09 April 2008

Tourist pix of North Korea: Paul Koontz on TED.com

While in Asia in 2007, TEDster Paul Koontz got the priceless chance to spend a few days in North Korea. He brought his kids and his camera, capturing both quotidian detail (like the military bearing of a lonely traffic warden) and the grand spectacle leading up to the Mass Games. This short slideshow gives a rare perspective on a culture that the rest of us know far too little about. (Recorded March 2007 in Monterey, California. Duration: 06:23.)

Watch Paul Koontz's talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.

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taleof sixstrings – April 17 2008

Too bad there wasn't enough time for the speaker. He hardly ever touched some of the most important things he could probably say.

I did some readings 2 years ago about North Korea and wrote about it. To get a better picture of the country: (copy and paste, that's "html" at the end and not htm)

http://taleofsixstrings.blogs.friendster.com/a_tale_of_six_strings/2006/10/_are_you_from_n.html