. If you were reading closely you’d mention her “thick lashes,” her weight, or maybe even her little downy mustache (yes—it’s there). Matthew Arnold remarks upon “Anna’s shoulders, and ma..

17 of the Cheesiest Songs Ever 위의 그림이나 글자를 클릭하면 17곡의 노래를 들을 수 있음 17 of the Cheesiest Songs EverJuly 21, 2014 By Mariam Jehangir You know a cheesy song when you hear it. Whether it’s the lyrics, the beat, or even the voice, there’s something distinct about such a tune and can even cause a physical reaction – anything from ..

The Future of College? A brash tech entrepreneur thinks he can reinvent higher education by stripping it down to its essence, eliminating lectures and tenure along with football games, ivy-covered buildings, and research libraries. What if he's right? by Graeme Wood August 13, 2014 The Atlantic Monthly On a Friday morning in April, I strapped on a headset, leaned into a microph..

‘세기의 미인’ 오드리 헵번의 스무 살 친손녀, 이렇게 예쁠 수가… 동아닷컴 drawData('DA_ARTICLE_BODY'); ? --> 입력 2014-08-14 09:41:00 수정 2014-08-14 14:12:30 에마 페러 | 사진=하퍼즈 바자 9월호 패션계에서 생소한 인물인 에마 페러(20)라는 여성이 패션지 ‘하퍼즈 바자’ 9월호 표지를 장식했다. 타..

Named after a former South Korean boxer, they will knock you off your feet In focus, the task at hand is to wow Lille Vega (Photo credit: Sun Kil Moon official website) March 28, 2014 The Copenhagen Post by Ronnie Safarov Alternative music fans, get ready for possibly one of the most beautiful sonic experiences of the year so far. Mark Kozelek, the renowned singer-songwriter, e..

Liberals Are Killing Art How the Left became obsessed with ideology over beauty By Jed Perl Photo: Whitney Museum August 4, 2014, New Republic Do more and more liberals find the emotions unleashed by the arts—I mean all of the arts, from poetry to painting to dance—something of an embarrassment? Are the liberal-spirited people who support a rational public policy&#..

Members of K-pop group Billion, Ki-ryun (left to right), Ray, Betty, Song-yi, Seul-gi and Janet, pose for a photo at their rehearsal studio in Paju, South Korea, on June 10. | AFP-JIJI In search of K-pop stardom, band members push themselves to the limit by Jung Ha-Won AFP-JIJI Aug 3, 2014, Japan Times SEOUL – “Time to get up girls!” The call comes at 6 a.m. as it do..

Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 12:00 AM +0900, SALON 19 songs that prove how much pop music owes to black rock From Mariah Carey to Run-D.M.C., the most critically acclaimed pop of the last 60 years was shaped by black rock VIDEO Noah Berlatsky Follow EnlargeJimi Hendrix (Credit: AP/Legacy) When people think of black rock musicians, Jimi Hendrix is often the first name that springs to mi..

Feature The American Language A Historical Database of English in the U.S. By Ammon Shea | HUMANITIES, March/April 2014 | Volume 35, Number 2 + Click on image to enlarge. + Click on image to enlarge. + Click on image to enlarge. Robert Frost is reported to have said, "The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week." While this b..

Feature Korean Culture Is on the Rise. What About Korean Art? By James Panero | HUMANITIES, July/August 2014 | Volume 35, Number 4 The Śākyamuni Assembly, a Korean national treasure, was displayed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the spring. The enormous seventeenth-century banner is from the Hwaeomsa temple, located on a mountain in Gurye, and depicts the Buddha..