Art and Performance
Up Close and Personal: Dennis Rodman Hits Pyongyang
The capricious act of a dictator addicted to hoops, piercing the ethos of foggy secrecy in Pyongyang, or just a calculated push forward for North Korean sports propaganda? Christopher Green investigates.
Exit the Dragon: Sino-NK’s Roundtable on 2012 Reads
The editorial team discusses the most stimulating reads and debates of lunar year 2012, the Year of the Dragon.
The Passing of Kim Jong-il: North Korea Still Mired in “Charismatic Politics”
Charisma is hard to obtain and harder to retain. It is also ephemeral. Kim Jong-un wants it, has some, but needs more. Roger Cavazos starts watching the sky in the first of our anniversary extravaganza.
Technology Linking: The DPRK’s “Quiet Opening”
Jimin Lee unfolds more sanction-busting tactics bringing the North Korean television scene up to date from Beijing. Intro by Roger Cavazos.
Reviewing “The Flower Girl”: DPRK Sea of Blood Opera Troupe on Tour in China (3)
What are the harmonic underpinnings of North Korean persuasion and social control? Adam Cathcart continues with an examination of a core DPRK opera.
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