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Sep 3

Here’s Why We All Believe in the ‘Rule of Three’ for Celebrity Deaths

Aretha Franklin, John McCain and Neil Simon are the latest victims.
By John Bonazzo
A child in North Korea.
Aug 28

The Good News About North Korea: They Love Their Children Too

In the midst of fiery rhetoric, America and North Korea have forgotten each other's humanity.
By Dr. Tom Dolan
A statue of Kim Il-sung and farmers at a collective farm south of Pyongyang.
Aug 2

An American in Pyongyang: A Tourist on His Travels to the Hermit Kingdom

Professor Tom Dolan has traveled North Korea coast to coast
By John A. Tures
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) on March 18, 2017 in Beijing, China.
Mar 23

Rex Tillerson: North Korea Threat Is Imminent, Strategic Patience Is Over

By Austin Bay
People watch a television showing news reports of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, at a railway station in Seoul on February 14, 2017. Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korean media reported on February 14. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je
Feb 14

Is Death of Kim Jong Nam the Beginning of the End for North Korea?

By Michael Malice
<> on January 7, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea announced on January 6, 2015 it had successfully carried out its first underground test of a hydrogen bomb.
Jan 14

Going Nuclear: What Is the Ideological Justification of North Korean Militarism?

By Michael Malice
Kim Jong Il toasts US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at a dinner in Pyongyang on 24 October 2000. (Photo via Getty Images)
Dec 18

Michael Malice on the Magical World of North Korea

By Michael Malice
Dec 20

North Korea Threatens South Korea With Terrifying Fax

By Molly Mulshine
Michael Malice.
May 28

Forever Jong: Writer-Provocateur Michael Malice Takes on the Ghost of North Korea’s Eternal Leader

By Matthew Kassel
Kim Jong-il (Wikimedia Commons)
Mar 29

Michael Malice Will Write an Autobiography of Kim Jong-il

By Matthew Kassel
Mr. Schmidt, laying some knowledge on us. (Screencap)
Feb 22

After Eric Schmidt’s North Korean Jaunt, Foreigners Get 3G But Locals Still Out of Luck

By Kelly Faircloth
Dec 20

Considering the Unexpected Departures

By The Editors
Dec 20

North Korea Mourns Kim Jong-il

By Hunter Walker
Dec 19

Roundup: Carl Kruger's Day In Court; Robots Want Hillary to Run Again

By Hunter Walker
Kim Jong Il is dead but we're sure he approves of the message. (Getty Images)
Dec 19

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Announced Dead at 69; Unsure Future For Everything Now

By Drew Grant
Dec 12

North Korean News Agency Explains 'The 99 Percent'

By Hunter Walker
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (Getty)
Oct 28

North Korea Reports on U.S. Dissatisfaction With “The Wall Street”

By Hunter Walker
Jan 11

Kim Jong Un Got Hacked For His Birthday

By Observer Staff
Jun 2

Beware the Lavender Avenger: Torture Tactics for Gay-Marriage Opponents

By Simon Doonan
May 26

Wood War: Who Wins Today’s Grabby Tabloid Battle For Your Eyeballs?

By Tom McGeveran
Nov 27

Kim’s Nukes Ignite Korean War at Home

By Niall Stanage
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