Kijŏngdong is a village in P’yŏnghwa-ri, Kaesong-si, North Korea. It is situated in the North’s half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Also known in North Korea as Peace Village, it has been widely referred to as Propaganda Village by those outside North Korea.
The official position of the North Korean government is that the village contains a 200-family collective farm, serviced by a childcare center, kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, and a hospital.
Scrutiny with modern telescopic lenses reveals that the buildings are mere uninhabited concrete shells lacking window glass or even interior rooms, with building lights turned on and off at set times and empty sidewalks swept by a skeleton crew of caretakers in an effort to preserve the illusion of activity.
North Korea is fascinating. On Wikipedia, at least.
I have been thinking a lot lately about what I eat, what is in it, how much it costs versus how much it SHOULD cost, and how less ingredients are more and I probably don’t want a burger that only costs $1.
Excellent production and execution. With this and the 30 for 30 series, ESPN shows why the cable and satellite providers pay them more per subscriber than almost any other network.
I believe that the BP oil spill could have even bigger ramifications on our country than we already realize.
If this disaster exits the public consciousess without there being a 1:1 ratio of fault to accountability, then we as a nation will have demonstrated to our government (and the…
…is enjoy something. I wonder, with all the picture taking, checking in, liking, retweeting, is anyone taking the time to enjoy anything anymore?
sub-question: I see more people than ever eating by themselves. Are Facebook friends/followers/readers/badges convincing humans that they don’t need actual interaction?
If there’s one thing that I can’t stand, which has become so popular in the last 10 or 15 years, it’s the attitude of, “You know what? It’s so great because so-and-so doesn’t take themselves too seriously.” It’s like, hold on a second: I want my artists to take themselves seriously. Of course, I do. Why wouldn’t I want that?
In the Speaker’s Lobby, Paul describes the federal airline security system as an extra-constitutional affront to civil liberties, and thinks security should be handled by the private sector. Then he takes a rather un-presidential jab at the appearance of many TSA screeners, a workforce heavily populated by minorities and immigrants. “We quadrupled the TSA, you know, and hired more people who look more suspicious to me than most Americans who are getting checked,” he says. “Most of them are, well, you know, they just don’t look very American to me. If I’d have been looking, they look suspicious … I mean, a lot of them can’t even speak English, hardly. Not that I’m accusing them of anything, but it’s sort of ironic.”
Totally not a racist. Just a fan of things that are ‘very American.’
For the record, this is from a profile of RON Paul. Not Rand.
People say there’s a monotony to the way I sing,” Matt says, “and I totally understand that. But maybe it’s more entertaining to watch the pole-vaulter hit the bar than go over it. Hitting the notes is less important than the attempt. If you believe what you sing, if the notes are right is insignificant.
Matt Berninger, of the National, indirectly explaining why American Idol fails.
