Kim Jong-il

Is North Korea for real?

Pyongyang has (seemingly) pushed the Koreas to the brink of war. An expert separates threat from saber-rattling

Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 6:48 PM UTC
Politics Scientific American

Kenji Fujimoto correctly predicted the Kim dynasty chain of succession -- and North Korea's rocket launch

Justin McCurry, GlobalPost Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 3:49 PM UTC
News GlobalPost, North Korea

North Korean pop is a far cry from “Gangnam Style,” but it has a lot to say about a country we barely know

E. Tammy Kim Friday, Nov 9, 2012 6:10 PM UTC
Entertainment Radio Pyongyang, NK-pop, Pop

North Korea's late dictator was the unwitting participant in a number of marketing campaigns

Mirko Ilic, Imprint Wednesday, Dec 28, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
Life Imprint, Design, North Korea

Culture, coercion and fear for the future explain the extreme displays of grief over Kim Jong Il's death VIDEO

Bradley K. Martin, GlobalPost Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011 1:51 PM UTC 16
News GlobalPost, North Korea

The strange story of how the dictator stole a filmmaker and his wife to create his own "Godzilla" knock-off

John Gorenfeld Monday, Dec 19, 2011 10:07 PM UTC
Life North Korea, Kim Jong-il

Few will miss the North Korean despot -- except perhaps writers on "30 Rock," "The Daily Show" and "Team America VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Dec 19, 2011 10:00 PM UTC 11
Entertainment South Park, Kim Jong-il