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Kim Jong Il, Looking Gaunt, Makes Rare Public Appearance

AP | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


PYONGYANG, North Korea — A thin-looking Kim Jong Il made a rare public appearance Wednesday as North Korea paid solemn respects to his father, t...

Kim Jong Un Named Successor In North Korea: Reports

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy stude...

Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment


Jesse Larner

As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I'm supposed to feel mystically uplifted by the dean of activist folkies. But I never could stand Pete.

New From Lil' Kim Jong Il!

John Marshall | Posted 05.07.2009 | Comedy


John Marshall