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Kim Jong-un Has Now Officially Banned Skinny Jeans in North Korea
Fashion

Kim Jong-un Has Now Officially Banned Skinny Jeans in North Korea

Deeming them part of a “capitalistic lifestyle.”
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Joan Cornellà Drops 'K-Love' Vinyl Sculptures for Valentine's Day
Art

Joan Cornellà Drops 'K-Love' Vinyl Sculptures for Valentine's Day

An uncanny resemblance to Kim Jong-un.
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Inside North Korea's Fake Sneaker Production Industry
Footwear

Inside North Korea's Fake Sneaker Production Industry

Fake it till you make it.
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Photographer Raphael Olivier Offers a Rare Peek Inside North Korea's Capital
Travel

Photographer Raphael Olivier Offers a Rare Peek Inside North Korea's Capital

Capturing the pastel-ridden structures of the Hermit Kingdom.
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Portraits of North Korea Taken on an iPhone
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Portraits of North Korea Taken on an iPhone

Into the unknown.
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North Korean Interiors Mirror Wes Anderson Film Sets
Design

North Korean Interiors Mirror Wes Anderson Film Sets

Hermit Kingdom or Moonrise Kingdom?
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Photographer Hélène Veilleux Shoots Dystopian North Korea Through a Rose-Tinted Lens
Travel

Photographer Hélène Veilleux Shoots Dystopian North Korea Through a Rose-Tinted Lens

The power of a single filter.
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GQ Takes An Inside Look at the North Korean Film Festival
Entertainment

GQ Takes An Inside Look at the North Korean Film Festival

It seems unavailing, if not petty, that a movie might’ve caused one of the tenser international
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