Tag Archives: North Korea

All Hail Precious Leader

Posted on April 15, 2012 by gar

April 15, 2012 was an auspicious day in North Korea.  It saw the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of the country’s founder Kim Il-sung.  North Korea is known for much spectacle and pomp and circumstance, so of course an … Continue reading →

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The Pyongyang Boombox

Posted on January 17, 2012 by gar

(Ed.’s note:  This story is vaguely inspired by a dream.) A motley group of Americans found themselves wandering around a rail yard in the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea.  They were captured and taken in for questioning.  They didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Kim Jong-Il Looking At Things

Posted on January 13, 2011 by gar

My voyage on the shortwaves, mentioned a couple of posts ago, long ago took me to the peculiar country of North Korea — or more formally the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  DPRK is sort of a bizarre anachronism, a microcosm of … Continue reading →

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