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Culture

Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea

Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic

Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic

In North Korea, Juche might have been acceptable in the 1980s, but being a bright African student wasn't

Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young March 13, 2013
Grassroots Movements for Voices in Exile

Grassroots Movements for Voices in Exile

Real lives in North Korea: Two day film festival kicks off in Australia

Grassroots Movements for Voices in Exile
NK News
NK News March 10, 2013
Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter

Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter

U.S. GHOSTWRITER SAYS HIS 'UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY' OF KIM JONG IL WILL EXPLAIN THE METHOD BEHIND THE DICTATOR'S MADNESS

Meet Kim Jong Il’s ghostwriter
Andrew Pascoe March 5, 2013
25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy

25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy

Rodman trip comes after 25 years of basketball diplomacy between U.S. and North Korea

25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy
Nate Thayer
Nate Thayer March 4, 2013
How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang

How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang

Basketball diplomacy follows an abandoned 2009 Eric Clapton visit, showing the important role of Kim family personal interests

How Eccentric Dennis Rodman Was Welcomed Home in Pyongyang
Nate Thayer
Nate Thayer February 28, 2013
Truth, Lies and Propaganda: The Hoax that Backfired

Truth, Lies and Propaganda: The Hoax that Backfired

The fake North Korean propaganda film that led to a South Korean expat having his life turned upside down.

Truth, Lies and Propaganda: The Hoax that Backfired
Sarah A. Son
Sarah A. Son February 26, 2013
Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea

New photos at RetroDPRK.com reveal scenes from the Song of Paradise Revolutionary Opera

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea
NK News
NK News February 22, 2013
Growing Pains for North Korean Defector Teens

Growing Pains for North Korean Defector Teens

Some integration issues are cultural, others are just a fact of life.

Growing Pains for North Korean Defector Teens
Sarah A. Son
Sarah A. Son February 14, 2013
Top 5 Similarities between North and South Korea

Top 5 Similarities between North and South Korea

What are the main similarities (and differences) between life in the two Koreas?

Top 5 Similarities between North and South Korea
Jae Young Kim
Jae Young Kim February 11, 2013
North Korea’s Mountain Man Goes Hiking in the Axis of Evil

North Korea’s Mountain Man Goes Hiking in the Axis of Evil

How one New Zealander explored North Korea's untouched mountain ranges

North Korea’s Mountain Man Goes Hiking in the Axis of Evil
David Slatter
David Slatter February 6, 2013