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Sometimes propaganda and art blend together in a way that leaves the viewer unable to separate the two forces or discern which is which. Such is the case with the annual Arirang Games in North Korea, the epic gymnastics and synchronized art display that involves as many as 100,000 active participants. This year’s Arirang Games [...]
We were intrigued by a KCNA story reporting that Kim Jong Un—AKA “rockstar” according to the Washington Post—is sending autographs out to the people. What is more intriguing is that they actually show Kim Jong Un’s signature, and in one case—reproduced below—a brief note. Is there a handwriting analyst in the house? As with all [...]
We pass along this amazing collection of 26 digitally preserved photographs taken in Heijo (now Pyongyang) in the early 20th century. Thanks to Korea Peninsula Through the Lens for making these photos available to us. We also thank the USC Digital Library, The Maryknoll Mission Archives, and The Reverend Corwin and Nellie Taylor Collection for [...]
Someone recently passed along a link to the website of British photographer Charlie Crane. In it (click on “Personal” then “Welcome to Pyongyang”) a collection of 28 photographs of the city that he took in 2007 which were part of a later book by the same name that he produced with Nicholas Bonner in 2009. [...]
