It took some thinking. Last year I wrote about significant things that happened in the year, but it was much more of a short, goofy list. This year I wanted to do something different and dedicate the significant things to their own separate posts. Doing so gives them room to breathe, and hopefully room for me to write.
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I may get in trouble for using this image? Though it was released by the DPRK themselves. If not, here’s a delightful image of Militants showing Kim Jong-Il all of their favourite websites.

I would argue that North Korea had the most significant year, in terms of how much time it seemed to have spent in the news. From the strange Vice visit, to threats of missiles and assassinations, one couldn’t help but be strangely fascinated by whatever the hell was going on over there.

Media dubbed it the North Korean Crisis which seems apt. Though with it’s sauve/stubby new leader calling the shots, You Might as well dub it ‘North Korea’s Mid-Life Crisis’. Continue reading →