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One Free Korea » North Korea Shoots Great Confiscation Scapegoat

Posted 74 minutes ago

I suppose this at least implicitly acknowledges that The Great Confiscation didn’t quite earn “widespread support” from “[a]n absolute majority of workers from laborers, farmers and office workers” after all: North Korea has executed a ruling party official blamed for a botched currency reform, in a desperate attempt to quell public unrest and stem negative impact on Pyongyang’s power succession, ... [Link]

ComingAnarchy.com » “Extremely” funny

Posted 107 minutes ago

This movie trailer for Four Lions made me “explode” with laughter. “You are gonna die in that gear, lads.” “S’all for a good cause though…” Innit, though? [Link]

Martin Uden » Supporting UK/Korean Research Collaboration

Posted 4 hours ago

I visited Yonsei University with the Embassy's Science and Innovation Team this week. The team were keen to renew existing research links with the UK and to establish new ones. Yonsei is a beautiful university set in gloriously natural location overlooking downtown Seoul, and one of Korea's oldest and finest universities. Students were taking advantage of the sun (despite the ... [Link]

AMPONTAN » Indigestion

Posted 5 hours ago

The problem with socialism is always not enough socialism. More control by elites will fix everything! - Glenn Reynolds ONE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE publication in Japan is offering journalism in a new form. Instead of the classic inverted pyramid, it is presenting a sandwich in the hope that readers will focus on the supersized bread and not the microscopic slice of meat. ... [Link]

Far Outliers » Secularist Delusions in Revolutionary Iran

Posted 5 hours ago

From: Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World, by Vali Nasr (Free Press, 2009), Kindle Loc. 2325-50, 2372-87:The chasm between the Shah and his people had become glaringly obvious. What was less clear, but equally important, was a chasm between the communist and socialist visions for the country ... [Link]

환영합니다~ 문화재청 블로그입니다~ » 보이는 게 전부는 아니야. 이제 Living Heritage(살아있는 유산)!

Posted 6 hours ago

보이는 게 전부는 아니야. 이제 Living Heritage(살아있는 유산)! #1 여러분! 문화재를 하면 어떤 이미지가 가장 먼저 떠오르시나요? 2008년 2월 10일 온 국민을 가슴 아프게 했던 숭례문이 먼저 떠오르시나요? 아마 여러분이 생각하시는 것들 대부분이 유형문화재는 아닌지요? 혹시 영화 '서편제'의 판소리나 '왕의 남자'.....tag : 숭례문, 왕의남자, 유산, 유네스코, 전주, 문화재, 줄타기, 서편제, 판소리, 장인, 무형문화재, 유형문화재 [Link]

ComingAnarchy.com » Repealing “Don’t ask Don’t Tell”

Posted 6 hours ago

Map reflects a compilation of states allowing gay service via the Palm Center. Last month chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen made headlines with this: “No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie ... [Link]

Taki’s Magazine » American Naifs Bringing Ruin to Other Lands

Posted 7 hours ago

According to news reports, the U.S. military is shipping “bunker-buster” bombs to the U.S. Air Force base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The Herald Scotland reports that experts say the bombs are being assembled for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The newspaper quotes Dan Piesch, director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University ... [Link]

ROK Drop » Dan Choi Arrested for Disturbance In Front of the White House

Posted 8 hours ago

This guy Dan Choi really annoys me because he outs himself on national television and the Army goes ahead and lets him continue to serve and now here is committing a crime in front of the White House; I wonder if the Army is going to let this slide too?: Lt. Dan Choi, the openly gay Iraq war veteran who ... [Link]

ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal » Banchan: Park Ji-sung Whiskey. Seriously.

Posted 9 hours ago

From the Chosun Ilbo Here are a few links. I’ll add more today if I find or hear more interesting stuff. It looks like French distiller Pernod Ricard will distribute a whiskey dedicated to Manchester United’s Park Ji-sung. Said an official, “‘We expect the whiskey to appeal to fans ahead of the World Cup in South Africa in June.’” Maybe ... [Link]

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