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Tears of Pyongyang

» by December 19th, 2011 at 4:47 pm » Comments (11)

Below are two videos from North Korean state TV showing just how much the people loved their leaders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWN6Qj98Iw Here is a 3 part look at Kim Il Sung's death more »

Kim Jong Il Dead Open Thread

» by December 18th, 2011 at 8:35 pm » Comments (44)

I decided to make a special open thread for this breaking news. It will be very interesting to see what happens the next few day, weeks, and couple of months... more »

NY Times Archives – 1922

» by December 16th, 2011 at 9:41 pm » Comments (0)

This is the earliest year for the free archives. 9 July 1922 more »

This Should Look Good in Yongsan

» by December 10th, 2011 at 8:11 pm » Comments (15)

John Rosenthal at Weekly Standard has the story of a Dutch design firm that is planning to build two residential towers that look like the World Trade Centers in mid-collapse: The ...more »

Nature vs Nurture

» by November 14th, 2011 at 3:25 am » Comments (6)

This picture proves that my family's attitude toward the world is genetic - not learned behavior:   more »

“I –Heart– NK”

» by October 11th, 2011 at 11:02 pm » Comments (6)

Over at the conservative American Thinker blog, they have a piece encouraing the Occupy X (Wall Street) protesters in the United States to emigrate to give Juche a chance. My most ...more »

Georgetown-China Brawl II

» by August 20th, 2011 at 9:37 pm » Comments (0)

This was too long for a comment with the quotes… From the video, the initial scrap is something you could see in any regular game when one or both ...more »

Book Review: Social History of the Early Choson Dynasty

» by August 11th, 2011 at 8:41 pm » Comments (0)

I can recommend this book I was reminded of today to any reader who has a general interest in history. It’s an academic book – based on the author’s ...more »

Black Ops

» by July 23rd, 2011 at 10:33 pm » Comments (15)

The news about a spree of killings (assassinations) of Iranian nuclear scientists made me think about one of the anti-US/USFK myths/items I first heard about teaching Korean adults 1996-98. ...more »

Politicians–Got to Love Them

» by July 22nd, 2011 at 5:51 am » Comments (2)

“There is a long-term plan to reduce the number of foreign English teachers,” said Shin Jong-cheol, a member of the GPC. “In ...more »

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