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"Far from being a Confucian or Stalinist patriarchy, in other words, North Korea is that very rare thing, a dictatorship without a father principle. Erich Fromm once wrote that such states can have no conscience—an assertion that Japan’s exploits under another “parent leader” would seem to confirm. Though not nearly as destructive, North Korea has often behaved on the world stage in a comparably irrational and unpredictable manner. Rashness is celebrated on the home front, too. The masses are daily reminded that because they are uniquely good—Kim: “There is no people as good as ours in the world”—they should remain true to their instincts. Not surprisingly, then, social and domestic life is marked by a far higher degree of violence than was the case in the old Soviet bloc. Foreigners tend to miss all this. A recent British documentary about life there, which pitched the popular fallacy of North Korea as an old-school communist state, bore the title A State of Mind. When the film was screened in Pyongyang, officials renamed it A Country of Feelings. It was their way of making clear that, as Nietzsche might have put it, theirs is more a Dionysian than an Apollonian society."
— Kim Jong-Il is dead. What’s next for North Korea? B.R. Myers pondered Dear Leader’s death in 2008. Read more at The Atlantic (via theatlantic)
What’s for dinner? A different take on the Wall Street story
Today’s NYT piece on cooking, food and Wall Street protest culture.
thesealthlife: SAM’s new exhibit, Luminous.
SAM didn’t have to look far to find fodder for its latest exhibit. Beginning this Thursday, Luminous brings us 160 items culled almost entirely from the museum’s own Asian art collection. Catherine Roche, Seattle Art Museum’s interim assistant curator of Asian art, curated the exhibit along…
Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach
A new one over at The Sealth life.
This weekend I zipped down to the Oregon Coast to catch some misty ocean vibes and to catch a glimpse of Haystack Rock. Children of the 80’s may recognize this massive rock from the opening scenes of The Goonies. It’s the world’s fourth largest seastack and accessible by foot at low tide. If you have a free weekend this fall, take a trip to Canon Beach to see this awesome rock for yourself. (Photo by Karen Gaudette)
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CLP’s International Reporting Fellowship
The Common Language Project is offering a very cool opportunity to UW students and recent college grads. Beginning this winter, the magazine’s International Reporting Fellowship will fund an overseas reporting project for one lucky student or emerging journalist. The deadline for applications is this Saturday. Head to clpmag.org for the deets.
A snippet from the official fellowship description:
Are you an aspiring international journalist? A freelancer with a great project idea? An emerging journalist interested in the nonprofit world and entrepreneurial journalism?
Apply now for this paid fellowship: a one-of-a-kind opportunity to work closely with an award-winning journalism nonprofit while developing your own international reporting project, earning a travel grant to support your work and learning to navigate the new media landscape!
Past fellows have reported on maternal health issues in Bangladesh, had their work published in national outlets and designed and led social media campaigns.
As an undergrad, I was lucky enough to be the recipient of a foreign reporting fellowship from UW which allowed me to work as a health reporter in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The experience was life changing. If you’re eligible for this fellowship and interested in working overseas, definitely consider applying for this opportunity.
