Harry's Place

Sometimes it’s a little too easy to laugh at what seems to us the utter absurdity of North Korea’s ruling dynasty (now in its third generation) and the worship they shamelessly encourage.
But we should never forget the sinister and brutal side of life in that hell.

Nor should we ever forget that the Communist Party of [...]

An essential function of ICBMs is that there are capable of traversing continents, just as nuclear tests are expected to be accompanied by at least attempts at tests. In North Korea, as the Dear Larder grapples with the new-found responsibilities following the departure of his father – to a netherworld stalked by shades of his [...]

… because there is no fuel and all the unicorns are in their stables.
Kim Jong-il may have been born under a double rainbow. He was not, as far as we have been told thus far, born in a unicorn stable. There is, however, every possibility now that the Juche propaganda machine soon will be peddling [...]

THIS IS A GUEST POST BY THE SHADE OF MALCOLM CALDWELL

As I float through the gently undulating stems of the Asphodel Meadows, it is undeniably challenging to compose this message. I am fortunate, however, to have encountered computers and other data storage devices before my demise so can be channeled through one.
My fellow shade, [...]

Perhaps with fond memories of childhood trips, Kim Jong-eun has confirmed he has tied the knot. There are doubts about the identity of his excellent horse-like lady, with BBC News naming her as Ro Sol-ju and the reports I worked with here naming her as Hyon Song-wol.
One thing is certain, though. Liz Lemon [...]

As Kim Jong-eun surveys his next meal – like his father before him – as his old friend and Kim Jong-il’s sushi chef, Kenji Fujimoto announces a return to the Hermit Kingdom, let us move away from totalitarian cuisine and arresting mental images of the Kims consuming fish like Jabba the Hutt.
In September 2011, RoK [...]

After Charlie Skelton’s brainfart on Syria, some nincompoop at Comment is Free has geared-up the intellectual diving technology and plumbed new depths of moral deficiency (Tm. Lamia) by commissioning another nutter.
This time it is new arrival Paul Watson, who is described as an author and journalist (his oeuvre appears to be limited to [...]

With power comes responsibility and the need for personal sacrifice. Before he was confirmed as the Great Successor to the departed-but-still-present Eternal Leader, Kim Jong-eun had been linked romantically to Juche sex-kitten and leader singer of Bochonbo Electronic Music Band, Hyon Song-wol.
Then came the onerous affairs of state, such as playing chicken with South [...]

Guest post by DaveM
Remember these heartbreaking scenes?

The good news is that he faked his own death in order to escape from those arrogant nefarious Zionist Usurpers and their Expansionist Genocidal Colonial Death Machine® and has made his way to the “thriving socialist nation” of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea under the guidance [...]

No good late, it should never have happened, Anna Wintour has repudiated her admiration for Asma Assad. As the fragrant smell dissipates in the desert breeze, Joohee Choe of ABC has leapt into the maws of stupidity with a piece praising the sartorial tastes and community spirit of Kim Jung-eun:
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Attempting to forge a new image for [...]