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Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies

Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies

Coverage of culinary affairs has often reflected changing economic realities in the DPRK

Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko December 21, 2017
The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier

The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier

"Guarantee" depicts Pak as the ideal Party man and offers possible hints about his biography

The legend of Pak Pong Ju: a film tribute to N. Korea’s premier
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 11, 2017
Cooking up a storm: Moscow’s North Korean restaurants

Cooking up a storm: Moscow’s North Korean restaurants

How one DPRK-run establishment became the center of a media controversy in Russia

Cooking up a storm: Moscow’s North Korean restaurants
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 7, 2017
Ask a North Korean: What’s cool in North Korea?

Ask a North Korean: What’s cool in North Korea?

"South Korean culture plays a huge role in driving these changes"

Ask a North Korean: What’s cool in North Korea?
Park Ui-sung December 6, 2017
Cadres behaving badly: a cautionary tale, North Korean-style

Cadres behaving badly: a cautionary tale, North Korean-style

"Our Family’s Problem" is a compelling portrait of day-to-day Party life in the 1970s

Cadres behaving badly: a cautionary tale, North Korean-style
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 4, 2017
“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s

“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s

As trade with foreign powers dwindled, DPRK films encouraged citizens to skimp as much as they could

“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko November 29, 2017
Suryong skin care: North Korea’s burgeoning cosmetics industry
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Suryong skin care: North Korea’s burgeoning cosmetics industry

From anti-aging creams to skin-lightening facial toners, new brands are everywhere

Suryong skin care: North Korea’s burgeoning cosmetics industry
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 28, 2017
Words, words: North and South Korea’s differing romanization

Words, words: North and South Korea’s differing romanization

From diacritics to dodgy vowels, it's best for scholars to simply learn the alphabet

Words, words: North and South Korea’s differing romanization
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy November 21, 2017
Ask a North Korean: Do people talk about life after death in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: Do people talk about life after death in the DPRK?

"The regime seeks to prevent discussion of the afterlife"

Ask a North Korean: Do people talk about life after death in the DPRK?
Park Ui-sung November 16, 2017
Films for the beloved ones: the Gwangju Uprising in North Korean cinema

Films for the beloved ones: the Gwangju Uprising in North Korean cinema

Idealistic youth versus reactionary generals - it was a story too good for Pyongyang to ignore

Films for the beloved ones: the Gwangju Uprising in North Korean cinema
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko November 9, 2017