One of my favorite Korea bloggers, The Lost Nomad, is closing up shop, though for a good reason; to spend more time with family (and to go fishing more!). He’ll be remembered at his best:
Via the Times: "The exhibition features 400 hand-painted posters dating from the peak of the Dear Leader Kim Sung Il's power in the 1950s to the present regime led by his son, Kim Jong Il." The article has only one image, but has several interesting propaganda quotes.
- #Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and intense regimen compare more to the likes of Stuyvesant (my alma mater) in NYC or T.J. in Virginia (both highly selective, but publicly-funded high schools).
- #North Korea claims that on 25 April 1932 the Korean People’s Army (KPA, 조선인민군/ Chosŏn inmin'gun) was formed. However, the more likely accurate date is 08 February 1948. It is celebrated as “Military Foundation Day” in Kimland.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 5:36 am
Thanks for the kind words
I remember that pic from somewhere, please refresh my memory…
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:21 am
Awhile back you had a post about a Korean kid in the gym drinking at the water fountain for several minutes as you waited. Eventually you had the kid move so you could get a drink. I couldn’t find the post, but remember as I put together a couple of pics. The other one is;
http://www.dprkstudies.org/images/Nomads-folly2.jpg
At the time it seemed that anything an American did in Korea was apt to start a protest of some sort, though the anti-Nomad protest turned out to be fairly tame.
January 4th, 2008 at 6:00 am
I wish you the best of luck in all you do.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Like I noted at Nomad’s, it’s another big blow to the K-blogsphere, at least the parts of it I’ve swam in for a long time. DPRK Studies here made it official a little while ago that his light posting would continue for real world reasons none of us can blame, and Nomad is leaving altogether…..big sigh……the old neighborhood just isn’t the same anymore…..