When someone says that J-Pop is an acquired taste they are likely thinking of artists like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Undoubtedly bizarre, PONPONPON is nonetheless mindless and catchy. The accompanying music video mixes the absurd with the surreal and is almost a piece of art by itself. It isn’t for everyone but if you’d like to take […]
Read MoreAs his first year as Supreme Leader concludes, analysts have an overall mixed reaction to Kim Jong-un’s style of leadership. Promises of economic reform, innovations in propaganda that has made it more outward facing in nature, and the introduction of a first family with his marriage to Ri Sol-ju are just three of the highlights of the newest Kim’s first year. While the […]
Read MorePakistan’s Supreme Court has issued an order for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with a corruption case involving power projects. It is unknown if Tahir Ul Qadri’s calls for the resignation of the government had any impact on the Supreme Court‘s order. [The New York Times] Related: Tahir Ul Qadri […]
Read MoreA report recently released by Navi Pillay, the United Nation’s chief human rights official, claims more than 200,000 people are incarcerated in political prison camps (kwan-li-so) in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The kwan-li-so are places where torture, rape and slave labour are common. It is believed that the scale of the crimes committed in North Korea amount to crimes against humanity. Because of […]
Read MoreTahir ul Qadri is a well-financed, extremely organized political reformer in Pakistan preaching the gospel of anticorruption and the need for Pakistan to purge its political system of corrupt politicians. He has reportedly hired thousands of buses to bring 4 million protestors to the capital of Islamabad for a planned march on January 14. These demands for sweeping reform are being […]
Read MoreThe always cheerful and delightful Cooking with Dog shows you how to make a delicious and beautiful Macha Roll Cake (抹茶ロールケーキ), a light desert sure to please that special someone this coming Valentine’s Day. You will need: (26x36cm/10¼x14¼ inch sheet) 4 Egg Whites 40g Sugar (1.4 oz) 4 Egg Yolks 40g Sugar (1.4 oz) 40g […]
Read MoreTurkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) confirmed to media outlets that talks were initiated on Imrali Island with Abdullah Ocalan to bring an end to the 30-year long conflict that has taken 40,000 Turkish and Kurdish lives. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in December that his government was engaging in a means to bring the […]
Read MoreFree Tibet, an organization based in London, UK, and dedicated to the total independence of Tibet from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), reported the man’s self-immolation and placed his age at 22. The immolation reportedly occurred in China’s Gansu province. Self-immolation is a brutal form of protest exercised by Tibetans protesting China‘s rule over their country which […]
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