north korea

In other news…

Ailing North Korean leader Kim Jung-Il paves the way for the succession of his son Kim Jong Not-Il-But-Would-it-Kill-Him-to-Lose-a-Few-Pounds. Read the rest of this entry »

Gimme a D! Gimme a P! Gimme an R! Gimme a K!

Fuck the rest of you, I’ve got my colours out and I’m nailing them to the mast of the world’s funkiest Stalinist basket case totalitarian dictatorship.

“CONTINUOUS UPSURGE AND BRILLIANT VICTORY…”: SERIOUSLY, WOULD I LIE TO YOU?

“North Korea has stepped up its threats to deploy nuclear weapons to defend itself as the families of two US journalists sentenced to 12 years’ hard labour called on Pyongyang to show compassion…” reports the Irish Times this morning. The unthinkable horrors of life in the Hermit Kingdom has been preying on my mind lately. So much so, that I’m planning a visit there later this year. Read the rest of this entry »