About a week ago I’d mentioned the Vice Guide to North Korea, dropping daily on VBS.TV in 14 increments, each lasting three or four minutes.
After a shaky (though, later important) beginning with Episode 1 at the South Korean DMZ the series is taking off and is as good as I’d hoped. Don’t mistake, this isn’t in-depth […]

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Well, if this isn’t a must watch program I don’t know what is. VBS.TV, a free Internet network started by Vice Magazine co-founder Shane Smith, will present The Vice Guide to North Korea on March 3.
As someone who’s been fascinated by North Korea for some time I’ve grown tired of the whole “Hey, look I’m […]

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Good fun here from the Asia Times — a review of a North Korean karaoke bar in Beijing, written by a South Korean. Check out how the writer absolutely falls for the ladies.
The room looks like a typical karaoke room. There are comfy cushions with a table in the center. On the one side of […]

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This is from an ongoing series on Gadling.com about a writer’s trip to North Korea for the mass games. For the most part the series reads pretty similarly to ever other account I’ve read on the subject, and has the, frankly, dumb title of Infiltrating North Korea. (For a much better and even-handed treatment on the subject get a […]

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Twenty-two North Korean women in bathing suits looking at battleships out on the sea. According to the site, the women are also in the military.

For somewhat of a more accurate view of what the DPRK is like check out this fascinating photo essay done by ghosttreemedia.
[Cap tip to Marmot’s Hole]

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