North Korea’s newly minted leader wasn’t very impressed with this Pyongyang fun fair.
Ryan Seacrest was the unfortunate recipient of Sacha Baron Cohen’s publicity stunt at the Academy Awards on Sunday.
Tuesday’s links talk leadership — even if said leader is busy writing fan mail to famous people.
Kim Jong Il described himself as an “eternal ruler.” That description seems a bit more literal following the announcement that North Korea will embalm its Dear Leader for posterity.
In this brief clip, we see that a life spent impersonating the Great Leader suddenly looks bleak.
In case there are any doubts, Kim Jong Un is seen climbing inside a tank and riding a strapping gray horse.
– The age Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s new Supreme Leader, is believed to have turned today. The government has not yet made the day a national holiday, though the birthdays of Kim Jong Un’s father and grandfather are the nation’s most important holidays.
North Korea’s new Supreme Leader is a top contender for the Internet’s favorite meme.
— KIM YONG NAM, president of the North Korean parliament, speaking to crowds during a rally after Kim Jong Il’s funeral in Pyongyang (via New York Times)
Tuesday’s links emerge from a holiday hangover with impressive criminals and insufferable celebrities.
