An interview with the photographer who smuggled photos of the world’s most secretive nation (photos)

BY: ROB HOFFMAN North Korea is infamous for strange tourist stories. Visitors of Pyongyang return convinced that their entire experience—perhaps the entire city—is staged. The buildings, streets, restaurants and homes are mostly vacant, save the actors hired to impress the…

Apparently, North Korea has invented hangover-free alcohol

BY: ALEXANDRIA LEE Don’t let its Big Brother-esque dictatorship, brutal concentration camps, and general isolation from the rest of the world turn you away – apparently, North Korea is also now home to a new drink that has all the…

Turns out North Korean interior decorating looks like a Wes Anderson film set

BY: DANIKA MOIR Images by Oliver Wainwright Since the 1950s North Korea has maintained complete cultural isolation. From the 14th to 20th century Korea followed a policy of isolationism, believing that their culture was superior. When the country split into…

South Korea trolled Kim Jong-un with a K-pop song so hard he almost started a nuclear war 

M. TOMOSKI At the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, guards are always posted. Two stand on the southern side facing north, as you might expect, against potential threats. On the opposite…