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Hotel of Doom is now set to open. If you’re here, you’ve either done something weird, are working, or are busted. This is the infamous North Korean hotel. Yes, it’s opening, most of us shouldn’t care about this 105 floor building, but the fact is, it took 24 years. That said, the last sentence is troubling. “Earlier this year the regime announced it would shut universities for 10 months and send students to work in factories, agriculture and the construction sector to help rebuild its economy by 2012.” That’s an education! (Telegraph UK – Hotel of Doom)
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Meet the Fourth Kim, and this isn’t just any Kim, this is Kim Jong Il’s G-son, Kim Han-Sol – the hipster with bleached hair, who’s not eating as much, also with stylish glasses. He was discovered in the last few weeks, (but news came out in the last 24 hours) after being accepted to a school, United World College in Mostar. The press release mentioned, “The entry of a student from North Korea, furthermore from a very well-known family, has understandably generated surprise and comment, some of it critical.” Since then he was tracked down on social media including Facebook and now all of it is closed down. But, is this really him? It would be funny if this were just some random kid with the same name. But the hair… it’s him. (yonhap – Kim Han-Sol)
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Scary. Reported to be in his late 20s, this is Kim Jong Il’s son who’s being thrust into the forefront of North Korea. It’s said that his resemblance to his grandfather, Kim Il Sung is intentional and maybe achieved with some surgery. Regardless, he’s portly at a young age, like his blood line and wears the Mao style outfits. Somehow he became a four star general – he’s a prodigy in the making. It’s also strange that although North Korea government would want to appear self sufficient, Kim Jong-Un is reported to have attended international schools in Europe under a pseudonym. (NY Times – Kim Jong-Un)
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Imagine fighting against the man. You feel like you’re doing great. Making change, helping your fellow comrades, and fighting the injustice of oppression. But then you feel a pinch. It’s not that bad, but then you freeze up and your body locks down. Then, you die. That’s how they do it in North Korea these days. A syringe to the neck and then you’re doomed. You don’t know where it’s coming from, but in a crowd, you’re not safe. (SF Gate – N Korea Syringes)
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Polaroids in North Korea? Polaroids make friends. Journalist Carlos Barria of Reuters went to North Korea, brought along his Polaroid and a new world emerged. Amazing photos. (msnbc – Carlos Barria)
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