On Smoking Weed in North Korea

An insightful and well-written look at the culture and everyday life of rural North Korea from the eyes of a traveller. Weed smoking, yes, included. This dude looks like he has good stories to tell.

Organic, cheap, the real thing. Only in North Korea.
Organic, cheap, the real thing. Only in North Korea.

 

North Korean Mass Games

If you want an existing state that’s more like Oceania than any other, look no farther than North Korea, at least as far as complete control on the population’s lives and the adoration of a leader and a banner go. The videos are literally awesome: they are awe-inspiring.

High-quality photographs and article on German photographer receiving permission to photograph the games for the first time in 2011. Softness is what killed Kim Jong-il.

Finally, and while we’re still on North Korea, it didn’t take me a lot of YouTube Hopping to reach to the following. It was too good not to post!