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Luz Ding
Luz Ding is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. She covers China, U.S.-China relations and the Korean Peninsula.
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Evergreen Fat jokes and political satire: A look at DPRK humor in ‘Laughing North Koreans’Immanuel Kim’s new book on the history of North Korean comedy films reveals what’s funny — and what isn’t — in the DPRK It’s no secret that North Korea is often a source of humor in the United States, whether it be Trump’s snide “rocket man” moniker for Kim Jong Un or Sony Pictures’ 2014 film, “The Interview.” But North Korea is a country with its own sense of humor, too — and one that often pokes fun at the United States. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |