jealous no shade

North West getting dragged through the airport living the goddamn dream. http://t.co/4ahd9FFyej pic.twitter.com/bUpR2maHSA

— Gawker (@Gawker) March 18, 2015

an international North Korean gay sex scandal!

Actually, it looks more like a gay kiss and some heavy gay petting. Faith told me about these photos taken by South Koreans across the border of two North Korean troops engaged in a special hug.

Gay Star News reports that the Korean Friendship Association, which is sponsored by the government of North Korea, (DPRK) commented:

"While 'it is not customary for individuals of any sexual orientation to engage in public displays of affection... Homosexuals in the DPRK have never been subject to repression, as in many capitalist regimes around the world."

 via

the supreme leader waves at ladies and they wave back

VERY EXCITED TO MEET YOU

kate middleton says, "yeah kim, but wheres the jumbotron??"

look at the rest of these insane pictures.

BEWARE! North Korea is coming after you.

luckily, if you have the ability to use photoshop, and you've had a sandwich and some chips today, you're probably in better condition than the north korean army.

on the other hand, barack obama needs to up his game if we are going to compete with kim jon-un's severe skin fade and THREE landlines.

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA ALERT

If you were in or around North Korea yesterday, you may have felt the earth move under your feet. It doesn't have anything to do with Carole King's lifetime achievement award, no nothing like that. In fact those feisty communists are conducting some underground nuclear tests. Don't worry though, North Korea has about as much chance of sending a nuclear weapon our was as Iran does at flying that plastic toy airplane they are calling a stealth bomber. Hey North Korea, call me when you get cell phone service. via

happy birthday to the supreme leader

turning the big 3-0 (maybe)

every (impoverished / malnourished) kid gets 2.2 pounds of candy and a list of fucking chores!

stuff is happening in north korea

just listen to what this lady has to say about it!

pulgasari

As you now know, Kylie and I saw Argo last night which is based on a true story about how the CIA and Canada used a Hollywood cover story for getting some trapped state department employees out of a very difficult situation in Iran. She found a bunch of other stranger than fiction CIA spy stories (click here), and I came across this bizarre NORTH KOREAN movie called Pulgasari.

Apparently in 1978 under the orders of Kim Jong Il the North Koreans kidnapped a South Korean movie director and used the Japanese Godzilla team to produce a North Korean version with political themes interwoven in the story. Those North Koreans are zany!

north korea presents

Hey idiot, take a look out the window. The holiday season is just around the corner, so that means it is time for me to start dropping hints about what exactly I want to receive in my stocking and under the Jesus bush. If you are a point and click shopper, just go here. Also, if you have been wondering how to make an impact on the life of superstorm Sandy survivor, my amazon wish list is as good a place to start as any.

If you're up for the challenge, I am just gagging for some North Korean Kim Jong Un propaganda merchandise. It might be a little difficult to come by, but just think about the smile on my face when I unwrap my special new pin. Food for thought.

Given the rarity of these new badges, with circulation apparently limited to a specific ministry in a specific area, it is no wonder that they have proven popular among the select few who receive it. The Daily NK reports that these lucky recipients are “brimming with pride as if they’ve received a medal." via.

more korea stuff

this korean kid has gangnam style! just kidding he is actually kim jong-il's grandson and he is pretty westernized. for some reason he went to school in bosnia. watch him talk to an old white lady!

look, joel!

the pyongyang monstrosity is (not) finished!

creepy north korea stuff!

my new obsession with korea

Last night I watched this (netflix streaming) BBC documentary called "A State of Mind." In 2003, the film crew followed the daily lives of two young North Korean rhythmic gymnasts as they prepared for the annual MASS games, which is sort of like North Korean political theater mixed with the Hunger Games. Remember how awesome the Beijing opening ceremonies were? Its like that. North Korea is so highly secretive of what goes on inside, so it was really fascinating to get a glimpse at the daily lives of these girls and their families.
They hate Americans, they have nightly blackouts and air raid drills, they have state radio speakers installed in every apartment that can't be turned off, and only one tv channel that is also state run. Did you every read  Brave New World?

Then today, I got a little taste of South Korean insight when I read this article about the subtle social commentary embedded in the pop hit Gangnam Style. I realized that I know hardly nothing about this little Asian peninsula, but that I am definitely missing out. There is this new breed of consumer there "called Doenjangnyeo, or "soybean paste women" for their propensity to crimp on essentials so they can over-spend on conspicuous luxuries, of which coffee is, believe it or not, one of the most common." Who wants to go to koreatown for some karaoke and BBQ?

north korea : totes insane

this collection of photos is awesome.

photohunt : north korea

real.

p-shopped.

can you tell the difference?

i honestly can't believe any of it's real.

RIPs kim jong-il

that's 'rest in pieces', jicyww.

disco korea

this is the first time it has ever seemed like fun to visit north korea.

youtube classix

that north korea building down there reminded me of the ice king.

Go Bill Clinton!

Bill Clinton goes to North Korea and comes back with two young women. Not a joke, a subtle act of diplomacy that resulted in the release of the American journalists that have been prisoners there for months now. Good work Bill (not completely useless).

my favorite thing about North Korea is this building that they airbrush out of postcards because they are embarrassed. i bet thats where they kept lisa ling's sister. did anyone look in there before we sent our former president over to negotiate with the guy in the jumpsuit?

funny hillary

our secretary of state, hillary clinton, is in a funny diplomatic fight with north korea.

when asked about the north korean posturing and shit talk about missiles and what not she said, "Maybe its the mother in me. The experience I've had with small children and teenagers and people who are demanding attention: don't give it to them."

BURN!!

then this north korean diplomat got his panties ruffled and said, "We cannot but regard Mrs. Clinton as a funny lady... she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping."

good try north korea.

poor american journalists

the highest court in north korea has decided that lisa ling's sister and someone else deserve hard labor for the next 12 years of their lives.

the two journalists were working for current tv on a story about refugees or womens rights, depending on who you ask. they are accused of "hostile acts." there is talk of bill richardson or al gore or somebody going over there to get em back.