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Hot Clicks: What’s Wrong with Lindsay Price?

Posted on 11 November 2009 by Korean Beacon

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Lindsay-Price-8What’s wrong with Lindsay Price?  She’s had some bad luck because Eastwick is the 4th show that featured Lindsay Price and was canceled.  Ouch!  We want Lindsay to succeed because she’s Korean of course, but man she’s had some tough luck.  She was previously on the supposed can’t miss “Lipstick Jungle,” but the writer’s strike ended up undermining its potential.  Now that’s bad luck.  To make things worse, her boyfriend from “How I Met Your Mother” just dumped her.  Don’t worry Lindsay – your luck will turn around.  For more on Lindsay’s bad luck, go to NY Magazine.

What’s wrong with Oldboy?
oldboyKorean movie “Oldboy” is a cult classic and a former winner of the Grand Prix prize at the Cannes Film Festival, so it should be an easy success story when Hollywood gets its chance to remake it. Right?! Apparently not. Stephen Spielberg was trying to make and direct this film with Will Smith in the lead role. It doesn’t get heavier than those two Hollywood heavyweights, but negotiations have broken down with the current rights holder (Mandate) and it’s back to a holding pattern. For the full story, go to the LA Times.

So where’s the best resort in South Korea?
hilton_namhae

The Hilton Namhae Golf and Spa Resort was named Korea’s leading golf resort and Korea’s leading resort in the 2009 World Travel Awards. The winners are chosen based on votes by travel agencies and tourism experts from around the world.  This is the third year running that the Hilton Namhae Golf and Spa Resort has won the awards in both categories.

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Top Ten Things to Do in Seoul in 24 Hours

Posted on 12 April 2009 by Korean Beacon

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Time Magazine published their top ten things to do in Seoul.  In my opinion, Seoul is a bit bipolar because it can be so homogeneous and isolated but yet it’s very metropolitan.  Wait, that sounds like all other big Asian cities.   I have to admit that I’ve only done a few of the top ten things, but if you’re across the Pacific and you have a clear 24 hours to run around Seoul then this may be worth investigating. The top ten things to do in Seoul are:

  1. Gyeongbak Palace
  2. Bukchon Village
  3. Shinsegae Department Store
  4. Bugaksan
  5. Itaewon
  6. Namdaemun Market
  7. Cheonggyecheon Stream
  8. War Memorial of Korea
  9. Seoul City Tour Bus
  10. Korean Feasts

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