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The History of the Mass Games
The History of the Mass games For the longest time people assumed that ‘Arirang’ and ‘Mass Games’ were one and the same, but in fact the mass gymnastics and art performances known as Mass Games in North Korea have occurred since as early as 1946, with all of them having their own themes and influences. […] More
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in Asia, Weird, Weird Stories, Weird World, World
Half president, half cult victim: Why Korea impeached Park Geun-Hye
Impeach!Impeach! Korea 2016 From a western journalist’s standpoint, the impeachment of Park Geun-hye in 2016 was a triumph for South Korea’s democracy–which it was– but there’s a catch: many don’t understand the intensity of the situation through a Korean cultural lens. Why was Park Geun-Hye so controversial to the Korean people? I’ll abbreviate her name […] More
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in Americas, Dictator Swagger, News, Weird, World
America Angry at Maduro Victory – without any irony
America angry at the victory of Maduro – without any irony. This whilst “President Trump” is still claiming victory. Not just claiming victory, but saying he has worked harder in the last 3 weeks than “in years”. Kind of like getting sacked and then REALLY trying while serving your notice. What were the election results? […] More
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anti-vaxxers are coming…….
Anti-vaxxers are coming and you can expect them to be as rude obnoxious and ignorant as ever. There’s a great phrase known as “first-world problems” usually meaning things like Waitrose doesn’t have any avocados left for example. These are as opposed to third-world problems, such as not having clean water to drink and shit like, […] More
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Adolph Hitler Wins Election in Namibia
Adolph Hitler Wins Election in Namibia! Yeah I know what you are thinking, that’s IMPOSSIBLE! Everyone knows that Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party fled to the moon after World War 2 right? And you would be correct to think this. In fact the Namibian Adolph Hitler isn’t the real Hitler, he was merely named […] More
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in Asia, Weird, Weird Stories, Weird World, World
The Last WW2 Japanese Holdouts
As you may know, World War 2 was a pretty massive and chaotic war. So chaotic in fact, that particularly in the Pacific theater in the war with Japan, the details of when it ended for many of those involved are quite sketchy. When so much warfare is being fought guerrilla style in sparsely populated […] More
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in Asia, Opinion, Weird, Weird World, World
What is a kibbutz?
What is a kibbutz? A short answer would be a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based around agriculture. Nowadays they have since expanded into other areas. It was famously extremely popular as working holiday. But, of course it was much more than this. Israel and the Kibbutz Few people realize, but in the […] More
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Maradona Wasn’t Perfect, But He Was A Working Class Hero
No sane person would suggest that Maradona was some kind of angel. His history with substance abuse is well known, at times he flaunted his wealth and he had illegitimate children. But make no mistake, through his later repentance he was a genuine working class hero. Humble beginnings of Maradona Diego Armando Maradona was born […] More
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